Collector

Meanwhile, in the shop, the woman who had previously left Levi came back and handed him a fairly large cream-colored paper bag.

The woman seemed to want to give him the bag, but Levi refused. A few moments later, Levi wout of the shop carrying a porcelain doll with him.

"He's going out! I'm dead if he catches me here! Aaagh... I have to hide!" Aware that Levi might catch her snooping, Soraya was reluctant to be called a stalker again. In a state of panic, Soraya looked for a safe hiding place, namely behind a building wall.

From where she was hiding, Soraya could see Levi coming out of the shop and walking towards his car which was parked not far from the shop. Robert got into the car and took the doll with him.

Levi's car drove away from the shop along the long highway. After confirming that Levi had really left, Soraya came out of the hiding place with cold sweat all over my body, just like now the thief who was trying to pull away.

"Thank God he's gone. He almost saw me following him!" Soraya sighed, she felt very relieved.

But that feeling didn't last long, when a much greater curiosity peaked in his heart and mind. Soraya decided to enter the antique shop to get information about the super mysterious lecturer.

"Excuse me!" He exclaimed as he stepped into the shop.

The woman who had been talking to Levi approached Soraya with a smile on her face.

"Welcome? How can I help you?" asked the woman.

Soraya wasn't sure that she wanted to buy something in this place, considering that this was an antique shop, it was certain that the items sold in this shop were quite expensive.

"People no, I just wanted to ask about Bo-doll-" Soraya wasn't sure about talking about it. He was afraid that this woman would think that he was a stalker or spy.

"Doll?"

"Ah...that, I mean earlier I saw a man come out with a porcelain doll. I thought the doll was very beautiful, so maybe-"

"Oh yes, I understand. You saw the man earlier, right? He often comes to this shop, you could say he has been a regular customer for two years. If you don't know him, maybe I can tell you. He is Levi William Stanley, the famous painter whose works are often displayed in art galleries and bought by painting collectors."

"I-is that so? I think I know." His speech was clumsy. Soraya wasn't sure whether to tell this woman that she was one of Robert's students who studied at the university where he taught. But Soraya thought it was better if she didn't say anything.

"Levi s a porcelain doll collector. He has collected many antique and rare dolls and he bought them all at very expensive prices. I didn't expect that such a great painter would choose a hobby that is quite unique and amazing. Isn't that right?"

"Y-yeah, I think so!" Soraya smiled awkwardly.

Even though she confirmed that her hobby of collecting porcelain dolls was a unique hobby, Soraya's thoughts were focused on an article from that mysterious website.

One of the articles on the website clearly talks about the strange hobby and habit of Robert William Stanley, who really liked porcelain dolls in the form of girls.

And strangely, the article also shows several photos of a collection of neatly arranged porcelain dolls which are said to be one of Levi's most valuable collections.

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"This is absolutely impossible! How could the author of this article know this much? Is he a stalker? Or perhaps, he is an acquaintance of the lecturer who has a bad relationship with him?" Soraya muttered alone under a tree whose leaves were falling.

He kept reading the article over and over again to confirm the rumors. Soraya felt strange, because it seemed she had to admit that she really cared about that man.

"What are you doing here?" A woman's voice was heard along with a pat on her shoulder.

Soraya immediately turned around, she was very surprised to see someone she knew suddenly approaching her like this. Seeing his funny face, Kimberly immediately laughed.

"Hahaha you're so cute! You should see how cute your face is!" Kimberly said. He chuckled and it seemed he was serious about Soraya's surprised expression which looked very funny.

"You startled me!" Soraya breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment he thought that the person who caught him standing in this place and tapped him on the shoulder was Robert.

"What are you doing here? Do you have an appointment with someone? Oh I know, you must be waiting for David, right? I thought you were going for the weekend, but today is still Wednesday, right? Did you change your schedule because afraid I want to come?" Kimberly asked suspiciously. It was very clear from his attitude that he had a very hard time trusting other people.

"No, you're wrong! I'm not waiting for David. I'm just walking around for a while, there's nothing important."

"Oh really? If you want to go out for a walk why don't you just take me?"

"I've tried to contact you, but your cell phone number can't be reached and Diana, it seems like she's very busy today."

"You're right, my phone battery ran out. I really didn't notice!" Kimberly said while checking her cellphone which was completely dead because it had run out of battery.

"So you're alone, what are you doing?"

"I went to the bookstore, there was a book I wanted to read."

"Oh yes?"

"Are you curious?"

"Not too-"

"You bastard! Increasingly and more and more like a woman causes that. I'm going home now! Do you still want to be here?" Kimberly got up and started walking.

"No, I'm going home too!"

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