Chapter 155
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 155<\/p>\n
Staring at the registration page, Bonnie couldn\u2019t stop replaying what Ralph said at the police station.<\/p>\n
Leave Cabinda? Was that what they all wanted?<\/p>\n
The thought made her laugh, almost out loud. If she ever left this city, it wouldn\u2019t be because she was scared or trying to run away. The only reason she\u2019d ever pack up and go was if somewhere else offered the kind of life she really wanted, somewhere she could finally do the things she\u2019d always dreamed of.<\/p>\n
She wouldn\u2019t stay just for someone. She wouldn\u2019t leave just because of someone, either.<\/p>\n
She used to be on the fence about applying for grad school. But suddenly, this moment felt right. Today was the last day to sign up, as if the universe was shoving her forward.<\/p>\n
So, why not? What did she have to lose?<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
The next morning, on her way out the door for work, Bonnie was extra careful. She checked the feed on her door camera, scrolling through the latest recordings, making sure nothing was off before she let herself relax.<\/p>\n
Everything looked normal. When she got to the gate of her apartment complex, the security guard called her over to explain that, because of yesterday\u2019s incident, management wanted all delivery drivers double-checked for a while.<\/p>\n
They had to show their tickets, prove the deliveries were real before going inside.<\/p>\n
Bonnie thanked him, but the worry clung to her, following her all the way to the office.<\/p>\n
Stressing over it wouldn\u2019t change a thing. She was stuck on the defensive, left with nothing solid in her hands. Whenever something reached beyond the country\u2019s borders, the police struggled to investigate, and cases could drag on forever. Anything could happen in that time, and once it did, there was no way to fix it.<\/p>\n
Right now, all Bonnie could do was be extra careful, take things as they came. If anything happened, she\u2019d call the police. If new clues came up, she\u2019d follow them.<\/p>\n
She thought about reaching out to Odette and Carl. From her memory, they seemed like fair people, reasonable, not the type to take sides without thinking.<\/p>\n
Even if she hid at home or ran to Helen\u2019s, trouble had a way of finding you. Worse, she might end up pulling in her friends and family.<\/p>\n
Helen understood this about her and didn\u2019t argue. She just let out a quiet sigh.<\/p>\n
Back at her desk, Bonnie saw a new message from Aiken.<\/p>\n
[I asked around with a colleague. The girls who hurt you three years ago probably aren\u2019t involved. Their lives are stable and they were cooperative during the questioning. Usually, when that\u2019s the case, it\u2019s rare for them to suddenly go after you again. We\u2019ll look in other directions.]<\/p>\n
Bonnie wasn\u2019t surprised\u2014it never really felt like those girls. She typed back, [Okay, thanks. I\u2019ll let you know if anything else comes up.]<\/p>\n
Before she could get a reply, her phone buzzed so suddenly that Bonnie jumped, almost knocking her mouse off the desk.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t just one notification. Her phone was going off again and again, a rapid-fire barrage of messages that filled the quiet office with the sound of urgent alerts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-823","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}