Chapter 53

"Do you really think it was him?" Antonio's faint voice broke the silence between them.

Standing on the balcony of the modern-looking apartment they've bought, Pandora sighed as a pile of guilt forced its way down her throat.

Antonio's question brought back the frightening gape of Manuel she had earlier seen at the hospital. He stood there smiling at her like he knew just everything she had been up to. She wobbled her head as she tries to snap the thoughts off her head, but it kept replaying in her head like a scene.

"I'm certain, it was him." She muttered in a low tone.

"We should ask the detective for help." Antonio suggested, much to her surprise.

"You think so too, right?" She took a deep breath. Pandora had been wondering how to tell Antonio she had asked detective Max for help in finding Manuel. She felt relief that eve