Stanley's voice suddenly disappeared from the phone.
Summer looked nervous. She frowned and said seriously, "Stanley? Stanley, speak!"
But there was no response from the phone.
Summer put down her phone and looked at it.
She found Stanley had hung up.
Summer looked at her watch. It was one o'clock in the morning.
It was one o'clock in the morning in Country M, and noon at home.
Summer pursed her lips and dialed Stanley's phone number.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unreachable."
Summer dialed several times in a row, but she couldn't get through.
She put down her phone in frustration, and pressed her temples. Dropping her head, she fell into his own thought.
Stanley called her in the middle of the night. It was possible that he had just got his phone. The phone suddenly stopped just now. It was very likely that he had been discovered, so his phone was taken away.
But Summer was certain that Stanley was safe now.
Although Summer didn't know why Connel brought Stanley to Country M by force, fortunately, he didn't do anything to Stanley.
But why was Stanley so anxious to drive her home?
Stanley said that Connel wouldn't stop her if she wanted to leave. Wasn't it self-contradictory?
At present, the only person Summer knew in Country M was Connel. It was her first time in Country M, and she had never offended anyone here before.
Even if someone wanted to harm her, she could only think of Connel. Therefore, Stanley told her to hurry back. The person who he wanted her to be on guard was not Connel, but someone else.
In that case, did Stanley save Summer back then because of this mysterious person? Did Stanley regret it now?
Summer felt his thought was probably correct.
If Summer was correct, Connel forcibly brought Stanley back to Country M in order to lure Summer here, right? Once Summer's previous hypothesis held, her deduction would be valid.
Stanley had an ulterior motive in saving her from the beginning, but she didn't know what it was. Stanley didn't tell Summer. Leonard suspected that Stanley might be the hypnotic expert who hypnotized him back then, causing his memories to be sealed.
Not long after, Stanley was forcibly taken away by Connel, and Summer followed him to Country M.
Stanley called her late at night to ask her to hurry home.
Until now, Stanley had never done anything to hurt her. She believed Stanley would not harm her. However, was she really going to return home empty-handed?
She had not found Stanley yet, and she did not know who was trying to harm her.
It was more than likely that Stanley knew who wanted to harm her. He was fine now. If Summer returned home, would something happen to him? Thinking of this, Summer hesitated.
She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned her head against the bed. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
However, she was guickly awakened. She dreamt that Stanley was smiling at her with blood all over his body. Summer couldn't fall asleep after that.
Since Summer couldn't sleep anymore, she got out of bed and put on her clothes, intending to explore the villa.
She was unfamiliar with the place. It was better to take the initiative to attack. Even if Stanley was not in the villa, she might be able to find some clues.
After Summer got dressed, she walked to the door, opened a crack in the door, and quietly looked outside.
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