Chapter 287: Recollections of the Past
“He doesn’t have a clue; only the two of us share this secret, so Randel, you mustn’t reveal it to anyone else,” Juju whispered.
Randel was elated to hear Juju’s words. Her trust in him was like a warm embrace in the cold.
As the memory unfolded, Julia’s train of thought was abruptly interrupted by Randel’s unexpected words.
“This is our secret, Juju and I, a secret that belongs to us alone.” Randel turned his head and cast a glance at Jared.
Jared met Randel’s gaze, his eyes narrowing slightly, but he remained silent.
Julia observed the longing in Randel’s eyes and couldn’t help but feel a pang of inexplicable
sorrow in her heart.
“Juju, where are you?” Randel’s voice was laden with sadness and choked emotions, evoking a sense of melancholy in those who heard it.
Julia parted her lips slightly, her gaze lowered.
That night, Julia had another dream.
In the dream, flames roared into the sky, and a young couple lay on the ground. Juju cried out, “Mom, Dad…”
“Juju… don’t cry… hurry… run…”
“No! I won’t leave you. I’m calling the police…” Juju sobbed, tears streaming down her face. Outside, footsteps approached.
“Quick, hurry!”
“Be good, go find Jiang Jun, hide together! Stay hidden!”
“Can I-”
“Juju! Be good… listen… obey…”
Confusion clouded Juju’s face as she wiped away tears with her tiny hand. “Yes! Juju is good, Juju is the best! Juju is going to find Randel!”
As the footsteps drew closer, Juju rushed out of the back door without looking back.
She was a good child who obeyed her parents. And there was Randel. He was still in the hospital. She needed to rush over and inform him about the danger…
In one breath, Juju reached the backyard and crawled through the dog hole.
“Julia? Julia?”
Calls echoed in her ears, filled with worry and anxiety.
“Julia!”
Julia was jolted awake by a sudden, loud voice. As she opened her eyes, she saw the man’s concerned face.
“What… what’s wrong?” Julia’s voice came out hoarse, and her face was still damp with tears. She raised her hand and wiped away the lingering tears.
“What happened? Did you have a nightmare?” The man’s voice was gentle, and he spoke cautiously, as if afraid that his own voice might cause discomfort.
“Yeah, I had… a nightmare…”
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A nightmare indeed.
A vivid nightmare of the Watson family fire, and Juju crawling through the dog hole…
The truth seemed poised to surface.
Julia… or was it Juju?
“What kind of nightmare was it? Why were you crying like this?” Jared asked while delicately wiping Julia’s face with his fingertips.
Julia managed to muster a faint smile. “I can’t recall. Really, why was I crying like that?”
She gazed at herself in the mirror, her eyes still glistening with tears, and her lips slightly swollen from crying.
She couldn’t remember ever crying like this before in her life. If Wolf Five and the others saw her now, they’d surely suspect that she’d been replaced.
“Don’t dwell on it if you can’t remember,” Jared reassured her, his voice heavy with concern.
Julia found it a bit amusing. It was just a dream, after all. What was all the fuss about?
Complaints were one thing, but genuine concern was another.
Just as Julia was moved by the depth of Jared’s feelings, he suddenly wrapped his arms around her head in a warm, protective embrace.
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Chapter 288 Jared’s Growing Suspicion
