Chloe went downstairs for lunch with her family, they seemed so happy to have her back, but they weren’t comfortable. She could see her mother still had a troubled face, her forehead would wrinkle up in a frown and she also noticed her sister was trying her best not to ask any questions.
However, they both seemed to be just satisfied by her presence alone, Chloe cracked the bones in her neck, still feeling sore, as she pulled out a chair for herself.
She wondered if she could live like this, like pretend nothing had happened.
“I should go to the police sometime after lunch.” Her mother broke the silence that settled over them. Chloe’s eyes snapped up. “Why?” she asked softly, twirling the pasta in her fork.
“While you went missing, I went to report to the police, with Mikhail.” Sel
