Chapter 777

In the middle of the night, a sudden downpour unleashed thunder and lightning across the sky. A shadowy figure dashed through the storm. Mayra clutched something bulky under her clothing and slipped back inside unnoticed. She crept quietly upstairs with water still dripping from her damp hair. Once in her room, she quickly took two cold medicine tablets and then stepped into the bathroom to take a warm shower. After drying her hair halfway with a towel, she sat down at her desk and carefully opened the photo album. "It's a good thing I got there in time. It didn't get completely soaked." Along with the album, a few more shredded photos fell out. She had scavenged through the trash for a long while to retrieve the remaining fragments. Mayra turned on the desk lamp and carefully began piecing together the first photo. "This used to be Mrs. Sawyer's favorite photo, taken when Mr. Brandon was only a month old. It's a pity that it's so blurry now. You can hardly make out their faces an