Chapter 98

It was 1:00 pm by the time the plane landed in Ashford. The broadcast reported a ground temperature of 23 degrees with light snow. Even in the jet bridge, Heidi could feel the cold air of Ashford seeping through her sleeves. The people around her were wearing thick down jackets as they hurried along, but Heidi only wore a thin hoodie with a trench coat layered over it. She stood still at the exit of the arrivals floor. She stared at the gray sky and the drifting snowflakes through the glass window. The Sapitorian heat felt like a distant memory. Some people looked at her, probably thinking that she wasn't dressed warmly enough. She didn't pay them any mind. She simply lugged her suitcase along as she headed to the cabs waiting outside. "Take me to the old residential complex on Willow Lane." The driver saw Heidi trembling through the rearview mirror, so without another word, he cranked the heat all the way up. "You just came back from the south, right? Everyone's all wrapped up t