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Early the following day, Lyla and Ronan showed up at our door.
“Ava, get out here!”
Lyla stood with her hands on her hips, exuding arrogance.
I walked towards her. “Lyla, what brings you here?”
Lyla stiffened her neck. “This is my son’s house, and it’s my house too. Why can’t I come? Where’s Archer? Tell him to come see me!”
I chuckled softly. Archer really couldn’t come out now.
Lyla propped her feet up on the coffee table and ordered Ronan, “Ronan, go get Archer.“}
Ronan kicked open our bedroom door, pulled up the mattress, and started rummaging through it.” They weren’t even pretending anymore. How could Archer, at six feet tall, possibly fit under a mattress? Ronan tossed the sheets and blankets onto the floor and turned to Lyla for help. “Mom, the suicide…” Lyla glared at him, and Ronan quickly shut his mouth.”
Together, they turned the bedroom upside down but found nothing.”
I poured myself a glass of water and took a sip. “Lyla, did you find your son?“>
Lyla’s face stiffened. “Ava, did you hide my son’s… suici… Did you hide my son?“}
Ismiled enigma
“Archer is a grown man. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t hide him. Why don’t we call the police?” “Call the police? Don’t worry about it. I’ll keep looking!” Lyla declared, ending the discussion.}
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