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.

must've told you,

Corley said nothing.

conspiracy or

many years. You know me well, how

support to Maisie and

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

how could they have

lightly: "I underestimated

as he spoke.

Corley was determined to see him

be arrested. To lessen his punishment, he would naturally point

en

involving two

the

the

a

out

a rich kid taking lives, hiring

trial with public opinion, aiming for

all his power, couldn't

you see it

dare to go through with the murder, and that he was the puppeteer behind

treated you like a brother. Why?