"She set a fire in a residential area and was suspected of destroying evidence. We immediately arrested her. On the way back to the police station, Alvira suddenly vomited blood and fainted. The police car urgently diverted to the hospital... But it was too late. Before she went out, After taking poison, the person was not rescued."
"...Taking poison? Where did she get the poison?"
"We are currently investigating the source of her drugs and have found some clues, but it will take more time to-"
"Didn't anyone notice her abnormality?" Hesta opened her eyes wide, "Where's Sophie? Hasn't she been with Alvira all this time?"
"It happened so suddenly that even Alvira's personal psychotherapist was not aware of it, let alone Sophie, and -"
Si Lei's narration stopped abruptly, and she suddenly noticed that the color on Youleka's face had lost its color.
"What's wrong, Eureka...are you okay?"
Hesta did not answer. The muscles in her cheeks twitched slightly and her head dropped. Her left hand gently pressed her forehead, and a strong nausea rushed into her throat.
Si Lei was afraid that she would fall and quickly held her arm, but Hesta withdrew his hand almost as if he was electrocuted.
She took two steps back, raised her hands to cover her mouth and nose, and rushed towards the bathroom further down the corridor.
The spasm in her stomach made Hesta miserable. She put her fingers into her throat and pressed the base of her tongue hard. The desire to vomit did become stronger, but at this moment there was really nothing in her stomach to vomit, so she could only vomit one after another. Retching in position.
Si Lei patted Hesta's back, and she was a little hesitant to call other mercury needles at the workstation right now - if Eureka was as crazy as the shepherd, she would definitely not be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, after a few minutes, Youleka returned to normal.
"I'll get you a glass of water. You sit down and rest for a while -"
"...I'm fine." Hesta took the tissue from Si Lei. She tried her best to control her hands so that they wouldn't shake too much. "Let's start the interview quickly."
"but you--"
"I'm really not in good condition these past two days," Hesta whispered, "Maybe I ate something bad. After the interview is over, I want to go to the hospital to check in."
"...That's fine," Si Lei nodded, "Let's go this way."
…
Half an hour later, Hestad left the police station with an indifferent expression and drove towards L'Enfant Avenue.
Her hands were tightly gripping the steering wheel and her eyes were fixed on the road ahead. The cold wind flowed in through the car window, making her sober.
"There are many ways to love someone, Yuleka"
"If the person you love leaves this world, you don't have to follow them to express your love."
"You can still live slowly in this world, waiting to meet again."
"Sooner or later we will meet again, so why rush it?"
"Liar..." Hesta suddenly growled, "Liar!!"
Accompanied by a pungent smell of burning, the former Duke's mansion appeared in Hesta's sight. There were still police on duty at the door, and Hestad directly showed his mercury needle ID card.
The servants in the duke's palace recognized her from afar and opened the door of the villa for her.
"Where's Sophie?" Hesta asked.
"The eldest lady...has been in her own room."
Hesta flew up the stairs, taking three or four steps with each step. She quickly came to Sophie's door and found that the door was ajar and unlocked. She peered through the crack in the door and saw that the room was dark with no lights on.
Hesta touched the door lightly with five fingers and pushed the door open quietly. Her figure was illuminated by the light in the corridor.
"...Sophie."
There were some subtle noises coming from the bed, and Hestad accurately caught the sound. She took a few steps in Sophie's direction, and the door slowly returned to place behind her.
The room became dark again.
"I...have heard everything."
With every step forward, Hesta could hear the faint sound of the wooden floor being pressed down. At this moment, she suddenly felt a little at a loss, as if a huge force was pressing on her heart.
"...it will pass," Hesta heard her dry and pale voice, which was so strange that it seemed to come from another person, "all this...pain will..."
"I'm fine, Eureka." Sophie's calm voice came from the darkness, "I'm not in pain, my aunt told me to stay at home and wait for her to come back.
"I asked her in the afternoon, and she said she didn't know when she would be able to come back. It might take some time...tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?
"Anyway, my aunt told me to wait for her to come back, so I have to wait...
"...I can't wait."
Hesta's footsteps stopped. At this moment, she felt an almost real tear. This sharp and specific pain was like a landslide, reawakening every nightmare deep in her heart.
Those nights when she was full of fear and trembling without sleep, those dusk when she put her face on the log side table in a daze, the meetings in dreams and the tears after waking up... The pain in each slice of life gathered and melted in an instant. It became an ugly monster that she couldn't resist.
"Are you crying, Eureka?"
"Feel sorry……"
"...Is what they said true?" Sophie murmured.
"Sorry..." Hesta dragged her heavy feet and took two steps forward again, "Sophie...I..."
"Mr. Townsend didn't lie to me?" Sophie's breathing began to tremble, "I don't have a mother anymore? I don't have a mother anymore...Eureka."
In an instant, Hesta felt a tangible spike piercing her throat from the back of her neck. Her back suddenly straightened in fear, and she could almost feel the long spike that penetrated her neck running along her path. The blood vessels grow rapidly, and they poke out sharp thorns and continue to extend to the periphery.
In severe pain, Hesta reached for the back of her neck - there was nothing there.
She choked him hard, but it didn't help.
Suddenly, she couldn't hear any sound or speak a word. She opened her eyes wide and saw that the surrounding darkness suddenly came to life, like countless flowing rivers of sand.
The solid floor beneath her feet began to ripple, pulling her downward.
In panic, Hesta retreated in panic and escaped from Sophie's room.
…
At 7:36, on Platform 4 of Tan Yi Central Station, the train was about to depart. Almost all the passengers had already boarded the train, except for a young woman wearing a golden short-brimmed hat. She was carrying a black suitcase. Standing in front of Car No. 6, I stared at the platform entrance.
"Madam," the conductor's voice came from behind her, "the train will leave soon. Is the person you are waiting for not here yet?"
The woman looked up at the huge wall clock in the distance. After taking one last look towards the station entrance, she turned around and boarded the train to the core city alone.
