Chapter 341
Chapter 341:
Was it written all over her face? She pressed her palms to her cheeks and let out a weary breath.
After a moment’s hesitation, Kailey decided to tell him everything, confusion lacing her voice. “I asked property management for the surveillance footage, but the person’s face was too blurry to make out. And the company never even ordered water that day, which means whoever showed up was aiming for me p>
Kyson offered no immediate reply. The dim night outside cast deep shadows beneath his eyes.
Before long, the car rolled into the driveway, and he cut the engine with a quiet click.
“Show me the note,” he said.
Kailey unlocked her phone, scrolled to the image, and held the screen toward him. “The actual note’s still at the office. I went over it several times and didn’t find anything strange p>
The instant Kyson’s gaze landed on the handwriting, his pupils tightened sharply, a subtle tension stealing across his features.
𝗧𝗁e 𝗯е𝘴𝘁 r𝗲𝘷ie𝘸𝘀 𝘰𝘯
A faint shift crossed Kyson’s features, and Kailey caught it immediately, tilting her head with quiet curiosity. “Did you figure something out p>
He dismissed the thought with a slow shake of his head, eyes drifting back to her in his usual steady way. “Let me handle the investigation. Just stay careful, and the second anything strange happens, call me right away, alright p>
Disappointment flickered across her face, yet she still gave a small, obedient nod. “I really hope it’s just a prank p>
Years had already blurred the memory of the fire, and the mere idea that deeper secrets might still lurk beneath the ashes made her chest tighten with dread.
Warm fingers brushed the back of her head as Kyson drew her into his embrace. “Whatever the truth is, don’t let it consume you. I’ll uncover everything, okay?” The calm, steady look in his eyes was enough to soothe her without effort.
Once they returned upstairs, Kailey headed straight for the bathroom.
Left alone in the living room, Kyson leaned back against the couch as thoughtful silence settled over him, his phone rotating slowly between his fingers. Bottomless darkness pooled in his eyes like a still sea, concealing every stray thought behind an unreadable surface.
After a brief pause, he unlocked the screen and searched for a contact he had never once spoken to. Rather than typing a message, he navigated directly to the person’s social media page with a precise tap.
At the very top, a freshly shared link detailed a newly released overseas chemical research discovery. Further down, a series of handwritten notes caught his attention—the handwriting disturbingly similar to that of the anonymous note Kailey had received.
Even so, Kyson’s instincts refused to accept that Merritt Calderon had anything to do with it. For one, Merritt had spent years overseas and had never once crossed paths with Kailey. For another, even if he were hiding secrets, a man like him would never recklessly expose himself in such a direct way.