Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 224

Detective Ronald was swamped, his desk a mountain of paperwork and take-out coffee cups. When he spotted me walking in with Max, a puzzled expression flickered across his face before he turned to Max and asked, "Your sweetheart knows about this?" At the mention of "sweetheart," Max coughed awkwardly, but Ronald, ever the joker, continued, "Ms. Floyd, did I get it wrong calling you his sweetheart? This guy here would walk through fire for you."

I was a bit lost, frowning in confusion.

"Don't mind him; he's just messing with us. Ronald, we need the records from the orphanage back in the day," Max quickly diverted the subject, but it planted another seed of worry in my heart. What had Max done this time that was so dangerous for my sake? He seemed to read my thoughts. "Ronald's just pulling my leg. Don't worry; I'll be right here with you and our kid."

A wave of warmth washed over me. After all, what mattered most to me was our future together and our family.

Our current mission was to catch the person threatening me and our child.

The head of the orphanage, Mrs. Thompson, was well protected by Richard, and without solid evidence or her whereabouts, grabbing Richard wouldn't do us any good.

to focus on finding the targets

said, shuffling papers around. "I've just got it sorted. Many

who were are mostly dead. I've reached out to folks in other cities, and the story's the same - they ended up charred. So, it's pretty clear the killer is the orphanage head, Mrs. Hannah Price. There's one, a pregnant woman named Tracie living in Silverlake

"Tracie, was that really her name back at

Ronald looked

"Richard has been

with Tracie, but now I'm not sure if he was just lying to me. But this Tracie is crucial. We need to move her to the Evergreen

radar and safe."

Ronald, who immediately contacted his team to ensure

Max's hand, my voice tinged with fear, "Max, has Richard been lying to me all along? And why would Tracey take the fall for Richard? I can't figure it out. And was it Richard who ordered Tracey's murder yesterday? How did she suddenly have

me in his arms,

sure why Tracey took the fall for Richard, but they made it look very convincing. Ronald's still on it. As for Richard wanting Tracey dead, well, dead men tell no tales. Tracey's out of