Chapter 4

Chloe reappeared three days later.

I’d been starved for three days, curled on the floor.

Chloe whispered into my ear, "All I had to do was lie, say I wanted to study data recovery, and Brother Julian handed over your mother's USB drive without a second thought."

She dangled the USB drive, letting out a mocking laugh.

I used all my strength to snatch it, but Chloe feigned a stumble backward.

"Brother Julian! I told you this thing shouldn't be kept! Look how scary Eleanor is now!"

Julian caught Chloe, then looked at me with cold eyes.

"Chloe’s right. It’s…