Facade of Love

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?

room door swung open, and there were Idris and Officer Jackson, both staring right

said, “I… need to get some air.” The door had caught me off guard, and I was slow to process

cool and distant as always.

to decline, I shook my head and turned to Officer Jackson,

it. We’re done talking. I’ve got stuff to handle, so

to

Officer Jackson walk away, then shot a look at Idris, who was still standing there. My mind was

a moment of hesitation, Idris

room, grabbed a jacket, and threw it over my shoulders. Together, we headed down to the hospital’s garden. Night had 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,

could almost forget the cold. However, when the wind whipped

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

his voice as crisp and detached as the winter air. “She didn’t make it. She was pulled from the

said, and though I had a million questions swirling in my head, I knew better. than to expect more from him. After a brief pause, I pressed on,

moment before he dropped another

in a flash. Officer Jackson had been a thorn in the side of the