Chapter 118

I peered anxiously out the car window, my gaze fixated on the direction of my home..

The upside to these old–style apartment buildings is their open walkways on each floor, allowing a clear view of anyone coming or going.

I had Caleb stay put in the car while I skulked in a corner, keeping a vigilant watch over the entrance. After what felt like an eternity, I finally spotted the figure in a raincoat emerging from my place and descending the stairs.

I stealthily trailed behind.

“Robin, I’ve spotted the murderer, and he’s about to strike again.” I sent a voice message to Robin, urging him to follow.

If we could catch this person in the act, we’d have the evidence we needed. Then Robin and Stella would have to believe me.

Rain poured down, growing heavier by the minute, as the sky darkened.

I followed the suspicious person, not knowing how long I had been on his trail. He was cautious. glancing back.multiple times, but luckily I managed to hide each time.

Eventually, he stopped in front of an apartment complex, holding a photograph, scanning the

area.

I knew he had set his sights on a new victim, someone inside this building.

Sure enough, a luxury car pulled up, and a woman in a red dress, umbrella in hand, stepped out and entered the building. The hallway was silent except for the click–clack of her high heels.

as I recorded the

leaving the door ajar. The rain–coated murderer seized the moment, propping the door open with his hand and stealthily slipped

Robin. This had to count as evidence right?

dashed forward and started pounding on

response from within.

already

it’s maintenance!”

as I called out for the third time, Robin and his team burst onto the scene,

pinning the person in the raincoat to the ground.

let out a shriek. “Who the hell are you people? Are

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frowned and the other officers

frozen at the doorway as the raincoat slipped away. It wasn’t the murderer.

had been

deliberately sent someone out from

was a

I was onto

you assaulting my husband?” the woman

at Robin. “Are you out of your minds? This is trespassing!”

Robin snapped, visibly upset. “Don’t you know we’re

I stood at the threshold, unsure of how

my house.” I pointed at the man in the

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