The Impervious Courier

Chapter 44

Cory was quite stunned by the reaction of Elaine. He didn't know how to place it. He just kept staring, trying to figure out the possibility of the events.

Elaine was all over Mara now. She was sobbing as she held on to the face of the blind girl. Cory stood aloof quite gobsmacked, still struggling to understand.

He was waiting for them to have a breathing space so that he could finally get the question out, but there didn't seem to be a loophole at all. Elaine looked like someone who had been waiting for this moment all her life.

"Where have you been? What happened to you? Are you alright? Who did this to you?" Elaine was running from one sequence of question to the other.

She didn't seem like she cared about the response to the question. Instead, she was just curious and jumpy. From her reactions, it was obvious that she was having trouble with her emotions.

Initially, Cory had wanted to take Mara to the penthouse and get her cleaned up. At this moment, he thought that this wou