Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 41

Was Phoebe’s life more important, or Melody’s fragile feelings?

Dexter clenched his fists, stayed silent for a long while before speaking up. “I’ll go talk to her, but this isn’t her responsibility, and she’s not obliged to…”

He was still protecting Melody.

“Not her responsibility?” I nearly laughed out of sheer frustration at Dexter. “How can you say that? It was her who lured me over there, into the clutches of a murderer!”

I yelled at Dexter, but it was as if he was deaf to my words. He never listened to me when I was alive, much less now that I was gone.

“Phoebe, you’re pathetic for falling in love with someone like that,” Robin muttered to himself after Dexter walked away.

Yeah, falling for someone like him was truly pathetic. Everyone could see how pathetic I was. Loving him turned out to be my biggest regret.

But, over time, my heart had become numb. The pain wasn’t as acute as it used to be.

love can’t fade? Love does fade. With enough disappointment, enough

if it doesn’t, that’s just self–inflicted misery.

for him; what was there

room after a short while. He shook his head at Robin. “I’m sorry, Melody is just

getting anxious, but he knew he didn’t have the right to rush; from any angle, Melody wasn’t obligated to cooperate. Still, Robin was aware that Melody wasn’t innocent in

her further.”

you realize that Melody called Phoebe three hours

the case wasn’t solved, and he couldn’t

furrowed, looking at Robin. “What

call to Phoebe three hours before the incident. Since Phoebe didn’t note it, we didn’t pay much attention initially, but yesterday I had it checked. The number belongs to Melody’s best friend, who said that Melody

just a possibility!” Dexter was either trying to hide something,

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