Chapter 286. More Than Two Hours

LEE

“So… is that the plan, then?” I raised an eyebrow at Ashton. “Once I’m gone, that’s when you’ll start everything, right? For sure, by tomorrow, Kate will be out of the hospital.”

He raised an eyebrow back at me, his tone skeptical. “How long are you really staying here, though? Are you sure you’ll only be here for two hours?”

“I told you, didn’t I? I don’t know either. It could be 30 days or just two hours… so maybe by 7 PM, you’ll already be talking to Kate again.” I shrugged, the uncertainty heavy in my words.

I went on to explain the specifics of the plan we had to catch Dylan’s and my stalker. I told him the hitman needed to act like a creepy, obsessed stalker—the kind we usually see in thriller movies. Something I was sure no one had done before, especially in this time period. But, of course, Ashton didn’t get what I was talking about right away, so I had to explain it to him in more detail.

I gave him examples from the slasher films I’