Chapter 248

At night, Clark was fast asleep. The steady rhythm of his breathing felt like a warm breeze brushing past her ear. Carefully lifting a corner of the blanket, Judy confirmed that Clark was sound asleep before getting out of bed. She left the room barefooted, opened the door to the guest bedroom, and entered the bathroom. Drawing back the shower curtain, she found the bathtub empty without any signs of blood. Where was she? Judy blinked hard and confirmed she hadn't been mistaken. Where was the woman who was covered in blood and barely conscious? She searched the bathroom and tried to find some traces of blood but to no avail. However, she noticed that the clothes she wore that day were missing. There was only a USB drive left on the washstand. Suddenly, Judy remembered what Veronica had said—go find Zoe. … The next day, Judy brought tea into the study and saw Mr. Bason, who was accompanied by Veronica the day before. He was smoking a cigar, and a silver safe was on the coffee