Chapter 22

|| CHAPTER THEME SONG: Love Lies By Khalid, Normani ||

[ BLAKE'S POV ]

My lawyer friend Herman Livingston called me when I came to coax the little frightened girl. For the first time, I was convinced that there might be other underlined stories behind Victoria's missing case.

The woman who went in a mute mood for witnessing a spot death couldn't be the reason behind such a dangerous crime but I always believed in proof.

I gave my friend a brief reply and watched over her from the corner of my eyes. She was finally drinking the milk with her heart content. Though I wasn't willing to accompany him that night, Herman refused to hear any of my excuses and forced me to appear in his sight right away.

I ended the call with a helpless sigh and heard her asking in a drained voice,

" Where are you going at this hour?"

I replied to her with a half smile,

" Herman, my friend. He works here and asked me to meet him now. Will you be okay by yo