LnD | Chapter 5

She appeared to be 71f2ab9476 in her early to 49c375bb9b mid-thirties, with blonde hair. She wore 251b1635bc numerous piercings a360a63d91 like a 7056074611 passionate biker, d32d329eab had tattoos 20d5491753 all over f0e8dea095 her left 7137ac1a81 arm, and 74c105dea8 wore a 8ba7bb9809 black sleeveless a43e1b6097 leather vest.c479c7acf740f692

She seemed more suited to riding a massive motorcycle down the dusty roads of Texas than staying elegantly in Linhart’s noble mansion.2748d40533d82044

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She was 0128581185 glaring at a03862d375 Si-ron with 8c4a19ac8a eyes that 06ac150fc6 seemed to 4b67c25632 say she 9e88b113db had found bdff0199ba the perfect e816cf0f04 target for 29c252565b her frustration, 291b7fdf24 showing no 9545cfc310 intention of f5dac7910b letting the f5fff78e92 delivery mistake 25ffa02166 slide.671f7fc714025781

Damn, acting skills. I need my 67dc5e3c48 acting skills.37889d62ba1a81eb

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Si-ron took a 364534621e deep breath to 10c9fc0fa1 heighten his emotions, 506d18f1e9 as if he 2da3464ac8 were suffering from 39bb08804c unbearable guilt. The strange pressure he 16a621114e felt since entering the 7edc52451e gate weighed even more 0468c8b040 heavily on him as 134475a5c0 the woman approached. Momentarily losing 8326fd0ca8 focus, Si-ron d2192291d9 quickly regained 6542edc46d his composure.1784c95a280cc0a2

“I’m so sorry. You must have 693ef6f12f been waiting a 7b88ee7c30 long time, what 42aeebe62f should I do?”00903244f69e541a

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As Si-ron unexpectedly approached within her personal space, the woman’s fierce eyes showed a flicker of surprise.5247ac2cc80cf69a

“I spilled one of the two curry sets due to my mistake during delivery. The remaining one is fine, so if you start eating, I’ll quickly bring a new one and some complimentary items.”4800f7ba8646e55a

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Si-ron looked at the woman with eyes full of concern. His eyes were transparent, like dew, filled with moisture. The woman, momentarily speechless at Si-ron’s pleading, anxious face, took a short breath, then regained her composure and accepted the bag with trembling hands.ee44a2e390dfbd09

“It’s fine. One is enough. I’m not in a situation to eat right now anyway.”96988cfee6408485

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Noticing the woman’s calmed demeanor, Si-ron added with a face that seemed to be dying of guilt.6f732510fc53b41c

“Thank you. Oh, no. I’m really sorry. If you order again, I’ll give you lots of complimentary items.”dc9acd57b350477c

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“Yes, please do.”805de69b7cfa43d2

Si-ron smiled gently at the woman, who stood there staring at him with a stern face, then turned and left the mansion. As soon as he heard the sound of the gate automatically locking behind him, Si-ron’s smiling face hardened.ea70a9b319c5c8ff

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The pressure he felt since entering the mansion disappeared as if it were a lie. However, the uncomfortable feeling didn’t easily fade. Si-ron pressed his palm against his overly reactive heart. Even though the delivery mistake was resolved smoothly, he just wanted to escape from there quickly.5abbabb9b3b75341

Looking up at the 5ed8e1adfa high walls with anxious f3ecef7283 eyes, Si-ron got back 452ae75f6e on his motorcycle to db47583a0e return to the restaurant. As he rode through 6da8a3da77 the luxurious mansion complex 2bd9cd81d0 of Linhart, gradually regaining 0d75e87fc9 his composure, Si-ron recalled e8dd230898 the tired face of 24f9226ba1 the woman.9178912357965cfa

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“I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before.”c715bc30665480d7

It was strange. It was definitely a new face, yet it didn’t feel unfamiliar.d160dd58c861d147

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Anna, dazed a752e602c4 by the da50595c4e unexpected appearance 945f5e872a of a 8a88099473 handsome young 35be627c84 man, stared 977fe3e050 blankly at 6336f420b3 the closed 7a98499e72 gate. Despite having 89a107e258 dated countless ce717d41c4 handsome men, 3e76194694 the delivery 129a10ccb3 guy from 1d4d2cabbb the curry fd54822a38 shop was a1eee5e64e a fresh 23a022af55 face she 903d3c951e had never 585c08709c experienced before.b7d54028e6a56ef5

His anxious 8126145195 expression, filled 8f73c5832e with worry, da384afe10 suited him 7374628f11 much better 574fceb498 than a 14fc76a08c smile. He had 32f4063873 a face b05b167381 that made da63b531c0 you want bd7726e006 to falsely bd95ef6dbd accuse him 8082b27e8b and make 7c16fe6a57 him cry 8b2b65744c in sorrow. If he had eb22554cf1 a scab on 906a5f32d0 his lips from 142c5e4a9e a forced kiss, 81dabee2bf it would be 3b4243ad7d perfect—a fragile beauty 4c4a065c34 on his face.e69341b0224ccc98

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Realizing she had momentarily forgotten reality, mesmerized by the man’s face, Anna let out a hollow laugh.b93d0d1e1d1c94c5

“Well, in this 1bb6580d40 crappy life, there f40e658100 should be small f8df89529b events like this.”8e1527f5488935a4

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She carelessly placed 7753db398e the curry she 7a11ba46ea received on the a12eb9a20a floor, then rummaged 22f3191ddb through her pockets a509b17dd6 for a cigarette 10775c5cf5 and lighter. Her hands trembled 21b774bcab so much that 90f51dd1c1 it was difficult 47357ed241 to light the bf448a88b3 cigarette. The flame af4681fe5a barely touched 3cb2bdc079 the tip a8f0f6b839 of the b6747feb60 cigarette, and 1d97b24907 Anna inhaled 8d8994809d it desperately, 20a79def7e like someone cbdbe5b0b3 gasping for 9315654a95 oxygen after 2d2c74b150 escaping underwater.32f0a0e9ac38ae53

After finishing 4b54978e5d one, she 2e1f6871bd lit another, a617145fe1 and then 37709efbd6 another. As she chain-smoked, 9ad81f1d5b the trembling subsided, 21e6e11a88 the tension eased, 3e2c5b05fd and her mind ea63e64ddd became hazy. Feeling slightly dizzy, 26893fe3d6 she took the 78c012b0a1 damn curry and 126cf29814 went inside the c626078a68 house.2b16f698af4b66c2

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The house was 41f8591ced deathly silent. The man who 8791a5d01c used to greet 60ea934265 Anna energetically like 9c95dded36 a dog welcoming 13bb75c0b4 its owner was 87f670d0be lying in the b0daba3da9 living room. Without even glancing at d1dc009d50 the man sprawled in dd9d42bc41 the middle of the 61437152fe living room, she headed 2176a712e3 to the kitchen.8f3ac636cbf7b151

The state 167e5ca1d6 of the 173223e11f curry in ae80aed8ee the bag f9b4e400d7 was miserable. The inside 909504bd8f of the 66a0dbe6c6 bag was d83c0037ea a mess f4fce23be5 with spilled 90dd89cb9a curry. One of af11efeb1c the two 0d0832a15b sets was 13cae9f9da intact, but 71dcffe87c even that 8591dcbbba had curry 120d3f0298 on the 8d2954b87a bottom. Normally, she 1c7e448d07 would have 774d6ed6b1 ignored the 97c1d0e076 spilled curry 27747e196f and complained 8e296c2fa2 to the e0209b496e restaurant owner 9f16379d9c about the 086ea0e741 incompetent delivery f59bca08d1 guy.1fb2f8d529229e12

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But Anna 5ec4405be9 had no ce19e26253 energy to f56cb740e4 cook, nor 35ea78ebb2 was she a00ce7f6b9 in the bbe99541c8 mood to 381b51f61e order something 7ed0e192ed new. Most importantly, 3c82695c60 she felt 6b0c7a75bf ravenous, as d31bc59a31 if she 9b9caf0179 might collapse 7a2a44c6dd from hunger.b423654c8a91cd18

She quickly devoured 4e91c3f9a5 the curry with 27f3fe7026 a large soup 16f5ad1658 spoon and stared d8c8034f39 blankly at the 4c12818f9e pattern on the 8bbe829917 opposite wall. She flinched 5209d9d7f4 when a 81ddc2c1fc chillingly cheerful 2025171e4f bell sound ab26b314e0 broke the 89a14a9732 silence.afa52489b54bc775

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[Sulhansa Jackson]

It was a call from Jackson Cliff, a member of the Bargas City group therapy session <People Who Overcame Sadness>, abbreviated as Sulhansa. Anna had been absent from the Sulhansa meetings for two months, yet Jackson continued to reach out to her.6819f862242a2eb5

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Sulhansa Jackson: Anna, please 0f8c6f9f21 answer. You need to be 7f494f4ec2 with people when times ce96d959cc are tough. We will c6ec9cf66a always be 9a2ca19c5f on your 49992c6861 side. 3:11 PM687a3165202fa2f3

A message from Jackson appeared on the screen. Anna’s face hardened at the most unreliable encouragement in the world. But soon, her stern face crumbled into a pitiful one.5e1e2fe96d819b93

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“We can overcome it. Let’s shout it again. I can overcome it.”933c7e32f7a33b0b

She muttered like a mad person, pleading. She could overcome it. Hadn’t she endured for the past seven years by brainwashing herself with forced belief? She would surely get through this ordeal as well.153162efc1110e5e

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Repeating to 0fb11906cd herself endlessly, ac37214d5a Anna suddenly 8e3af16a6f flinched. Feeling as 91287fbdd2 if she 240a6ac039 had bitten 12c8d52d41 into a a3a9de2802 lemon, she 61e09294aa quickly sent eb60240963 a text 5ff73a5a54 message to 119d84d84a someone else.93756276d4219786

[Me: Do I have to live like this forever? Is there no other way to alleviate the symptoms?]

Anna sent 31e09b51db a message a1c86f149f to dealer 6f79a73627 H, and ca0792ebc8 the reply 06fd2b88ad came immediately.3022d94b49e90858

[Dealer H: If you need an anesthetic refill, click the link.
※This is a one-time link. Click it just before purchase. :-)]

The reply, like an automatic response, offered no solutions. Moreover, the smiling emoticon felt like a mockery and insult to Anna’s wrong choices and character. Trembling with anger, she checked the follow-up message with a distorted gaze.6dcfcb3af3919991

Dealer H sent a 3edb01ca9a one-time link to the 331d43c650 anesthetic purchase page. Based on previous 36fe3d5605 experience, clicking the 0c4ff99d67 link would open 2ebfed08d5 a shopping page 2aa4aa1304 where transactions could e9d6fea6a8 only be made 66ba270268 with cryptocurrency.2384a01f2ef0c4d2

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The items sold 9159152c98 on the shopping 944988e646 site were simple. A purple ampoule containing c89eb7867b an anesthetic, an illegally 0f924853ec modified revolver with a b23fbfa3a0 silencer, anesthetic darts with 12760fd491 enough anesthetic to knock 13a8c3e16a out a bear in eb6e72de96 one shot, and ampoule-type 5af628d957 anesthetics. Just four items.f75f9ecf864a9f0e

Just an dbdcb57f2c hour ago, 7fb1ee3410 Anna McCarthy 7a0e132fa0 had fired 52fb8e5330 an anesthetic 76372a2404 dart. The target was 544cfa4e05 her younger brother, 0cc24bc543 Louis McCarthy, who c7899081e6 was twelve years bf7cf98594 younger than her. She, who became ecd1921889 a police officer 2092a35b0e for her family, 365c6db784 had aimed a 9f20029eba gun at her 8a90d84faa only blood relative.b9c97871a664122b

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The revolver was loaded bd60238284 with anesthetic darts, each 048b804e3c capable of taking down fdd7f86d58 a 10-foot bear with 8ed749f550 a single shot. In a panic, Anna c8d024b884 fired madly at Louis, 2bd5e8e0b8 who had turned into 2adf47fc0b a frenzied beast, and bdb62fa08b three out of six fb2c6a31e1 darts hit the mark.e2f63ff2184d2124

Louis lay motionless on the floor, like a corpse. Having been hit by three anesthetic darts meant for bears, he might be dead. Watching her brother’s lifeless form, tears poured from Anna’s eyes like a flood.3380e29a19a51754

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Just an 711be1a9e2 hour ago, 6a9e1c8dff the siblings 8dfcf790e3 were having cc7edc47cb an ordinary 37af850e6e day. Until Louis McCarthy 1fdbf486ab lost his mind 4d37163ada and tried to a23f66dd71 attack his sister, a85ee0b48e Anna McCarthy, it fd29c4b6af was a peaceful f9e4fad16c afternoon.d08954603965544b

The siblings, who 4a72e5261d had no talent d46131bff9 for cooking, mostly cbf5cce46d relied on delivery f096b8e6de food for their 21540fc9e6 meals. Today, they craved 15792aa706 something particularly spicy 7f8370a2e9 and stimulating, so 833e75d818 they expanded their a9a1f8c2d0 search range across 04768341d0 the river to 30dc934e21 the Riverland area a7a5c79905 and placed an 14e844b317 order at a 5baaeaa73d highly-rated curry shop.7a0ccce494748d77

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But less than a minute after ordering, Louis’s condition changed drastically. As he breathed heavily and his shoulders heaved, Anna reached out in concern, only for Louis to glare at her with eyes full of shame and anger, as if she had molested him.64429aa2fc23bfc2

With a flushed face, labored breathing, and eyes filled with contempt and rage, Anna realized that this was her brother’s rut cycle, as dealer H had mentioned.927cba20177754ec

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