Chloe frowned but answered the call anyway.

Lucas's slurred voice came through the line, "Chloe, did you call me? Sorry, I missed it."

He continued rambling, "It's been years since you last called me. I'm thrilled, Chloe..."

Chloe's voice was steady and calm, "Linda had a miscarriage. She's at Ryan General Hospital in the maternity ward." Lucas snapped out of his haze instantly, "What? Say that again!"

Chloe hung up without another word.

A smirk tugged at her lips.

As a father, he was definitely dropping the ball.

She'd mentioned the miscarriage on purpose.

He had it coming.

Leaving the hospital, Chloe found herself at a loss for where to go next.

She made her way to the Riverbrook Police Station.

Chloe had once interviewed the Chief of Police there.

She'd given him a heads-up beforehand.

a records clerk ready

took a while but eventually brought out a pile

case you were asking about, from five

thanked him, "I

the records department, had never seen such a strikingly beautiful

he was especially attentive

what do you need these records for? It's

days. This Shawn was a local thug, always causing trouble. His accidental death

scanned through

in,

in an

him. Found at

Chloe, these are old cases, from five

bother answering

glued

was the coroner's

Chloe's heart pound and

lungs

was drowning, how could Shawn's lungs

only one

dead before being tossed into the reservoir. That's why his lungs had

fingers tightened, her expression taut, like a

lungs were dry, obviously not a

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