Facade of Love

Chapter 34 The Body Is Missing

“She left,” Idris said, his dark eyes still fixed on me. This man was much taller than me, and talking to him with my head tilted back made my neck hurt, so I simply avoided any further conversation.

I tore open the hydrogen peroxide and cotton balls to treat his wound, which was indeed deep. I could see the many layers under his skin split open. I could not help but gasp inwardly–that seemingly tiny life was really very sharp. If it had been a ⠀man attacking, I feared that Idris‘ hand would have been forever ruined.

He hissed in pain, perhaps because I had been too rough.

old coldly. “Bear with

I paused for a moment, looked up at him with a dark face, and the pain. I’m not Moore. I can’t give you any sweet, soft words ”

He just smiled silently at me.

I did not want to talk to him any more than necessary. I quickly treated his wound and cleaned up the trash, then listened in to the police officers nearby.

I could not help but look over when I heard voices from their direction, only to see a mutilated puppy lying in the opened trunk. It had probably been there for days and was somewhat decomposed.

scene and frowned at me. “Ms. Scott, what’s

Benett’s wife. She seemed to be in a daze, looking at the dead dog in the trunk and muttering to herself,

was happening. I repeated to the police what the woman had told me earlier in the cafe, saying helplessly, “I don’t get it either. She didn’t seem to be lying at the time,

the police officer said to another officer, “Take her statement, and try to get in touch with the person she claims was killed to

Benett’s wife. After the police interviewed her, I learned that this woman’s name was Sophia Sanchez and she was in her forties. If not for

story she told me in the

him, I called the front

end, I got the news that Benett had gone on a business trip to Tully City five days ago and had not returned. I got his contact number from the front desk, but the call

could not confirm anything, Sophia kept muttering, “I killed him, stabbed him over

mental state, the police took her home. There was indeed a pool of blood in the living room. At first, the police thought it was human blood, but after testing, they discovered it was the blood of the dead dog,

the situation for the time being, they stayed at Sophia’s

situation was strange, and I was not in a hurry to leave. Idris, on the other hand, was receiving one phone call after

at him and could not help but sneer. “You seem

his phone but at me, asking, “When do

no plans to leave. I’m also curious about what’s going on here. I want to know whether Benett is