The Truth Behind the Death

[Ellie's P.O.V.]

As soon as he saw Chloe, he stepped forward and grabbed her by the collar. But when he noticed how different her eyes looked, he was taken aback and quickly let go of her.

Nevertheless, Kirk remained stern as he glared at Chloe and asked, "What is the meaning of all this?"

Chloe froze for a moment and looked embarrassed. "I'm sorry, but what are you talking about?"

Kirk frowned and his veins started to bulge. "You're acting dumb again. What's going on with you? Have you been acting dumb all this time?"

Chloe lowered her eyes and started to tremble slightly. She looked like she was about to cry so I stepped in between the two in an attempt to diffuse the tension.

I turned to Chloe and tried to say in my gentlest tone, "Kirk is talking about what happened the last time we came to look for you. We came to ask about the death of his father which you claimed to know something about..."