They had a eting late into the night.
Jane McCain was alone in the dorm, playing with her phone until its battery was almost dead, but Allen Rivera and the others hadn’t co back yet.
Not wanting to sleep but having nothing to do, her only ans of passing the ti was now about to die.
Nowadays, many phone charging cables are universal, but Jane didn’t want to rummage through Fiona Lake and Juliet Stewart’s luggage, feeling that it would be very impolite. After thinking for a mont, she decided to check Allen Rivera’s things first.
She took her phone and stepped out. The dorm next door belonged to Allen Rivera, Ray Cooper, and Lucas Tucker.
The door to the dorm was closed but not locked. Everyone staying here was involved in the justice system and mostly colleagues or familiar faces, so there was no concern about thieves. People rarely locked the door seriously unless they were going far away.
Jane walked into the dorm, rummaged through Allen’s bag, found a phone charging cable, compared it with her phone, and sure enough, it was compatible. She felt quite pleased.
As she was about to leave, she accidentally saw a bottle of Centrum tablets on the table.
Jane was stunned for a mont.
Centrum tablets can supplent various vitamins and minerals to the body, enhance immunity, and make one energetic. It wasn’t sothing rare, but it wasn’t commonly carried around either.
Jane had seen a bottle in Juliet Stewart’s luggage before, and now there was another bottle on the table by Allen’s bed.
...Coincidence?
But this table was between two bunk beds, so it was hard to say whether the Centrum tablets belonged to Allen, Lucas Tucker, or Ray Cooper.
Jane stared at the bottle of Centrum multivitamin tablets for a while, then turned and looked outside the door, seeing that no one had returned yet.
She squeezed her palms, which felt slightly warm and sweaty.
She told herself: There’s nothing to be nervous about, I’m just taking a look... just looking.
Jane spread a tissue on the table, poured out all the Centrum tablets from the bottle, and carefully counted them.
A bottle of 60 pills, not a single one missing.
This indicated that although Juliet Stewart had delivered the Centrum tablets, Allen hadn’t taken any.
Did he plan not to take them, or just hadn’t had the chance to take them? ...This question, Jane felt, was worth studying further.
She put all the Centrum tablets back into the bottle, closed the lid, placed it back in its original position, and left with the charging cable.
Allen and his group returned from their eting at 11 PM.
He ca over to see Jane, mindful that there were still two girls changing clothes and getting ready for bed, and stood at the door of the dorm, beckoning to her.
Jane imdiately put her phone down, slipped on her slippers, and happily followed him to the dorm next door.
Ray and Lucas sneaked out to smoke, giving the two so space.
With only Allen and Jane left in the dorm, Jane imdiately confronted Allen with the issue of the Centrum tablets—
"Where did these co from?"
"Juliet Stewart brought them over."
"Why did she give you these?"
Allen watched her silently for a mont, his eyes glinting with amusent, "Juliet said everyone has been very tired recently and brought so Centrum to boost our immunity so we wouldn’t fall ill while away."
Jane pursed her lips, not speaking, but inwardly sneering: So adept at hiding her intentions, giving things under the guise of caring for everyone, naturally Allen wouldn’t refuse.
Allen pulled her over to sit on his lap, and asked with a smile, "What’s on your mind?"
"Nothing," Jane denied.
Allen teased her on purpose, "Aren’t you worried about soone stealing away?"
Jane’s eyes widened instantly.
—So you do know!
"Alright, stop worrying," he smiled, gently touching her lips, his voice very low, "Go to sleep now, I’ll take you ho tomorrow."
Jane was reluctant to leave him, clinging to him, half-hinting and half-testing, whispering, "I want to take the Centrum tablets."
Allen smiled wryly, picked up the Centrum from the table, and placed it in her hand.
"Feel better now?"
Jane blinked, innocently biting her lip while looking at him, her fingers slowly playing with the buttons on his chest, "I also want to get a pajamas..."
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