Yannie bit her lip upon hearing this. She lifted her head to stare at Gwen, her gaze gradually becoming
more resolute.
When she recalled what Gwen had gone through…she could not help realizing that what she was
going through at the moment was nothing compared to Gwen‘s past.
At this thought, Yannie sniffed and lifted her head to meet Luna and Gwen‘s gaze. “What… should I do
now? Is there any news from Mr. Lynch? Does he have any way to help Thomas prove his innocence?”
When Luna saw just how worried Yannie was, she could not bring herself to bring Yannie bad news,
but at the same time, she could not hide the truth from her either.
Therefore, she let out an exhale and said, “So far, nothing yet. Joshua has managed to find a coroner
to conduct a postmortem examination on Senior Howard to find the cause of his death. If he can prove
that Senior Howard didn‘t die of the gunshot, Thomas will be released from captivity immediately.”
She grasped Yannie‘s hand in comfort as she continued, “What you have to do now is help Thomas get
his emotions under control so that he can recall whether Senior Howard has said anything to him
before his death.
“All this can eventually become evidence to prove his innocence.”
Yannie nodded.
“You always know what to do, Ms. Luna.” Mrs. Flores smiled as she handed Luna a cup of hot coffee.
“When I tried to comfort Yannie before you arrived, nothing could seem to get in at all, but you
managed to talk some sense into her after all.” Then, she sighed and gently caressed Yannie‘s hair.
“Yannie…I‘m so happy that you‘ve found genuine friends like Ms. Luna and Ms. Larson. As long as
they‘re here to help you, I can die in peace knowing you‘re in good hands…”
The color drained from Yannie‘s face when she heard this. She shot Mrs. Flores a look of disbelief.
“How can you say something like that?”
With that, she stood up and disappeared into the bathroom to freshen up.
Yannie could not help letting out a bitter chuckle as she stared at her red, puffy face in the mirror.
She instinctively glanced in Luna and Gwen‘s direction out of the corner of her eye. Her mother said
that she was happy she had found genuine friends like them, but…
Yannie closed her eyes.
She could not help feeling that she did not deserve such friends. Luna and Gwen could always keep
their heads straight despite being caught in horrible circumstances, but she had grown up an ordinary
girl who went with the flow of life. Therefore, she had never learned any healthy caping mechanisms,
apart from running away and crying, when it came to dealing with obstacles.
At this thought, Yannie sniffed and stared at herself in the mirror, her gaze becoming more and more
resolute.
Thomas had been helping her from the moment they met. It was time for her to stick up for him with his
current predicament.
Gwen was right; crying was never the answer!
Yannie wiped her face with a clean towel and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Then, she emerged
from the bathroom and put on her coat. “Let’s go, Luna, Gwen.”
Luna paused when she saw Yannie’s newfound resolution, then smiled. “Alright, let’s go. Are we going
to visit Thomas at the holding cell?”
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