Facade of Love

Chapter 303

Chapter 303 Freak Accident or Foul Play?

I….

Was he hinting that he wanted to stick around too?

With that hanging in the air, I lay back, staring at the ceiling, my head pounding.

Maybe it was the presence of my two knights in shining armor, but I actually dozed off. By the time I woke up, night had fallen.

The room was empty, yet a low murmur of voices in the hall could be heard.

Groggy and stiff, I swung my legs out of bed and shuffled over. As I got closer to the door, the voices grew clearer.

Renata’s death was not an accident. She had a bunch of injuries that were hidden away, like she had been in a serious scrap before the fire even started. “I’ve got to get to the bottom of this.” That was Officer Jackson’s voice, and it sounded like he was fighting back tears.

I froze for a second, my mind racing back to when I had left the police station. I had heard something about a fire at Officer Jackson’s place, but with my mom and Maxwell’s accident in Lorrell, I was too freaked out to ask about his family.

Renata was gone?

the shock hit me, the hospital room door swung open, and there were Idris and Officer Jackson, both staring right

a weak smile and said, “I… need to get some air.”

cool and distant as always. “I’ll go

I shook my head and turned to Officer Jackson, “No, it’s fine. I’ll go alone. You guys have your chat.”

worry about it. We’re done talking.

nodded to

watched Officer Jackson walk away, then shot a look at Idris, who was still standing there. My mind was buzzing with questions, but I could

hesitation, Idris finally said, “Come on.”

settled over the place, with people rushing in and out–worried family members and patients worn down by sickness. I found a spot by the flowerbeds and just sat there, lost in

kind that bit at your skin, dry and frigid. On a still day, you could almost forget the cold. However, when the wind whipped through, it felt like

I asked, the words tumbling out before I could think of gentler

and detached as the winter air. “She didn’t make it. She was pulled from the fire, but

to expect more from

Idris fell silent for a moment before he dropped another bombshell. Lucas’s death has stirred up a hornet’s nest at

had been a thorn in the

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