Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

The voice on the other end had said just one thing, "Zip it. If it's not your place to speak, then don't. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to silence you." With that, the call was abruptly ended.

The driver held his phone, his shirt already drenched with sweat.

...

As night fell, Murray stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, motionless as if in deep meditation.

He watched as the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky gradually swallowed by darkness, and shadows began to creep from every unseen corner.

When the night fully descended, the man's tall figure was reflected in the glass.

Suddenly, he picked up his phone and dialed a number.

The call was quickly answered.

Murray: "Having fun, Corley?"

There was a slight pause on the other end: "Murray, what's gotten into you now?"

He smirked: "Didn't Micah give you a call?"

Micah was the name of the driver.

Silence fell on the other end.

"He must've told you, the guy's still alive,

Corley said nothing.

charged with conspiracy or incitement. Your grand plan just went down the drain." Corley's tone darkened. "...When did you

know me well, how could

financial support to Maisie and her son, even had

well, moving into another five-star

how could they

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was furious as he spoke. "Why set me

brothers, but Corley was determined to see

killed them, without a doubt, he would be arrested. To lessen his punishment, he would naturally point to the mastermind

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to commit murder, involving

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rich kid taking lives, hiring

to sway the trial with public

all his power, couldn't escape punishment. "Corley,

see it

through with the murder,

treated you like a brother. Why? Because of