Chapter 356

Time passes by. She could just feel her heart beating in time with the ticking. Maxwell was definitely coming back tonight, Maxwell had been coming back every night since she'd moved in here. He would never run out of energy, and he would never let her go. She was alone in the whole house, and the silence was terrifying. She curled up on the couch, her eyes instantly red. She had managed to dial Matthew's number that night, so why didn't he come to pick her up ...... She rested her chin on her knees and closed her eyes, silently shedding tears. It wasn't until eleven o'clock that the door to the living room rattled. Byron appeared in the doorway holding a drunken Maxwell and smiled when he saw her open the door. "Maxwell didn't drink much before he passed out drunk, and I'm staying here tonight." Serena shuddered inwardly, she had been hasty, she shouldn't have fed Maxwell his sleeping pills while he was out, she should have fed them to him when the man returned. That wouldn't draw Byr