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.

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

Corley said nothing.

too scared to do the deed properly, so technically, I can't be charged with conspiracy or incitement. Your grand plan

for so many years. You know me well, how could

Maisie and her son, even had

well, moving into another five-star hotel and showing up at the company every

could they

chuckled lightly: "I

he spoke. "Why set me

were brothers, but Corley was determined to see

To lessen his punishment, he would naturally

en

to commit murder, involving

the

the

a

out of

screaming about a rich kid taking lives, hiring a hitman

goal was to sway the trial

all his

you see

with the murder, and that he

teeth: "I treated you like