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Lily's ashy face seemed to freeze, and she couldn't utter a word. The phone dropped from her hand and fell to the ground. Ethan grabbed the phone and frowned.

"Hello? Auntie. Is everything okay?"

Lily's mother merely let out a devastating wail through the receiver. The crown of Ethan's head stiffened as an ominous feeling overcame him. Lily looked at him with dazed eyes.

"...She said my dad died."

The heartbroken shriek grew clearer on the phone.

"What?"

Was this God's warning? Detective Erick's death. Ethan was overcome with shock as if someone had struck him on the back of the head. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, surprising even himself.

"My dad… is dead, Ethan."

Now no one knew about his past.

"Get a hold of yourself."