Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 420

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I knew exactly what I had asked Steve to look into, but this wasn't the time I'd imagined getting an update. My head was spinning with everything that had just happened, but now this uneasiness crept in, making my eyelid twitch. "What did you find?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.

"The info you had wasn't the full story. There's a final conclusion you missed," Steve replied, sounding just as confused as I felt.

I took a slow breath. "Were you able to find it?"

"No," Steve said, and suddenly his tone got more serious. "The officer who handled the case died shortly after your dad's accident."

A cold shiver ran through me. "When?"

"One month after the investigation was closed."

For a second, I couldn't even breathe. Steve's voice cut through the panic buzzing in my head. "Rea... you there?"

I jumped in, my mind racing. "Do you think his death was connected to how my dad's accident was ruled?" "Tve thought about that," Steve admitted. "But officially, it's listed as sudden cardiac arrest. There's a hospital report and everything." His words left me hollow, like the air had been sucked out of the room.

didn't know anything that

there's nothing left, right?"

behind, but his family

years had passed, and anyone who could help was either gone or didn't want to

about his colleagues? Friends? Did you check with them?" I pushed,

was a finality in his voice that told me not to

weight was pressing down on me, "So unless someone comes back from the dead, this

could hear the doubt. "I'll keep reaching out to the officer's family,

too much of the night my parents never came Home. "No need, Steve. If they knew something,

were buried deep. And anyone

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Steve said gently, "it's best to

further. He had helped me, but deep down, he didn't think it

get it," I said quietly.

sorry I couldn't find more," Steve paused before adding, "Oh, and congrats on

opening or Hayden's proposal, so

him in the background, and after a quick goodbye, the

sat there, my thoughts spinning, before I typed out a quick message: [Steve, what was