Chapter 59

“Yeah, so we need to get out of here right now. But we can’t leave Sterling.” I say strongly.

“Rose, my car is parked not far from here. Let’s go right now, we could come back for Sterling with the police. There’s an assassin literally in there!” She says.

But I am not leaving Sterling.

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“Oh no. Non-huh,” She says in a firm tone while shaking her head frustratingly.

“What?” I ask her and she sighs tiredly.

“You have that look.” Words seem to be coming out of her mouth but I just don’t understand what she’s trying to say.

“What look?” I ask and she scoffs.

“The look! The one you have when you are adamant about something. The one you have when you are bent on doing something and nothing can change your mind,” She explains and it’s clear she is not pleased by this ‘look’.

A roar of a large vehicle suddenly fills the air and Lizzie and I drop to the ground immediately. The ground is muddy and wet, which is very unpleasan