How dare I open the door?
Hilda is so scary. How dare I face her like this?
I stand there, pretending not to hear her.
Hilda knocks on the door, and her voice becomes even colder.
"Are you sure you won't open the door? Will you open it if I bring your son here?"
Earl?
I couldn't help but be frightened as she mentions Earl.
I'm afraid that Hilda will hurt Earl again.
Whether it's Frances or Earl, I can't let anything happen to them.
No matter how scared I am, I could only take a deep breath and open the door.
Hilda stands at the door and looks at me with a faint smile.
My heart is beating wildly.
Sweat breaks out from my palms.
After a long time, I calm myself down and whisper to Hilda, "What are you doing here?"
"It's not what 'I'm doing here'. I'm curious about what are you doing here?"
It's certain that Hilda doesn't find mere here by accident.
She must have known something when she comes.
I hope she doesn't know why I'm here.
Looking at her, I ask, "What do you think I'm here for?"
After saying that, I carefully observe her expression.
Although I already know Hilda's identity, what I'm most afraid of is alerting her.
If she knows that I know her identity, she might do something crazy.
Hilda snorts and says with a smile, "What else can it be? Frances, of course. Don't think that I don't know that you've gone to the company to see him. You're really naïve. Do you think that he will make up with you as long as you go to him? Don't you think that you shot him so ruthlessly? What kind of man can still love a woman who wants to kill him?"
What she says really hurts me.
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