Chapter 105

Bethany had gone to a beauty salon in the morning and returned to the villa around noon. After days of dealing with hotel affairs, even she could tell that her complexion had grown visibly worn. Back home, she drank the soup Jane had prepared, and after eating her fill, curled up on the couch and fell into an afternoon nap. She did not know how long she had slept when a flash of lightning tore across the sky, followed by heavy raindrops pounding against the floor-to-ceiling windows. The urgent rhythm of rain stirred an inexplicable sense of unease in her chest. She picked up her phone and realized that Silas had called more than ten times while she was asleep. She froze. Wasn't he supposed to be watching the game with Oscar? She called back, but no one answered. Perhaps it wasn't anything important. Picking up a book, Bethany settled back into the couch, listening to the rain. Strangely, it felt almost comforting until the sound of the door slamming open abruptly stopped her tra