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

eventually brought out a pile of old

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

him, "I

records department, had never seen such a

especially attentive to

these records for? It's just

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 opened

carefully scanned through

leaned in, offering

up in an orphanage, no family to

forward for him. Found

from

bother answering

eyes were glued to a particular

the coroner's

Chloe's heart pound

lungs had no

was drowning, how could Shawn's lungs

only

into the reservoir. That's why his

her expression taut, like a

to Lee, "His lungs were dry, obviously not a drowning. Why didn't anyone look into

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