Yvonne pinched her nose bridge and gave him a timeframe. "Within these two days when I m back from meeting Dominic Conrad."
Shane nodded. "That's fine."
Yvonne took a look at Theo and said, "Alright, Shane. Let's talk next time. I'll see if Theo has any other reaction."
Shane agreed.
After Yvonne hung up the call, she put her mobile phone away, gently touched Theo's slightly cold face, and softly called Theo’s name twice.
Theo didn't respond.
Yvonne didn't give up and mentioned Henry Lancaster.
However, she was disappointed this time. Theo didn't respond even when she mentioned Henry.
But thinking about Theo's reaction earlier, she felt much better.
At least Theo could listen to what they said now. She would be in despair if he couldn't.
After some time, Yvonne stayed with Theo until sunset. Then, she left.
Although Dr. Murphy was a little uncomfortable,
Yvonne was still relieved to let him take care of Theo because judging from his character and the way he treated Theo, she could see that he really liked Theo
Yvonne stood outside Dr. Murphy’s clinic, looked up at the dim sky, and whispered coldly, "Next up, it's time for us to meet, Dominic Conrad!"
The sky was dusky - it was an orange sunset, but the dusk before the rainstorm, which made people feel depressed.
Yvonne got into the car, put the phone on the cradle, turned on the navigation, and started the car.
The car drove all the way out of the city to a small rural village in the suburbs.
There were only a dozen households in this rural area. Most of the houses were empty, so the whole village was extremely quiet.
Dominic Conrad was locked up in this village.
Yvonne tidied up her coat and walked towards the furthest house in the village.
Two guards saw her walking to the house and hurriedly greeted her, "Miss Smith."
Yvonne asked immediately, "Where's Dominic Conrad?"
One of the men stood up and replied respectfully, "In the basement, Miss Smith. I'll take you there." "Okay." Yvonne nodded and followed the man into the
house.
Outside the basement door, the man handed Yvonne a mask.
Yvonne looked at him suspiciously.
The man explained, "Dominic Conrad's place hasn't been cleaned up for a long time. The men who are responsible for delivering food and water to him are deaf and mute. They can't get in without our permission, so he eats, drinks, and sleeps here. You can imagine what it smells like."
"I see. It seems that this isn't only mental torture for Dominic Conrad, but also physical and olfactory torture," Yvonne sneered and wore a mask in the end.
After putting her mask on, she took a look at the small gap under the basement iron door. "Is this how the food is usually delivered to him?"
The man answered, "Yes."
Yvonne lifted her chin in satisfaction. "Not bad. Open the door."
"Okay!" The man took out a key and stretched it towards the lock.
The iron door opened with a squeak and a strong stench came out.
Yvonne wrinkled her nose tightly and quickly held her breath, not hiding the disgust in her eyes.
It was so smelly. It smelled like fermented excrement.
The smell was so strong that she felt it was pungent even when she was wearing a mask.
Yvonne asked, "Is there no toilet inside?”
"There is, but it's a cesspit. We dug it for him temporarily after he was locked in," the man replied while turning on the light in the basement.
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