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

geniuses from the orphanage, handpicked for the Youth

the one who collected those worms for Fanny and did a lot of her dirty work. So, when she died, her hands were chopped off, and her tongue was

tortured to death, hands chopped off

tightly and took a sip

an understatement.

something: all the victims

from the orphanage but hasn’t touched Colin…”

Chapter 170

had before my death, I was sure the murderer had

connection to Colin.

strongly suspected Carter.

Carter really dead?

that charred body truly Carter?

about that guy. From the first time I saw him, I just had this

know anything about Phoebe Caldwell?” I

the mention of Phoebe, James’s coffee drinking paused, and

a good person.” That was all he had to say about me.

all knew me, but I had forgotten them.

but Phoebe’s dad was always there for us. Phoebe was also

bring her to the orphanage to play and