Puppy Love – Chapter 27
~Liam~
I felt uneasy about how to handle sharing and discussing the text message. I worried that mentioning Sophia might trouble Josephine, even though I knew she was resilient. But I also feared that it could set back the progress we had made so far. Instead of announcing the text to everyone, I decided to talk to Josephine first.
“Hey,” I said, linking her, and she turned to face me, her brow furrowing. I expected this reaction, as linking in close proximity was reserved for private discussions.
took the phone, read the message, and then returned it to
me.
ld know,” she linked back, and I observed her carefully.
s.
mise,” she said with a smile and playfully punched my shoulder.
and I felt relieved.
important to share,” Josephine declared, and a chuckle escaped me.
phone, there was a possibility that something significant had occurred, and their circumstances might have altered.
on.
used to communicate with me,” I explained, passing my phone around so they could read the message
he spoke to me, it was through Charlotte’s phone, as I hadn’t recovered my line back then,” I added. Marvin was the
ing us not to search for her?” he
h voiced a different perspective.
she just wants you to stay out of the matter to pro
ve nothing to work with,” he suggested, and I nodded, understanding his reasoning.
her. Sophia rarely sends text messages; she’s more of a phone person,” I explained before Sebastien interjected.
,” he argued, and many others seemed to agree.
hen asked me to share my theory if I didn’t believe the message wa
borated.
f we’ve been in frequent communication.
a line that might still be switched off,” I concluded, and Charlotte nodded in agreement. My thoughts might not have been entirely clear, but I had a gut feeling that I was onto something.
vide much information,
he truth.
different perspective.
s when saying ‘Sophia, which elicited a laugh from Noah.
ve.
ise for her to mislead them in her answers to help us uncover what’s really going on,
Josephine explained, perfectly echoing my thoughts. I nodde
’t have to worry about my feelings when it comes to Sophia. I know she’s just your friend, nothing more,” she assured me. “I have male friends too,” she added, but I could sense that Alex wasn’t entirely comfortable with that statement. Nevertheless, I managed to keep my composure. Josephine laughed, signifying that she noticed my momentary unease, but it was our inside joke, and the others remained oblivious to our unspoken commun
if they have some ulterior motive involving her, they won’t dare either. In any case, she’ll likely rema
e some sense of comfort, but the idea that Sophia couldn’t reach out to me when she wanted, troubled me greatly. I was deeply concerned about her safety and prayed th
the Gamma and the Beta off, and we r
ow did they do?” he inquired, and we all laughed because it was clear that Justin had cleve
ed an official interrogation. That way, they couldn’t accuse us of treating them as suspects.
hard on them, our team recognised the importance of having individuals like the Albert twins to maintain a balanced
dd up. There were discrepancies and a lack of clarity
t acting stupid?”
me chuckle.
ed.
Sam Street. A crime scene awaits our expertise,” Justin said, grabbing his jacket.
be for me,” he added, chuckling, and we all laug
of maintaining communication with whoever was posing as her He also promised to find someone to trace the line.
the very least, the last known radio mast to transmit the signal would lead us to the area of interest unless they somehow found a way to block it.
wheel as we headed towards our grandparents’ house. I understood his
als.
rlotte pondered, and Noah chuckled in response.
as the head of the council and was not one to back down from a challenge.
er. I couldn’t help but wonder how she was doing.
w mirror. He then returned his focus to the road.
overy.