Chapter 149

Suasn's POV: The week passed in silence, but it was not the comforting kind. It was the kind of silence that gnawed at me from the inside out. Every tick of the clock grew louder. Every creak of the old mansion echoed like a whisper against my ear. I could almost imagine voices behind the walls, murmuring, reminding me that time was running out. Then one evening, as the sky turned a deep gray and rain tapped gently against the window, my phone buzzed. My heart jumped into my throat when I saw the name. Mr. Clarke. I answered so fast my voice cracked. “Tell me you found her.” On the other end, his calm, measured tone carried a hint of something I didn’t like. “Not yet. It is… complicated. Records are missing. Whoever hid her covered their tracks well.” My stomach dropped as if a hole had opened beneath me. “You promised me. You said you’d find her or prove she doesn’t exist!” “And I will deliver,” he replied evenly. “But there’s something else you should know. Veronica Green has doubled