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Nicole didn't know why Alan had to rush to visit Petty's dessert shop today.

As for the reason for her worry, it was not a question of whether she was on duty or not.After all, skipping work is a normal thing for her.The problem is that it's nearly three o'clock now.And this means an extremely scary phenomenon: it may be closed.

That's right, in country E, which is located at a high latitude, even the sun can finish work early, and it is only human nature for people to leave work early.Therefore, Ni can be sure that even if they go at this point in time, they won't be able to stay for long.

However - there will not be any person of pure blood in country E who likes to be interrupted for no reason to have a good tea time.Especially for Nicole, who pays attention to the quality of rest, this will become an extremely cruel spiritual persecution for her.

However, in the end, Nicole couldn't cruelly refuse Allen's invitation.After all, no matter what, she is a woman with normal aesthetics after all, and asking her to refuse a date with a handsome young single man is something she can't do for the time being.

Think about being those deep green eyes again!When they look at you with pleading intentions, the fatal charm can easily capture the soul. As for an incomplete tea time, what is it?Nicole comforted herself while doing the last work.

So at three o'clock in the afternoon, the two walked side by side on the way to the pastry shop.

The other party, Alan Walton, was completely unaware that Nicole had experienced a twists and turns before going on the appointment.Because in fact, even though he was having a good time with Nicole on the surface at this time, deep in his heart, he was in chaos.

After the conversation with Sandra just now, he was extremely worried about Jill's safety (just 1 minute ago, he finally distinguished the difference between Cindy and Sandra).So he had to admit that the reason why he asked Nicole to come here was because of his own selfishness—he just wanted to see how Jill was doing.

It's easy to say, but it seems too abrupt to ask him to come here alone to ask about the other party's family affairs.So he thought, maybe it would be more reasonable to come here as a regular customer and friend, and then "follow the trend" as a teacher to care about the students' situation.

Expected nothing.When the two arrived at Petty's store, it was close to closing time.

The store was empty, except for one female customer who was still packing her things and preparing to leave the store.As for Petty, who was free, she carried a bucket and stood by the window, trying to wipe the glass windows with her feet on her feet. Although she had the title of boss, she was also the only employee in the store, and she had to seize the time to prepare for all big and small things.

In fact, judging from the stature of Westerners, Petty's stature is not particularly tall, and his height of 1.6 meters can even be called short.And because of the cold, Petty's round face was turned red from the cold. At first glance, it looked like a cute porcelain doll, full of vigor that made people smile in this severe winter.

In fact, Petty was indeed smiling cheerfully at this time.She was busy at first, but when she saw Ellen and Nicole approaching her, she put down her work and waved to them cheerfully.

"Hey, Petty, any 'gifts' at this point in time?"

As soon as the glass door was pushed open, Nicole smiled and asked familiarly.She took off her fleece gloves and looked at the pastry cabinet.Gift is her unique name for those desserts.In her heart, Patty is an extremely lovely and skillful angel, and those pastries are naturally a gift from God.

"Hey, baby Nicole...unfortunately, there is only one mille-feuille pie left at this time." Petty also turned her head and looked at the almost sold out pastry cabinet, and said apologetically, "Maybe you would like to share What?" She looked at the two of them and asked cautiously.After all, she wasn't sure if the two beautiful children in front of her were dating.

"It's okay, just give me a cup of black coffee." Allen smiled subconsciously.After all, he still remembered her excessive craving for sugar last time, and that scene was simply shocking.So in order to avoid the bloody incident caused by a piece of cake, he believes that he has the big heart of adult beauty.

After a short greeting with Petty, the two found a seat by the window.Not long after, Petty brought some small pineapple bread to the table, saying that it was an in-store hospitality, apologizing for the lack of product supply.

Under Nicole's threats and lures, Allen, who was at a disadvantage in offense and defense, quickly confessed the basics of the incident-in fact, he never understood why Nicole always cared about his interactions with other men.Especially when she heard herself collapsed in someone else's arms, she began to grin, the corners of her mouth with pink lipstick almost reaching her temples.

So Allen is very fortunate that the self 2 minutes ago was very smart to briefly ignore the part where the two of them shared the bed.Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee whether Nicole would do more outrageous and weird behaviors.

But even so, Allen still liked getting along with Nicole.As a cautious man, there are very few occasions where he can really let go of his guard.Nicole is one of the few people he can open up and talk to.Although on the outside, she is a lively and almost neurotic girl, she can always chatter to continue the topic once she opens her mouth.But in fact, Allen knew that she was very good at controlling conversations, and she was always able to easily avoid topics that others didn't want to talk about. She was an extremely intelligent girl.

For the next half an hour, the two first chatted about the recent student situation, and then talked about the recent frequent accidents very naturally.

"Speaking of this, respected Mr. Walton." Nicole picked up a tissue and gently wiped the cake crumbs from her mouth, suddenly changed her attitude, straightened her sitting posture and said, "To tell you the truth, in order to break through the past Thesis, I'm currently doing a new study."

She raised her non-existent glasses, speaking with an ancient English accent, and continued with a pedantic look: "Actually, it's research, but it's not necessarily true. It's only in the observation stage now... Anyway, I've been observing it for a while The high suicide rate in Fogg Town. After all, there have been too many suicide cases recently, and the analysis of each pile is too inconceivable. You see, first drowning, and then jumping off a building. But everyone knows that a wish less than one meter deep How can Chi drown people alive? And Jersen, my God, I went to the morgue to see his body the other day, and he cut his own face, just like this piece of pineapple bread!"

She pinched the object in her hand vigorously, and said in surprise.

Facing Nicole, who looks like a stage actor and is excellent in singing and writing, Allen choked on his saliva.He looked at her dumbfounded, and suddenly didn't know whether to swallow or spit out what was in his mouth.

As for Nicole, who pretended not to be complacent, she continued to suppress her voice and said, "Although I don't know how he could endure the pain of gouging out flesh. But I can be sure that that kind of person deserves death. A few days ago On the [-]st, I heard Officer Rhodes say—oh, the one who is very paranoid about donuts. He told me that he interviewed many people for investigation, and he probably knew that kid Jelson was a cruel man Abnormal. For girls who don't want to obey, he will always use all means to get them. So besides Joanna, the victim last year also had a girl who jumped to her death at her own building because her name was defiled by Jersen .”

"Jumping off a building, that's exactly the same as Jelson." Alan added.Hearing this, he suddenly recalled the phantom of Jersen's death.Although it didn't feel real at the time, he seemed to hear an unfamiliar name from Jelson's mouth. "Is it Claire?" He blurted out in a daze.

Nicole opened her eyes in disbelief: "That's right, it's Claire!" She praised endlessly: "You really deserve to be a logic teacher, even the deduction is so accurate!"

"Stop mocking me. I should... just happened to hear someone say it." Alan said ambiguously.For the time being, he has no intention of sharing those absurd dreams with others. After all, things like precognitive dreams are too detached from reality.

Fortunately, before Nicole could continue to ask, Petty happened to come out with a teapot, and Allen took advantage of the opportunity to change the subject. "By the way, Ms. Hughes. I heard that Jill is not feeling well. Is she better now?" He did not forget the purpose of his arrival, and pretended to be nonchalant and chatted with Petty.

Hearing Alan's sudden question, Petty paused slightly. "Oh, just a little cold, I guess it's nothing to worry about," she said with a smile, with a sort of distancing politeness typical of Fogg residents.

"It's been cold recently, so it's really easy to catch a cold." As the only licensed doctor present, Nicole put on a serious face at this time: "Let her drink more hot water and try to get enough sleep. Now I don't see her, and I don't know I don't know her exact situation, if you have any follow-up questions, please come to the school nurse to find me." She smiled, took out a few lozenges from her bag and handed them to Petty.

"Thank you, baby Nicole, I will pass it on to her." Patty still had a warm smile on her face.

But until he walked out of the store, Allen looked back at Patty who was busy in the window—he still felt that the atmosphere just now was a bit weird after all.

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Jill Phelps stood in front of the mirror, examining her body.

It was a gigantic mirror standing abruptly in the middle of the room.The mottled metal frame that symbolizes the simplicity makes it look like an ancient medieval relic.

At this time, the vision of the room was extremely dim, and only a standing lamp stood alone in the corner of the wall.As the lights flickered, the outlines of the furniture were vaguely reflected by the faint lights: except for this standing lamp and an incomparably huge mirror, there was only the big bed in the corner with a clear color.

Monotonous, like a prison.

At this time, the cover of the clothes was lost, and Jill's plump body was exposed in front of the mirror, and her young skin was clearly visible.

From a common point of view, her figure is slightly bloated.And due to the long-term protective wrapping of heavy long clothes, he is slightly pale, almost morbid.But her skin is as creamy, with a moist texture equivalent to pearls.The yellowish light shone on her body, as if there were countless spots of light kissing her skin delicately, caring for this girlish body lacking in color into a warm honey color.

However, the delicate skin only wants to linger on her torso.Apart from her torso, her limbs were covered with countless floating marks, which were so abrupt that people couldn't look directly at them!There are a large number of fire marks all over the top.Especially the two legs, almost completely bruised.

From their color and prominence, you can guess that this is probably a new injury caused in recent years.Tangled, scarred skin emerges and is mottled in color.Like thorns, it wrapped around her legs and arms mercilessly.Like a brand of curse.Inlaid on her body.Like a shadow, you can't get away from it.For Jill, this is not only a symbol of beauty or not, but also reminds herself that she must bear them, so as to feel the weight of crime and punishment, and live the rest of her life heavily.

But she deserves it.Jill always knew this: it must be God's will.It's just that even if she understands this truth, it still doesn't mean that she can accept her own appearance-after all, she is only a 16-year-old child and feels inferior to herself.Every time she sees these scars, she always thinks of the pain of losing her dearest relative, Michael.Those memories are like karmic fire and purgatory.

So she can be sure that "that person" must be clear about her own psychological activities.After all, that person has such insight into human nature, and always has enough means to play with Michael and himself.

Perhaps it was because of the fact that she realized that she had suddenly become happy these days, so "it" planned to punish her, making her feel extremely painful whether it was physically or mentally.So it wanted her to stay in the room today, staring at her naked and broken body in the mirror for countless hours.And every minute, it was like a bloody body to Jier, which was extremely tormenting.

It seemed that she lived a much more useless life than Michael after all.Jill couldn't help but smile bitterly: Only by personal experience can one understand that when a person is humbled to the extreme, even the courage to die is wiped out.

Suddenly, there was a slight clicking sound at the back, which interrupted Jill's thoughts.Relying on her extremely sensitive senses in the dark, Jill could feel a figure walking lightly behind her.

"Sweetheart, do you still like the way you look?" She heard a soft voice ask.

Hearing this voice, Jill not only did not feel peace of mind, but was like a taut string, and could not help but tremble. "Yes," she said, her voice as thin as a gnat.It was as if popping out between her teeth, with a slight trill.

As if he didn't notice, the man continued: "Honey, take it easy...Let me tell you some good news, guess who asked about you today?" Jill didn't respond , the man couldn't wait to rejoice and said: "It's your gentle Mr. Walton! You are so lucky. Why do you think he cares about you so much? Is it because he likes you or wants to climb into your bed?" ?”

That voice is still soft.At the same time, he stretched out a hand to caress Jill's bare arm, moving restlessly over her body.The icy touch is like a metal detector, trying to search and detect obscure means on her body surface.

Then, it tied Jill's neck and jerked her jaw down!

In an instant, the right side of Jill's face that was kissed by the fire was forced to be exposed - the hideous leather surface, and the ashen and non-functioning left eye were suddenly exposed in the air.The man seemed to like Jill's appearance, he laughed cheerfully, and even used his cheeks to gently rub the uneven burn lines on her face.

"Look at that face, baby, and your broken body, do you really think anyone can take it? Whenever I see your face—oh, I mean the undamaged side of you , it always makes me feel very close. It is also very interesting to say...Michael is so similar to your charming father, and your appearance is so similar to your bitch mother .”

The voice was still slow and gentle, but the sharpened nails penetrated deeply into Jill's thin skin, carving out bloody red marks on her face.

After a pause, the voice said again: "But then again, Michael has been dead long enough." It suddenly said emotionally. "Do you miss him? To be honest, I miss him a lot...especially the good times. Every time, every time, when Michael hugged me and kissed my skin—you, his love, But the greedy younger sister has to watch everything from the sidelines.”

"Were you excited then, too, dear Jill?" she said softly, smiling expectantly.

"Yes." Jill tried to keep her eyes wide open, staring at herself in the mirror. "Yes, Ms. Hughes," she answered tremblingly.Tears had already covered the left half of her face.Only the cloudy right eye could not shed tears for a long time.

The author has something to say:

If you have a shadow on burns, I suggest you read the second half of the chapter >_