NovelEnglishIn an instant, tears streamed down Evadne's cheeks-hot, joyful drops rolling freely, overflowing with relief and
happiness.
She knew it. She just knew!
The very first tshe saw Hans, she had recognized him-he was Hubery. Even when he'd been so distant and
cold, shutting her out, that deep sense of familiarity and kinship had never wavered. She couldn't have been
wrong.
"Mrs. Abernathy... Are you are you alright?" Alva fumbled for a handkerchief, anxiously dabbing at Evadne's
tears.
Struggling to steady her racing heart, Evadne's voice cout low and husky. "Aaron, have you told anyone else
about this?"
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Aaron, who'd spent years as a detective, was perfectly composed. "This is no small matter. I've only told you-
neither Dad nor my mother knows."
"Good. For now, this stays between us. You mustn't tell your father or Suri." Evadne's gaze was sharp, her nerves
stretched taut as piano wire. "If word gets out, we could spook whoever's pulling the strings behind Hubery—and
I'm terrified that if his identity is exposed, they'll hurt him."
Aaron nodded, his tone grave. "Don't worry, | thought of that too. When | get home, | won't tell Mom. If she finds
out, she'll turn the whole country upside down searching for Hubery-God knows what chaos that would bring."
Then confusion clouded his face, and he pressed urgently, "But if Hubery's alive, who saved him after he fell into
the sea? What happened to him? And why has he changed so much?"
"He must have lost his memory completely-he doesn't remember any of us." Evadne couldn't erase the image of
that terrible scar on Hubery's body; her heart twisted painfully. "I saw his wounds. There's no way he could have
survived on his own. Someone must have found him, treated him, and then..."
"And then turned him into this cold, ruthless person? When | faced him, it was like fighting a machine-someone
who kills without hesitation." Aaron's voice shook with barely-concealed grief. "Who could have done this to
him?"
Jason and Alva watched Evadne with worry etched on their faces.
Exhausted, Evadne leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes tight, forcing herself to focus. Every time
Hubery appeared, it was tied to one of Avery's schemes. But Avery was dead now, yet Hubery kept coming back,
working against her That could only mean one thing- s
Whoever had been controlling Avery was now controlling Hubery, too.
That "Sir" had turned Hubery into this.
"Could it be...drugs?" Evadne's eyes fluttered open, her voice barely above a whisper.
Aaron leaned in, desperate. "What did you say? What kind of drugs?"
“Thaddeus he changed after taking something 'Sir' gave him while he was with Avery. That drug stripped him of
his entotions made him at machine. Hubery's state is eerily similar." s
"Are you saying Hubery was drugged too?" Aaron pressed.
"| think so. Chasel once said it was a drug that irreversibly damages the brain's nerves."
Aaron's hands clenched. "So even if we find Hubery, what then? He's been brainwashed-will he even want to
chome?"
Home.
The word stung. Evadne swallowed hard, forcing herself to breathe. "Aaron don't care what it costs. | will bring
Hubery back. Il wake him up, no matter what it takes. | will bring him home." s
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