Waylen lowered his head, lit a cigarette, and then blew out smoke toward the night sky.
He said in a cold voice, âWe had a deal, Mavis.
I give you $20 million, and you help me gather evidence.
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âlknow.
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Pulling on Waylenâs pant leg, Mavis begged, âBut I didnât expect that Theo would make bail.
He will come for me now.
Please, Mr.
Fowler.
This is the last time I will ask for your help.
I wonât bother you or Mrs.
Fowler again after this, I swear.
Please.
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Resting one hand on her belly, she continued, âI just want to keep my baby.
â
After a while, Waylen asked, âWhoâs the father of your child?â
âI donât know,â Mavis muttered after along pause.
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She had been with too many men lately.
She really had no idea who sired the baby in her belly.
Waylen looked at the vacant expression on Mavisâ face.
She really had the same likeness as Elviraâs.
They were like two sides of the same coin.
Elvira was the light, flamboyant side while Mavis was the dark, mysterious side.
Mavis was only in her early 20s, but her life already couldnât be worse.
After he finished his cigarette, Waylen told Mavis, âGo to Heron.
Iâll have someone arrange everything for you.
Consider your housing and hospitalization needs when you have your baby taken care of.
I only have one condition.
Leave Duefron and never come back.
I donât want you crossing paths with me or my family ever again, especially Rena.
â
With that, Waylen handed Mavis a business card and got back into his car.
The card he gave her was his trusted assistantâs.
Mavis said in a broken voice, âOkay.
I promise I will disappear and never show up again.
â
Waylen gunned his engine and slowly drove away.
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Mavis held onto the business card tightly, as if she had just caught a life-saving straw.
Waylen didnât go home.
He drove to Bahraou, a well-known cemetery in Duefron.
All the urns in there were unclaimed by family or loved ones.
Elviraâs ashes were there.
It was late at night.
Waylen wasnât supposed to get in, but he gave the gatekeeper two packs of fine cigarettes, and the gatekeeper gave him access.
It wasnât the first time that he came here.
He soon found the urn containing Elviraâs ashes.