NovelEnglishChapter 42
Mariela fell silent.
She didn’t know where to start.
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What surprised her even more was that Lennon knew from just the fragments that it was the porcelain doll her
mother had given her. Lennon said with undeniable determination, | am going to the airport now. Wait for me. |
will cto Los Angeles to see you.” After hanging up the phone, Mariela carefully recalled what that had
happened tonight.
Why did Juliette sneak into her room while she was taking a shower? It wasn't just to look around, as Juliette
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Mariela walked around the room, carefully examining the arrangement of the items. Apart from the broken Hello
Kitty, everything seemed to be the sas before, with nothing unusual.
Suddenly, her gaze fell upon the glass of milk on the bedside table.
Mariela had a habit of drinking a cup of warm milk before going to bed.
The milk was heated and brought to her by the nanny before Mariela took a bath. She planned to drink it after
she finished bathing The Hello Kitty was placed on this bedside table before it was broken.
Juliette broke the Hello Kitty. It indicates that she must have lingered near the bedside table when she cto
her room. This glass of milk was very likely tampered with by Juliette.
Lennon arrived in Los Angeles three hours later.
When Mariela received the call, Lennon had been rushing towards Waterfront Villa.
Mariela was throwing away the unwanted stuff she had packed up a few days ago. She threw them away one
bag at a tinto the trash bin outside the villa.
“Lenny, | won't stay here tonight,” Mariela said as she walked towards the villa while talking on the phone. She
still had a lot of things to throw away. The nanny was on leave at this time. Mariela didn’t want to bother the
nanny, so she decided to throw all the things away herself.
Lennon didn’t ask much either. He just said, “okay*.
Mariela asked again, “Have you booked the hotel?”
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Lennon told her the nof a hotel.
“Alright. | will also book a room at that hotel. Let's meet at the hotel later. You don’t need to rush over to my
home. Just go straight to the hotel.” She planned to clean up everything tonight and take her luggage to leave
the villa.
It was also tfor her to say goodbye to Jaime.
Mariela put the suitcase in the trunk and took out her phone to book a room online, only to find that the hotel
had no vacancies. She checked and found out that there would be a large-scale exam held at the nearby
university tomorrow. Almost all the hotels within a few miles were fully booked.
She looked around, but there was only one budget hotel left with a vacant room. Mariela scrolled through the
comments section and frowned at the photos and negative reviews.
* Chapter 43
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