Chapter 162

The kids huddled in the alleyway were a patchwork of misfortune—some with a single arm as if shaped by nature’s unforgiving hand, others mute or blind since birth.

“I’ve brought you guys some grub,” Abdul declared with a maturity beyond his years while distributing food.

I was taken aback.

Why weren’t these children in foster care? The system had surely improved by now

“Abdul, where did you get the food?” a little girl asked in delight.

Abdul swelled with pride, “Miss Foebe snagged it for us, but it’s our secret, okay? If you see her, just play it cool, like you don’t know her, got it?”

Hiding by the doorway, my heart raced with anxiety but ached even more with sorrow.

These kids… they seemed to hold Foebe in high regard.

What exactly was her connection to them?

hospital? Is she gonna be alright?” a timid boy

pull through,” Abdul murmured, slumping down beside him. “With Foebe around, Grandma’s gotta

Foebe Larson’s grandmother? The same lady Zack Larson

pang of guilt struck me. Since my rebirth, I hadn’t once visited Foebe’s grandmother

that I didn’t want to; I

notice the

her grandmother would surely see through me, no matter the lies

bite the bullet and pay her a visit.

to both Foebe and her grandmother, and Abdul’s brother got ties to the murderer. It was as if everyone was connected dots, and any one of them could be

could escape it.

to head to the hospital, but a black sedan pulled up beside me.

tracking

lost his mind?

Chapter 162

want?” He’d cornered me into meeting him

twiddling his thumbs? He seemed assured I

was cool, his voice icy, “Get

turned to

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