Chapter 211
“No worries now; everything’s been handled. Let’s scoot.” To avoid being pounced on by reporters at the gate, Jon thoughtfully took off his jacket and draped it over Astrid.
Colton also whipped out his hat.
Masked up, they slipped out of the complex under the watchful eyes of the press.
Back home, Astrid found the little box sent to her by Teresa as she sat in front of her computer.
In fact, she had already peeked inside the night it arrived.
It contained Teresa’s diary and various small gifts prepared for different holidays. There was a hand–knit scarf, some handmade dolls, her drawings, etc.
The diary detailed how she was initially captivated by Astrid’s magic and her journey thereafter.
What caught Astrid off guard was that Teresa dreamed of having a son and a daughter with Astrid. And… Astrid found baby clothes knitted by Teresa in the box.
She was gobsmacked!
Having carefully read through the diary, she learned about Teresa’s near paralysis incident from the performance.
In the months on set, she had come to consider the blushing girl as her friend.
She couldn’t fathom the despair the young girl must have felt when she found out the man she wanted to marry had turned into a woman. The least she could do now was find out who was behind all this and avenge her.
As for Fannie, she brought it upon herself and deserved no sympathy.
After tidying up, Astrid booted up her computer and started digging into the name Fannie had given, Quincy.
As expected, it was a pseudonym.
There were countless people around the country with that name.
Since it’s a pseudonym, even lodging and travel records were a no–go.
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