Chapter 33

As if on cue, Wyndy walks over to the table and sits next to Alasdair.

"Hey, what's wrong? You look kinda down."

"My invention got stolen."

Wyndy feigns surprise and I have to give it to her, she's a good actress.

"Oh my god, who would do that? I'm so sorry this had to happen."

"I've reported it to the cops and the thief would be caught soon."

"I'm not sure about that. A friend of mine also had his invention stolen few weeks ago and the cops still haven't been able to catch the thief so I don't think you should rely on the cops to find your invention."

"What else can I do, I'm not a cop."

"You can join our team."

"What team?"

Wyndy goes on to tell him about our quest so far and how we thought he was the burglar but discovered we were wrong. Though she left out the parts where we snuck into his house and followed him to the lab. If he finds out it was us, Caleb could get us arrested for breaking into the lab.

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