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

eventually brought out a pile

Chloe, here are the records from the case you

him,

the records department, had never seen such a strikingly beautiful

especially attentive to

you need these records for? It's

been dead for two days. This Shawn was a local thug, always causing trouble. His accidental death was almost a

carefully scanned through

in, offering more

up in an orphanage,

for him.

old cases, from

didn't bother

were glued

was the coroner's autopsy

sentence made Chloe's heart pound and her pupils

deceased's lungs had no

how

only

before being tossed into the reservoir. That's why

fingers tightened, her expression taut, like a

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

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