Chapter 129

"Yeah, that's me." Ella Nielsen nodded slightly. "I'm Jason's cousin," Olivia said, lowering her voice. The second she heard that, Ella's face went pale. Her eyes darted around like she was searching for an exit, and her already frail body started trembling like it might fall apart any second. Fear, panic, sorrow, and pain crashed over her all at once—it was like something dark and ugly took over her whole mind, drowning her completely. "Wh-why are you here..." "I already told the cops everything... I swear, I don't know anything... I didn’t see anything... Please stop asking me... please..." She hugged herself tight and dropped to the ground, curling up in a ball. Her head buried in her knees. The rest of her words were barely audible, just some broken whispering, like she was talking to herself more than anyone else. Claire looked at Olivia and shook her head gently. Now wasn’t the time for questions. Just saying the boy’s name had wrecked her this badly—she clearly couldn't take any