Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 170

the cops any of this?” I asked, my voice laced with anxiety.

James’s face flickered with emotion, and he nodded. “I told them everything when they came to me. They had their sights set on Carter, but the thing is, Carter died in that fire years ago.”

So that lead was a dead end.

I took a deep breath and looked at James. “What about Colin…”

“Colin was at the orphanage even before Fanny arrived. He was abandoned really young, dropped off at the doorstep of the home. He’s always been a loner, never mixed with others, didn’t have any friends. But he had his ways of getting back at bullies. Fanny wanted to bully him but simply didn’t dare to.”

James took a moment to reminisce. “I remember Fanny tried to provoke Colin once. Colin, who always kept to himself, suddenly stepped in to save Carter. After that, Carter just clung to him, and Colin always had his back. Fanny couldn’t get to Carter, so she got her revenge by putting worms in Colin’s spaghetti.”

I clenched

my fists.

That Fanny was truly vicious.

“You know what happened next?” James said, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Colin didn’t say a word. In front of everyone, he dunked Fanny’s head onto his plate and made her eat the whole thing. After that, she was terrified of him and would scurry away whenever she saw

him.”

I nodded in understanding.

was so dependent on Colin; he saw him as his savior. And Colin always protected

the orphanage, handpicked for the Youth

She was the one who collected those worms for Fanny and did a lot of

the second victim had been tortured to death, hands chopped

my hands tightly and took a sip of water.

was an understatement.

something: all the victims were bad people.

the orphanage but hasn’t touched Colin…” I

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before my death, I was

connection to Colin.

strongly suspected

really dead?

charred body truly Carter?

the murderer. Stay away from him; there’s something off about that guy. From the

about Phoebe Caldwell?” I

James’s coffee drinking

was all he had to say about me.

me, but I had forgotten

was always there for us. Phoebe was

to the orphanage to play and hang out