The group of people had tanned skin and looked around their fifties. They walked in vigorous strides, indicating they had extraordinary skills.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?"
The fear of the unknown enveloped Tiffany and the fright was tearing her apart. As she had no idea what they were saying, her eyes brimmed with tears due to the growing anxiety.
The helplessness only intensified as she waited in anticipation. She knew that it was Veronica who inflicted the feeling in the first place. Hence, her hatred for Veronica grew and it seeped into her very bones.
The group talked for a while before Crayson gave Mateo a look.
The younger man nodded slightly. Then, he wore the gloves and washed his hands before picking up a syringe from the tray on the table and walking over to Tiffany.
Her eyes widened at the sight as the blood drained from her face. She didn't stop struggling as she panicked. "Stay back! Don't come any closer! What exactly do you want from me? You can't do this to me. No—"
She kept shouting at him to stop. However, before she could finish her words, he sank the syringe in his hand into the side of her neck.
He remarked impatiently, "Be quiet. I would've already done something earlier on if I wanted to kill you."
"Then, what do… you… want..."
As he injected the drug into her body, her voice grew softer and it was barely a whisper. Her eyelids gradually became heavier before she fell into the darkness.
…
Meanwhile, in the Mountainside Gardens, Veronica had trouble falling asleep, which explained her behavior of reading a book in bed.
At that moment, somebody pushed the windows open. Matthew leaped into the room and closed them.
Shutting the book, she sat upright and asked, "Where did you go?"
It was 2.00AM. He was wearing all black from head to toe, which was proof that he had errands to run.
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