Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

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Chapter 118 Chapter 118 Take a bet Lily clearly didn't like the dingy metal shack we were in. After making the call, she left without lingering, seeming eager to escape the damp, musty air. The place reeked of mold, and the ground was covered in dust and rocks.

I knew little about minerals, but the scattered stones didn't seem ordinary. Exhausted, I eventually drifted off, using the rocks as a pillow.

Before I fell deep asleep, the hurried footsteps outside wokeup.

Lily and the delivery guy grabbed one of my arms, pullingto my feet. Lily pressed her knife against my lower back "You go out to the car and stall them. Remember, if I get caught, you get nothing!" she hissed.

The delivery guy, still groggy, reluctantly nodded before running outside.

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Lily quickly popped two pills into her mouth, swallowing them with a gulp. I watched her suspiciously, but she just flashed a wicked smile.

"I take them to keepalive. You don't need them.

"But how did you notify Leonard? How did he know where to find you?" she asked, her eyes narrowing as they landed on my necklace. With a sudden jerk, she ripped it off my neck. "Damn it! You've been wearing this the whole time. When did he put this on you?" She shoved the necklace in front of me, and for the first time, I noticed a small black object embedded in the diamond..

Lily threw the necklace on the ground, and a tiny GPS tracker fell out.

No wonder the necklace had felt heavier. It was a tracking device.

The idea that Leonard had put a tracker onstirred up a mix of anger and relief.

Was he trying to keep tabs on me? But, ironically, it had saved my life.

Suddenly, gunfire erupted outside. Lily instinctively pulledcloser, pressing the knife against my throat.

"Eva, I'm not getting out of here," she muttered.

She glanced around the room. There was only one exit, and it was already surrounded by police.

Lily chuckled softly. "Eva, how about we make a bet?" ""Bet about what?" "Let's bet on whether he loves you or not." There was a trace of sadness in her voice, but a bitter smile quickly replaced it.

"Eva, if he really loved you, how could he not know you've been battling cancer? "But then again, he does love you. You didn't know this, but he spent days, sometimes even sleepless nights, just to investigate your father's death.

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"All these years, he's been looking into it. It's almost... touching." My heart sank. I didn't know what to feel. Why hadn't he toldhe had been Investigating my family's past all this time? Changer TTE Take diet I looked at Lily, confused. "Why are you tellingthis? You think this will makeforgive him?" "Of course! I told you, it's a bet. Do you think he loves or does not love you?" Her expression was somewhat grim, with a hint of fierceness.

"I'm betting that he'll only realize he loves you after you're dead! Isn't that funny?" She let out a maniacal laugh. stones scattered around the room, and she laughed even louder.

levels? Then her eyes darted toward the "Eva, did you know that the stones in this abandoned quarry have dangerously high radiation

"The pills that I took earlier were anti-radiation pills. When I planned this kidnapping, Talready knew I'd bring you here." "I was thinking it would be great if you had cancer. And look! The universe delivered!"

Her voice brimmed with twisted joy.

"Your cancer has already cback twice. Alittle extra radiation should En guarantee a third time. "Eva, you're dying soon! How wonderful!

"And when I'm watching you both suffer from beyond the grave, it'll be amazing. Knowing that you andm Leonard will be separated forever... It's almost too good to be true, isn't it?" Spin to Claim Your Surprise Reward!

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