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

Corley said nothing.

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

know me well, how could you think I

support to Maisie and her

to live well, moving into another five-star

someone backing them, how could

lightly: "I

was furious as he spoke. "Why

but Corley was determined to see

a doubt, he would be arrested. To lessen his punishment, he

en

commit murder, involving two

the

fan the

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out of

kid taking lives, hiring a

trial with public opinion, aiming for a harsher

whole strategy would have ensured Murray, despite all his

see

wouldn't dare to go through with the murder, and that he was the puppeteer behind

"I treated you like a brother. Why? Because