Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 115

I slumped back in my chair, watching Dexter with the same detached amusement one might observe a play.

Hadn’t he always sided with Melody over me? Now that the evidence was right in front of his face, I was curious to see what kind of excuses he could possibly conjure up.

As the recording ended, the discomfort was palpable, etched on everyone’s faces.

Robin leaned back, his fingers fidgeting incessantly with a lighter, despite the fact that the conference room was a strict no–smoking zone.

“A life’s been lost, Robin said in a deep, somber tone.

Dexter remained silent. His face betrayed no emotion, yet the tension around him seemed to thicken with every passing second.

knew him well enough to recognize the anger brewing within him–the dangerous kind.

“Dexter, it was you and Melody who killed her. You’re the murderer, both of you,” Stella said, her voice tinged with a weariness that suggested she didn’t even have the energy to argue

anymore.

Dexter’s steely gaze slowly turned towards Robin. “So, what exactly are you implying by bringing this lunatic in? Isn’t he the murderer?”

The spotlight was suddenly on Caleb.

a stabbing pain in my chest reminded me of the gravity of

I fixed Dexter with a

necessarily him,” Robin interjected, his voice heavy with implication, clearly having already dismissed

had been silent the whole

I failed to notice Caleb beside me, his own anger simmering to a breaking point, as if

at Dexter, Caleb suddenly stood and lunged at him, his fists raining down on Dexter’s face in a frenzy,

over to pull Caleb away. “Stop, don’t…”

want to kill him!” Caleb turned to me, Dexter’s

eyes as I shakily released my grip

Phoebe come back?”

sat slumped against the wall, his face a mess of blood, laughing like a madman

mind. It seemed

then,” Dexter taunted

he

heavily, raised his fist

at his watch. “That’s enough. This is a police station.”

rules, there was still room for human sentiment. Even Robin thought

bring some sense to him. I wondered if he’d ever regret what he’d done to

1. me.

you really deserve to die…” Stella’s voice shook as she spoke. “You and

turned