LnD | Chapter 5

She appeared ed9a506b32 to be 58e1c75694 in her c4b57c6cca early to b9c3cc9d53 mid-thirties, with bc156c7c1a blonde hair. She wore numerous 576163946f piercings like a 38bfcc2e76 passionate biker, had 2c52b7593c tattoos all over 1054ce5753 her left arm, 4f8bf32b2c and wore a 77815807d4 black sleeveless leather 78eeb3b6e7 vest.bbbfc47bfa9a506b

She seemed more suited to riding a massive motorcycle down the dusty roads of Texas than staying elegantly in Linhart’s noble mansion.d8a4090b6f0370cf

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She was glaring dd6301456b at Si-ron with a551b04840 eyes that seemed a77b99e7b0 to say she 1c19ee3819 had found the 8067ab909e perfect target for fb9bd76419 her frustration, showing 38e9ad789d no intention of b5112e46ec letting the delivery 941928818b mistake slide.a2533b341f5d724a

Damn, acting skills. I need my acting 0adc80ad75 skills.fc5c4b1a57d6d217

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Si-ron took a a3b91d52d7 deep breath to 881b9a50e2 heighten his emotions, e561a84680 as if he 9a97bd281a were suffering from 5571c0e16d unbearable guilt. The strange pressure a879d2d421 he felt since 4f08e4a569 entering the gate 38141eb67a weighed even more 392ef7cde5 heavily on him e080797275 as the woman af41acd45c approached. Momentarily losing 43d9f0c232 focus, Si-ron 72dfa49299 quickly regained 25256b6786 his composure.b006005d8821ad29

“I’m so sorry. You must 92c55804a0 have been b24af3f443 waiting a fa885be2ad long time, a73a80583f what should a91f79a384 I do?”150fec1fc7667201

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As Si-ron unexpectedly approached within her personal space, the woman’s fierce eyes showed a flicker of surprise.c5f2aec789c6b896

“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.”bae29989fe6d62b0

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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.61eed8005b5edd56

“It’s fine. One is enough. I’m not in a situation to eat right now anyway.”ac1a1142df8d56d4

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Noticing the woman’s calmed demeanor, Si-ron added with a face that seemed to be dying of guilt.a3e29e9545a1e252

“Thank you. Oh, no. I’m really sorry. If you order again, I’ll give you lots of complimentary items.”26ebed9828b9464f

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“Yes, please do.”f493ffca36c3c0e9

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.5963d669d1860cb0

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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.513ba46fcbf489bf

Looking up at the 31445db838 high walls with anxious 85d4de8cf6 eyes, Si-ron got back f6dbd7f91f on his motorcycle to 2c10e2463c return to the restaurant. As he rode 2fcbad813f through the luxurious b75712e98d mansion complex of bad2b19467 Linhart, gradually regaining d060e0c627 his composure, Si-ron acec8eb864 recalled the tired de4af9def4 face of the 6757064298 woman.8e73658fc60dae84

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“I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before.”80333d1825d68523

It was strange. It was definitely a new face, yet it didn’t feel unfamiliar.ade27cf6c62d185b

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Anna, dazed by 6709d90f4d the unexpected appearance 41d930d15b of a handsome 4b103108b2 young man, stared b0ef7911c3 blankly at the a8818f66bf closed gate. Despite having dated d6d190780c countless handsome men, 3f17a3b66a the delivery guy 9227c9e582 from the curry 6631af7757 shop was a fa6737504d fresh face she 725917c2a2 had never experienced 84d65122c1 before.2be08fdce7c87227

His anxious expression, filled 9c3bcd3566 with worry, suited him 9c020f81fd much better than a 78ab27a1d9 smile. He had a face e80fade836 that made you want 9e41842d15 to falsely accuse him c6d21c3c61 and make him cry 577db288d8 in sorrow. If he 4e4074c3e4 had a f7c69c2941 scab on 8d9ac581df his lips a9b4b7bf83 from a 7f0155295d forced kiss, 6452eb31c1 it would e6eba9f5e8 be perfect—a ede0bf3cbe fragile beauty e6f6f969c0 on his 368d3b6a48 face.bb545043db6e4e05

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Realizing she had momentarily forgotten reality, mesmerized by the man’s face, Anna let out a hollow laugh.55f3ac7447eb5748

“Well, in this crappy 49a3e0d1c5 life, there should be 0438456c12 small events like this.”5303a68b11ea7dc5

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She carelessly 3d4ccf2d93 placed the eed3981cc5 curry she a925ec381e received on b78341426d the floor, ca89aad1c8 then rummaged f2aea0e1b7 through her cab22fe129 pockets for c6ec45cc6b a cigarette 2ed05da97e and lighter. Her hands trembled so 3a96b4130d much that it was 474055f0bd difficult to light the 544d2655b8 cigarette. The flame barely 73e2d96615 touched the tip cebed4c7ae of the cigarette, 15de4c1303 and Anna inhaled 75ba6abac9 it desperately, like 49a43a8fc7 someone gasping for 2f0d1426f9 oxygen after escaping 1b3c52d81e underwater.7ac09d6eab71c017

After finishing one, she 873c6bb73a lit another, and then c57c311759 another. As she fd35f9efe4 chain-smoked, the f3caeb40b2 trembling subsided, 00fbdd8c7e the tension a5fdd65289 eased, and c019e1e634 her mind f9d171dd6a became hazy. Feeling slightly 40c1f1ebfc dizzy, she 21c468eb69 took the a3cfc638aa damn curry d2c0c0977b and went b28a048175 inside the f6c53d9a7d house.698db04e50e15f3d

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The house 4c0b738be6 was deathly ad37a50ef5 silent. The man who used 773a230fcc to greet Anna energetically 2de99b8139 like a dog welcoming 9ea2e162cf its owner was lying fa7d806338 in the living room. Without even glancing at 78e7d0750a the man sprawled in 34809bd5aa the middle of the 913b82e377 living room, she headed b5f764cb98 to the kitchen.13d1cba8032995b2

The state of ca6ef36463 the curry in 9461378832 the bag was 8f3f0ed156 miserable. The inside 515f54cedb of the 3a673e860c bag was 088eeda74c a mess aaabd7b9ed with spilled 0673ede0e7 curry. One of e629e8dc12 the two 2b4446089f sets was f91cf5b0c8 intact, but 173619cf24 even that e0576bce47 had curry 7356c9f847 on the 445e0da0f8 bottom. Normally, she 57c78b067a would have 6011330b59 ignored the 8618cf2bc8 spilled curry 4e2f357346 and complained e602edd17a to the b2b7b04c03 restaurant owner bf1ce2c3e8 about the 472e07578d incompetent delivery 98a1e22ea9 guy.b6d1a20e9e72ecd7

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But Anna had no b943ced009 energy to cook, nor 737c0b34ad was she in the 371ebfa99e mood to order something 26d1420b9a new. Most importantly, she fa593e787d felt ravenous, as 904102e4b8 if she might 405f94a34f collapse from hunger.c1a78e950122efe8

She quickly dddead9f50 devoured the 5da1b55983 curry with 17d1c25e3b a large 2b62d90faf soup spoon 46ed04933b and stared 4b8ea917fd blankly at 648f58cd53 the pattern 337c9a34ed on the 49fe673b02 opposite wall. She flinched when 57b8ddd00e a chillingly cheerful e3d57bf70a bell sound broke 03c6c818e8 the silence.9a561924c3610c41

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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.edb4c67a90904dc6

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Sulhansa Jackson: Anna, 837cae5f6a please answer. You need to be 8c09bdbbfb with people when times 54fc13ff76 are tough. We will always 8986a16b01 be on your 5c93c2d127 side. 3:11 PM7bed1ab5b942ddf0

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.25ff7023810d3cc3

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“We can overcome it. Let’s shout it again. I can overcome it.”3d762746ac3ac6a9

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.4fe31df54f51928e

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Repeating to 1cec07dc5c herself endlessly, ba91c9cae5 Anna suddenly d6646edffa flinched. Feeling as 30fee4072c if she 0970fcedbe had bitten 8eaf3d61ad into a e9d29d66d9 lemon, she a6d8366ac0 quickly sent 04497f3182 a text df70bef4e5 message to 1a80771eea someone else.f0f437314729175b

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

Anna sent a message 4c0c902d91 to dealer H, and d48595c5c1 the reply came immediately.4e57ce4e7e3193b4

[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.1c6775b2d99160bc

Dealer H sent a e56c9e2bb0 one-time link to the 503b78ad9d anesthetic purchase page. Based on previous experience, c70b60e220 clicking the link would 135d727383 open a shopping page 1d30d05700 where transactions could only 5a586b4681 be made with cryptocurrency.a20eaad1199f4af2

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The items d3d1b52545 sold on cec025b0c9 the shopping c1066786d3 site were 8fa6d26f40 simple. A purple ampoule 594642f322 containing an anesthetic, f78ba4a516 an illegally modified 8c7858cff6 revolver with a 7097117a68 silencer, anesthetic darts 148acbce11 with enough anesthetic 351658d5ec to knock out 7f51bd6074 a bear in f2d05f5678 one shot, and 342070e4a0 ampoule-type anesthetics. Just four items.ba73d7b283e8fce2

Just an hour ago, 7ac8f44a48 Anna McCarthy had fired b33fb15593 an anesthetic dart. The target 94058d13f3 was her 4157b65ad5 younger brother, 854e265b6e Louis McCarthy, d304eb44ad who was 08cf24c184 twelve years 9da8fca39f younger than 2bf74133cb her. She, who became a 7fe0b3e9c0 police officer for her a0363a94ec family, had aimed a f1eef99309 gun at her only 8a351806e7 blood relative.09591a3c32e9f667

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The revolver 75ee5b8414 was loaded 7d225a6c67 with anesthetic e23e1c3fbc darts, each 7407328f3a capable of df8cfcfddb taking down 4eb09cef9c a 10-foot 974b2dca53 bear with 1f090b6859 a single d40c1ca55f shot. In a panic, ce8d581b82 Anna fired madly 86eeeed8f7 at Louis, who f3a800deb5 had turned into f9b29325a3 a frenzied beast, 318a9690c3 and three out 24261ad7d0 of six darts 09f105f72d hit the mark.5def5c47011c766a

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.fbbb77e3d0bca949

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Just an d14567bf14 hour ago, e60bb9af75 the siblings e1a8674a6a were having 80c9f2bb2e an ordinary a1bedd3f3f day. Until Louis McCarthy 7a37707232 lost his mind c469cbb2ed and tried to 4470abc643 attack his sister, edc1e0ae28 Anna McCarthy, it 4802209e21 was a peaceful a36a48c8b2 afternoon.d883720aeed4e8fd

The siblings, who c8131c60c4 had no talent 3d776fe4a1 for cooking, mostly a3e0211814 relied on delivery 3d7f4a0c25 food for their 316051bf5c meals. Today, they craved 34ecd9d2c2 something particularly spicy 82f8436db0 and stimulating, so bc977b8496 they expanded their 205f576d18 search range across 14116e8544 the river to f2ec75788a the Riverland area 2ce992e0e8 and placed an dc6acdb6ca order at a e28eb3cd4f highly-rated curry shop.20e47577d0fcf5ab

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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.0c8aadc577454365

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.dc780ff83142b75b

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