Chapter 27

Stella’s glass shattered on the floor as she stood up abruptly. Even her lips were ashen when she asked, “What… who does this fingernail belong to?”

After asking. Stella started to lose control. Throwing her coat aside, she ran towards the door, frantic with the dual fears of me being dead or, alive and suffering.

Tears streaming down my face, I opened my arms wide to stop her, “Don’t go, Stella, please don’t go.”

She’s the only one I had.

Robin, quick as lightning, caught Stella by the wrist, “Calm down… maybe, maybe it’s just a red herring by the killer, maybe she’s still alive. Don’t be rash.”

Stella collapsed to the ground, clutching at Robin’s legs and sobbing uncontrollably, “Please, please find Phoebe quickly, I’m begging you… I can do it. I can lure him out; just please hurry.”

Stella’s cries echoed my own as we both begged the police to solve the case quickly.

Around one in the morning, Dexter arrived, looking worse for wear, probably called by Robin.

“We f

found another victim with Phoebe’s fingernail,” Robin said with detached calm.

brow, “So, the body isn’t her?”

is the type to pull off her own fingernail and

I become

voice low and tense,

Dexter in shock. Even now, with my nails torn off, he still didn’t believe I was

him, rushing forward to grab

would never dare to

rat poison in Melody’s

you know that? It’s all you!” Stella cried as

15:02

Chapter 27

disgusting things to Phoebe and I won’t call you a man!” Stella continued to

stood there, accepting Stella’s blows.

are you hitting Dexter?” Melody burst in, pushing

tried to protect Stella, but Melody was so forceful that Stella stumbled

reached out to catch her, but could only watch helplessly as she fell through

was quick

Fitzgerald, do you have any evidence

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255