The Woman From Hell

Seeing my name, I could not help but frown.

"They want me to be careful, but why didn't I receive the message myself?"

This puzzled me.

The number looked strange. It was not some regular number. It seemed like it had been virtualized.

Theo also looked worried. "We should be able to crack it, but it'll take time."

"This can't be something Silas sent to you before he died, right?" I guessed boldly.

Theo shook his head. "No, he shouldn't have our number. Also, he could've sent it directly to you. It's so much more trouble to send it to multiple people than one person alone." "That's true."

He put down his phone and looked at me. "We should focus on the fact now that Sylvester doesn't have good things in store for you. It doesn't matter who sent the message.""

"There shouldn't be any grudges between us, so why would he harm me?" I clearly told him that I would not go back to the family. Silas had been recuperating abroad before this as well. Not to mention, I had also gotten Theo to cooperate with him to help him with Yard Group. For what reason did he have to harm me?

"You shouldn't go to the funeral, to be safe," Theo said.

I had planned to do the same, but then I thought of something else just now.

"If Sylvester really wants to harm me and wants to do it at the funeral, he'll definitely find another opportunity to harm me later on if I don't go. So, what's the use of escaping the funeral?"

Theo's nervous expression at the start took on a hit of worry when he heard that. "You mean to go to the funeral."

I nodded. "I should. There'll be a lot of people at the funeral, so he won't act rashly. He'll only have the chance to hurt me if he looks for me alone. You guys can watch in secret and come out if he tries anything. I can use this time to sound him out too." Worry flashed through Theo's eyes and he held my hand. "This is too dangerous. If we're too late..."

I pursed my lips and gave him a reassuring smile. "This is the only way we can find out Sylvester's objective. Avoidance is not the solution."

"I'll think again. Let me think again." Theo turned around and sat down on the sofa.

He clasped his hands tightly against his forehead and pondered.

I followed him and took a seat on the sofa beside him. I knew he had my best in mind and wanted to protect me as much as possible.

"Someone close to Sylvester might have sent that message," Theo said all of a sudden.

I looked at him, puzzled. "Why do you say so?"

"If he wanted to harm you, he couldn't have possibly publicizedzit. So, the only person who would know about this is someone close to

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him either Silas or Rooney.

"Silas was abroad, so could Rooney be the one who sent the message? Why didn't she tell me directly, then?"

Theo stopped. He likely had not figured out the reason for this.

I leaned back into the sofa. Silas' funeral was the day after tomorrow. Should I go or not...

"Let's go."

Theo said out loud next to me. He

looked at me with a smile on his face. "The funeral will most likely be safe. He won't choose to do it at the funeral It would be too stupid. The public would blame him directly if anything were to happen to you at the funeral. He won't set himself on fire, so it'll probably happen after that."

"So, I can still talk to him the day after tomorrow. Maybe I can get something from him."

"Yes, but I'm afraid it'll only speed things up. Sylvester is smart. He wouldn't not know that you're testing him."