“How may I address you, mister?” Hannah asked awkwardly as his name was not mentioned on the files. How could I ask for his help without even knowing his name?
However, her question was simply met with a cold response from the man, “Sorry, I can't disclose my identity.”
Feeling that it would be inappropriate to press on after what he said, Hannah decided to skip that question instead.
Without anything to talk about, things became a little awkward for the three of them as they sat there in silence. Natasha quickly pulled out her phone and handed it over to Hannah as she said, “Ah, I can't believe I almost forgot about this!
Hannah, this is the information we've managed to gather for the time being. Here, have a look!”
Hannah tightened her grip on the phone and teared up a little from relief as she read through the email.
After so long, I finally have some information to go on with... At this rate, I'll be able to uncover the truth behind Mom's death in no time! Let's see... A hallucinogen? So that's why Mom was so emotionally unstable at the time...
Natasha felt a little bad for lying to her when she saw the tears in her eyes. H-Hey, I'm just following Mr. Norton's orders here! It's not my fault if she ends up crying when she learns the truth! Still, this information is only the tip of the iceberg. If she's already crying this much from reading this, I don't know if she can handle the full truth behind Felicia's horrendous evil deeds...
To her surprise, Hannah was quick to regain her composure as she returned the phone to Natasha and thanked the man once again,
“Thank you so much for your help, mister! Please let me know if there is anything I can do at all to repay your kindness!”
“That won't be necessary.” The man stood up and looked at her as he continued, “It isn't me that you should be thanking.”
“What?” Hannah didn't quite hear him as his voice was drowned out by the sound of a car horn blaring outside.
“Nothing,” the man replied and walked out of the cafe without saying another word.
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