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 to meet

brought

Chloe, here are the records from the case you were asking about,

him,

spent years in the records department, had never seen such a strikingly beautiful woman in

was especially attentive to

records for? It's just a routine drowning

dead for two days. This Shawn was a local thug, always causing trouble. His accidental death was almost a relief around here. Maybe it was karma, you know, evil begets evil." Chloe had already

scanned

in, offering more

Shawn grew up in an orphanage,

one came forward for him. Found at

Chloe, these are old cases, from five years ago. Why

bother answering

eyes were glued to a particular

the coroner's

Chloe's heart pound and

lungs had no

drowning, how could Shawn's lungs be

only one

tossed into the reservoir. That's why

taut, like a

Lee, "His lungs were dry, obviously not

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