Chapter 64
Author: Gideon Johnson
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Night time came and Derek left the office in his car. He had all his stuff packed at the backseat and it almost looked like he was going for a ride out of the city.

For the first time in more than a week, he wasn't going to be spending the night in a hotel. After deliberating throughout the evening, he finally decided it was time to go back home.

He wasn't sure how Catherine was going to take his sudden return back home. He wasn't even sure if she would be home. But it was time for him to face his fears and get more facts from all of this.

Just because of the fear he had in him about going home to meet her, he intentionally rode slowly all the way to the apartment.

Normally, he was the type of driver that would wish everyone would be at least a bit faster than normal while not exceeding the speed limit. However, this time, things were different.

Eventually, he arrived at the apartment. For about a minute or more, he stayed inside the car without getting down from it.

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