Chapter 40: The truth

Morning sunlight filtered through the secret house's windows, casting a tense glow.

Thomp!

Thomp!

Emily stormed into the living room, her eyes blazing.

"James, we need to talk," Emily said, her voice trembling but demanding.

James set his coffee aside and turned to her with a calm look.

"What's wrong?" He asked, raising his brows curiously.

Emily's hands clenched into fists.

"John! Why is he here?"

James's expression turned cautious, the moment he heard this.

He pressed his lips together.

Emily's voice rose, Don't even try to deny it!"

" How can you keep someone like that?! Have you forgotten what he did to me?! He is the reason why I am like this, why I have so many injuries on my body, and you have the gut to keep him here without deeming it fit to let me know."

" How is that fair?!"

Tears welled in Emily's eyes.

"How could you ?!"

James stood, approaching Emily.

His mind deliberated. How was Emily able to know where John was kept?!

It was supposed to be a secret si
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