Chapter 35

Unice’s POV

There was someone outside who I didn’t recognize; a man emerged from the car as if he were their boss. I was about to run because I was afraid I’d have to go to the attic and do what Ace said, but then I heard gunshots.

They went inside the house without my knowledge; I was terrified and had no idea what this man was doing at Ace’s house. He was inside Ace’s house, and his guards were armed.

“Where are you going? Don’t you want to know the truth?” I turned to face the man, who said he was a bit old and smiled at me.

I backed away, and they came inside the house, carrying guns, and my legs were trembling.

“I shouldn’t know anything,” I told him, and he laughed.

“It’s just about Ace,” he said to me, forcing me to sit in the chair in which we are now in the kitchen.

“Should I start talking immediately, or should I introduce myself first?