Heroine Chapter: Still better [1/2]

Chapter POV: Lilly Browning Smith 

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'Yet another mystery that can't be solved,' I couldn't help but think. 

The mysteries surrounding John Smith were slowly but surely growing. This latest one was as perplexing as the first. Every line of thought pointed to one thing. John Smith was a reaper 14 years before he died. 

Despite the collective brainpower of the Sirens, we couldn't find an answer. It didn't help that Jasmine Denel, arguably the smartest of us, chose to blindly accept the truth. 

"You're all missing the point. Regardless of who or what happened 14 years ago, what matters is that someone or something is protecting Husband. That is enough for me. If such monsters come from him again. I will just shoot them."

I could understand her stance on the matter, but it hardly resolved the matter at hand, did it? 

'Sigh, I guess I should be glad at least that I had the chance to investigate the first one. '