Chapter 94

Fred's POV

"Do you know any Elide?”

I had the impression that Madeleine asked that for at least five times. My blood pressure should have dropped or I was in shock, because I didn't respond to any of them. I was down, looking at Joana with a mixture of disbelief and despair. I didn't know if I could consider myself stupid for never suspecting Elide and his habit of depressing everyone, or if Joana was just a psychopath who had tried to reach me in every way, even arriving in Elide.

"What is the real degree of intimacy between the two of you? “I asked in a low tone.

"She found me here, just like you," said Joana, wiping her nose on the sleeve of her coat. She cast a look full of resentment in the direction of Maddie, but continued to offer information without blinking. "She introduced herself as a close friend, and said that you were not at all happy with my contact attempts. I promised that I wouldn't do anything else, and that you didn't need to send people