Chapter 131: I Finally Found A Lead

"I expected you to be shocked, but I didn't expect you to scream like you're in a haunted house, bitch!" Evangeline teased me, her laugh echoing through the entire room.

I shot her a glare, and she immediately stopped. Adjusting her position on the bed, she clamped her mouth shut.

Still, I could see her grinning in my peripheral vision.

My hand was trembling as I picked up the weird mask lying on the floor. "This is..."

"Ash's head," she finished my sentence before breaking into another fit of laughter.

I glared at her again, but this time, it didn't faze her.

She seemed to be having the time of her life watching my reaction, forgetting she was supposed to be a comatose patient in a hospital.

I examined the mask. Its skin is eerily realistic. At first glance, I even thought I was holding Ash's severed head. The facial features were disturbingly lifelike. Creating something of this quality would take not just immense resources but also an incredible amount of skill and time.

I was terrified and impressed. I'd never seen anything like it before, and such advanced craftsmanship made it clear the creator must have global influence. Whoever made this was powerful.

"And here," Evangeline called me again, her hand gesturing for my attention. "Look at this."

She pointed to her phone, connected to a USB adapter. I moved closer and watched a video playing on her screen.

It was a conversation between Ash and Senator Windwood. Ash sat on a couch, his hands resting on his knees, fingers intertwined.

Even on video, his presence was chilling, as if a dark aura surrounded him. I'd noticed it before but ignored it, too caught up in believing Ash had tried to kill me.

He smirked while staring at Senator Windwood, saying something I couldn't hear.

turn up the volume, but Evangeline shook

it but got nothing.

Kesha. She was multi-talented-maybe she could

video again. Senator Windwood's fear was

Ash suddenly stood, grabbed

down my spine at the menacing look Ash

Windwood's shoes, I'd

bat. The man collapsed to the floor, clutching his waist in agony. Blood dripped from his nose as he struggled to catch his breath. Although the video had no sound, I could lip-read Ash's final

that," he smirked, tossing the bat to the floor. "Don't say I didn't warn

unplugged the USB adapter and slid it under her pillow, keeping the

guess everyone wanted him dead. I wonder what they were talking about." I shrugged, though I had an idea. It had to do with what I'd been hiding-the SD

to look.

time, using it to strike everyone in

video..." I whispered, pointing at her

said, rolling her eyes as she tucked her phone under the pillow. "What more proof do you need? I gave you the creepy

Everything was starting to align-the strange gut feelings, Haze's

Ash," I stated firmly, staring at the wall as anger brewed within me.

found in the computer room.

me repeatedly he

still couldn't fully trust him, given his secrets, I couldn't ignore the possibility that something sinister was happening

bad for them. I trust my first love," Evangeline declared confidently, grinning. "At first, I'll admit, I thought he shot you. But over time, I realized Ash isn't the type to betray someone." Her words weighed heavily on me. I'd never given Ash that

if I had, my anger always

wouldn't let my guard down. My instincts had always been sharp, and I trusted

deeply wrong, like the dark aura I felt every time I encountered

the rooftop... I was sure now they weren't Ash. But what

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