Chapter 120

I was squatting on the ground, my head pounding as I was staring at the pavement with a mix of terror and disbelief.

Foebe… she was indeed connected to the murderer.

“Why she’s here? Should we bring her in for questioning? There’s something off about that woman,” Cory asked Robin.

Robin’s expression was grave as he looked at me, “Miss Foebe, this isn’t a place for you.”

I stayed silent, waiting for the police to clear the scene before standing up to search for Caleb.

Had he not followed me?

In a frenzy, I scanned the area for Caleb and finally spotted him across the street, also drenched from the rain. That was when a wave of relief washed over me. He was still here.

“Caleb…” I wanted to dash to his side, but the bustling traffic stood in my way.

“Stay put,” he raced towards me with urgency and draped his coat over my shoulders.

“Phoebe, let’s go home.” he whispered soothingly.

I nodded, casting a final glance at the crime scene.

“The lunatic won’t stop,” I said, my voice hoarse.

He’d keep killing until

for him, too,” Caleb cracked

at Caleb. Why wouldn’t you say his

“Because

unsure whether Caleb was

at the

a hot shower, I curled up in bed with

the bathroom in a bathrobe, squatting beside me. “Feeling better?”

my emotions beginning to settle as I asked, “Can I

He nodded.

who died deserved to die?” I was eager

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long, elegant fingers slowly clenching. Scars from burns marred his hands, yet his fingers remained strikingly

he not been injured, he would have been a perfect

Caleb said, his voice low as if recalling a painful

body was trembling.

Caleb’s hand and instinctively pulled him into an embrace, “It’s okay… it’s

people from the orphanage the ones who set the fire making Caleb a

could be a lead to investigate,

my phone and messaged Robin.

victims were connected to the

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