Chapter 12

Harlan knew he had to return home. He had been staying by Beatrice's side to take care of her for the past week, telling himself that it was because of guilt. After all, she did jump into the sea because of what he said. He would not be able to escape the responsibility if something were to happen to her. That was it. That must be the reason why he stayed behind to take care of Beatrice. He was only doing it out of his responsibility and nothing else. However, Anthea had never looked for him in the past week. Why was that? Harlan could not tell whether it was good or bad for Anthea to be so indifferent. He should be happy that she was tolerant and would not overthink. However, when he checked his phone every night, he noticed that she did not text him at all. Did she not care about him anymore? Did she not keep him in mind anymore? Harlan's mind was all over the place. … It was after the police officers wanted to take Beatrice away during the day that he found out Anthea had