Facade of Love

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Chapter 265 Turning Point

The room I used to be in had a heater, which someone had unceremoniously turned off. The person who used to bring meals on time had not shown up in days. Now, in the depths of winter, even in the south, Lake City’s sub–zero temperatures were brutal.

I had always been cold–blooded, especially in the winter–my hands and feet would turn to ice all the time.

I could handle the chill with the heater, but now, without it, it was a whole different level of misery.

They had cut me off from food and water, and at first, I could handle it. However, by the second day, I was dizzy, my limbs were numb, and my heart was racing from the hunger and thirst.

I knew they were trying to break me to make me confess. If I caved, I would be sealing my fate as a murderer in court, especially without any evidence to back me up.

I held on.

day three, my throat was like a

everything felt hazy. Renata, the same cop who had grilled me before, was there, eyeing me with a mix of suspicion and superiority. “Yvette,” she

my voice scratchy and dry, “What do you want me

to the chase,

bitter laugh before replying, “Officer, is this your

“A murderer wants to

really, but just so you know, the Scotts can

that

No solid evidence, just trying to wring a confession out of me. Does that mean you’re incompetent? Are you so desperate to close the case that you would stoop to this? Officer, how are you any different from those internet trolls who stir up drama without a clue about

tell if my words had hit a nerve, but she went pale with anger. Staring me down, she snapped, “Alright, if you’re going to be stubborn, then stick with it. Let’s see how long

the picture of what was coming my way.

of the loop on the outside world. I had left everything in Marcus’s hands; the rest was out of my control. I was clear on one thing: without evidence to

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