Chapter 12
A sharp jolt ran through Matteo’s chest. His eyes darted around the living room, searching desperately for something, or rather,
for someone.
It was like he was expecting Evelyn to step out at the moment.
“Eve…”
He called her name over and over again, but the panic in his heart only grew stronger.
A thought, an impossible, terrifying thought, began to creep into his mind.
Did Eve leave him? No. He refused to believe it.
“Eve, you’re messing with me, right? Come on out, this isn’t funny.” His voice cracked slightly. “I know I messed up this
morning, but Becky and I are really just friends. Please, believe me.“.
He kept talking, his feet moving restlessly through the house, scanning every corner like she might be hiding somewhere.
But then, he finally noticed it. The estate felt emptier.
Their photos together were gone.
Evelyn’s personal belongings were gone.
Everything was gone.
How?
How could everything be gone?
Matteo felt like he was losing his mind.
That nightmare from earlier flashed through his head again. Desperate, he pulled out his phone and tried calling Evelyn.
But all he got was the endless, monotonous ringing of an unanswered call.
His hands trembled as he switched to texting, only for a bright red exclamation mark to appear on the screen.
Evelyn had blocked him.
His pupils shrank. His entire body shook.
A suffocating fear swallowed him whole.
Frantically, he scrolled through his phone, searching for any trace of her on social media.
Nothing.
