Raeleigh accepted the call and as she expected, an old man's voice came over the phone.
"Young lady, you've crossed the line. Now, Jepherson is looking for all over the place for me. It seems that you won't understand what type of person I am until I show you what I can do."
"I didn't do anything. He went to search for you of his own accord, because he found out that you all came looking for me. That was your own fault. You can't blame it on me."
"Hmph! Say whatever you want. First, I'll show you what I'm capable of, otherwise you won't obey me."
"No, wait! I'll do what you say," Raeleigh shouted, panicked. She was worried about Novalie, her grandmother.
The old man paused for a moment, and then said, "Good. But you have to prove to me that you're really on my side."
"How do I prove it?"
"Use your phone and call Zorion. Ask him to pick you up. We will be watching you."
"... Okay."
Raeleigh answered. Abruptly, the phone call was cancelled. She sat there in a trance for a while before she made the call to Zorion.
When Zorion arrived Raeleigh was standing outside wrapped in a coat, looking skywards.
Hearing the sound of the car engine, Raeleigh looked over.
Zorion did not get out of the car, so Raeleigh walked over, bent down and peered inside the car.
The window was gradually rolled down. Then, Raeleigh asked, "Can you take me for a ride?"
It took Raeleigh more than half an hour to think of a reason to ask him out.
Zorion pushed the door open and said, "Come on in."
Raeleigh sat a safe distance away from him when she got into the car.
"Let's drive around the lake for a while," Zorion leaned on the door, looking at the scenery outside of the car. It seemed as though his mind was occupied.
The interior of the car was very spacious, but Raeleigh remained stock-still in the furthest corner away from Zorion the whole time. She didn't say anything, nor did she show any emotion. They were so far apart from each other that two more people could fit in the space between them.
The driver drove around the lake in circles. Zorion didn't ask why she called. Raeleigh didn't tell him why either.
After a few rounds, Zorion said, "Send Miss Anson back."
The driver glanced at Zorion in the rearview mirror, nodded and drove Raeleigh back immediately.
When they reached the place, Raeleigh got out of the car and turned to look at Zorion, "Thank you for taking me around."
Zorion simply angled his face to the other side, refusing to look at Raeleigh. All he said was, "Be careful."
Raeleigh did not respond. She turned to walk back to her room.
The driver got out of the car and closed the car door. Then, he settled himself back into the driver's seat and drove off.
Raeleigh went down to her room and stood there for a while. At two o'clock in the morning, stars were twinkling in the sky. It was only after she gazed at the sky for a while that Raeleigh went back to bed.
Hearing the door open, Scarlette sat upright on her bed.
Her lights were still on. Thus, Raeleigh did not concern herself with waking Scarlette up. Since they were staying in the same room, Scarlette would definitely know if anything happened.
Initially, Scarlette thought that Raeleigh had gone out for a walk because she couldn't fall asleep. However, she couldn't find Raeleigh when she went out to accompany her, so she began to worry.
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