Chapter 97: Reverse Effects
Author: Klever
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Jane walked into the main parlour to meet Vincent with the Television turned on.

A movie was being aired at that time but his mind seemed to be in a completely different dimension.

Vincent looked disturbed.

“What’s wrong with him?” Jane thought to herself as she slowly approached where Vincent sat with his head on the chair’s neck-rest, while he stayed put staring at the ceiling.

“Could it be that he had started to encounter problems with the consortium?”

“Had he started to consider her suggestion on trying to find out more about his mother and the secrets regarding her past?”

Jane immediately shrugged those thoughts away, she knew that if this was the case, Vincent would have discussed it with her beforehand.

He was definitely thinking about something else, something she probably wasn't aware of.

“Maybe something she was aware of but paid no attention to” Jane thought to herself as she walked up to Vincent.

“Vinny?!” She called out as she walked over to the other side of the room whe
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