Sister, look at him!

Chapter 388 When the Rose Withers 11

After returning home, Carol had a high fever for two whole days.

She dreamed of the man with long light blond hair again.

It was still the same scene, with the young girl being held in arms, surrounded by people with strange diseases. But this time, she saw more clearly that the attitude of those with strange diseases towards men was not intimidation, but submission.

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In her hazy consciousness, Carol seemed to hear a quarrel, and her brows furrowed. She unconsciously said, "Quarrel..."

The quarrel stopped immediately.

Edwin didn't dare to move, his hands still pulling Charles. Charles also subconsciously slowed down his breathing and stared at Carol's reaction nervously.

They were relieved when they saw Carol's frown relaxed again.

Edwin tried to lower his voice, "When will Carol be better?"

Charles didn't say anything. He just packed up his medicine box, pulled Edwin out of Carol's room, and whispered, "You're frightened. If you keep being afraid, you'll never get better."

Edwin was so frightened by the result that he took a while to calm down. He was still ill and he forced himself to get out of bed after hearing that Carol was sick.

"Carol came to see me before," he said glumly, "Did I infect her?"

Charles shook his head. "Fright is not contagious. You're worrying too much."

Edwin was still a little exhausted, "Is there any way to make her better?"

Charles hesitated for a moment, "It's a bit tricky. She just went out for a while and it happened. She must have encountered something."

Edwin suddenly thought of something. "Could it be someone with a strange disease?" He said, "The last time I saw someone with a strange disease, Carol was also sick."

Charles was a little absent-minded, he was not sure. He asked about Kahlo's whereabouts, and the answer he got was just wandering around the East District for a while.

Those things couldn't leave the East District, and Carol wouldn't be able to see them unless she went to the East District.

Just as he was thinking this, Mrs. Perry came quickly from the end of the corridor. Her face looked a little ugly, and her posture showed that she was trying her best to remain dignified.

"Elena Dodge is dead."

She died in the East District in a very tragic way. Some witnesses claimed that they saw Carol having a verbal dispute with Elena on the day she disappeared.

Thinking about Carol's current appearance...

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Carol was dreaming, dreaming all the time.

Sometimes it was the man with long light blond hair, and sometimes it was Elena's death. She didn't sleep well, and cold sweat kept oozing from her forehead.

The room was very quiet, but there were always tiny noises coming in through the cracks in the door and windows, tormenting her already fragile nerves.

At some point, a blue butterfly squeezed in through the window, fluttering its wings and landing at the base of Carol's hair.

Carol's uneasy expression visibly eased.

The butterfly fluttered its wings slowly, and with each flutter, Carol's expression softened a little.

In the end, the butterfly was too tired to move, and Carol's breathing became long and deep.

Carol no longer had those terrible dreams because a beautiful butterfly appeared in his dreams.

In the afternoon, Carol woke up, and when she shook her head, the butterflies on her forehead fell off and landed on her cheeks.

The butterfly's body had been dried by the wind, leaving only a shell, like a beautifully crafted specimen.

Carol carefully picked up the fragile butterfly and wanted to place it on the table, but unexpectedly found a bunch of bright violets beside the pillow.

She doesn't like violets, she likes red roses.

Just as she was frowning and looking at the bunch of violets, wondering what to do, Anne, who was worried, came in with a clean towel. When she saw Carol awake, her eyes immediately lit up with surprise.

"Miss Carol, you're awake!"

But in an instant, her surprise turned into worry, "Officer Harold is outside..."

As Anne continued to talk, Carol's already pale face turned even paler. But she still managed to smile, "Well, let's go down quickly, so as not to keep Officer Harold waiting for too long."

"Yeah." Anne put down the towel and started looking for clothes for Carol.

Carol was so flustered that she forgot to ask Anne who gave her the violet.

……

In the living room, Mrs. Perry's face was livid, Serinda lowered her head and remained silent, and Mr. and Mrs. Dodge looked at Carol with resentment.

Harold is questioning the witness.

Edwin and Zane sat together. They didn't express their attitudes on their faces, but the scales in their hearts had already tipped towards Carol.

"I saw Miss Crane and the two Miss Dodges arguing about something, and then Miss Crane left in a huff."

The person who witnessed all this was a shoe factory worker who was returning home after a night shift. He did not know these three upper-class ladies, but Elena's appearance was published in the newspaper.

He recognized Elena, and when he was taken to the police station for questioning, he identified Serinda and Carol among a pile of photos, and only then did he know the identities of these three ladies.

When Serinda said nothing, Carol spoke.

Her voice was small but powerful.

"I had some contact with Serinda at the tea party, but I didn't know Miss Elena. So when I saw Miss Elena attacking Serinda, I immediately ran over to stop her."

This is indeed consistent with the testimony of the witnesses. Harold looked at Serinda who had been lowering her head. "Is that so?"

Before Serinda could speak, Mrs. Dodge spoke at Mr. Dodge's signal, "Elena has always loved her sister and would never do such a thing."

After hearing this, Edwin couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zane deliberately squinted at him and asked, “Edwin, what are you laughing at?”

Edwin also knew that Zane was handing him the pole, so he immediately climbed up the pole. "The two Miss Dodgers being on good terms is the biggest joke I've ever heard. They often quarrel at banquets."

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Dodge glared at Serinda, "Your sister is in poor health and you are bullying her!"

Seeing that Mr. Dodge was about to let this slip, Harold stopped him in time, "Miss Dodge, is what Miss Crane said true?"

Mrs. Dodge wanted to say something else, but Harold was already getting impatient.

Serinda also raised her head. She looked at Carol with a complicated expression and said without any context, "I'm sorry."

Carol was confused, and so were the others.

What does it mean?

Serinda continued, "I treat you as a friend, but if I defended you that day, Elena would have attacked you too."

Carol also looked at Serinda. Although she felt sorry for Serinda's experience, she could not forget the embarrassment and grievance she felt at that time, so she turned her head away and said softly, "I don't accept your apology."

Serinda smiled bitterly and continued Carol's words, completing the details.