Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 171

Eric peered warily down the alley’s end. “Who’s there?”

Startled, I spun around to hide but was swiftly muffled and dragged into a nearby shop. “I told you, you’ll regret tailing Caleb,” the voice behind me was unmistakably Dexter’s.

1 paused, furrowing my brows as I eyed him with suspicion. “Mr. Fitzgerald, got time to kill?”

“Just happened to be passing by,” Dexter quipped, reaching for a mango–flavored lollipop from the store’s shelf for me.

He must have mistaken me for Phoebe. He knew Phoebe was prone to sugar lows, hence the lollipop.

But it was laughable, really. He didn’t even know Phoebe was allergic to mangoes.

“Who do you think I am?” I asked, voice heavy with caution.

Dexter remained silent.

I scoffed. “Don’t you know Phoebe Caldwell is allergic to mangoes?”

I made no move to take the lollipop from him, looking to leave instead.

Dexter, frozen, suddenly moved to grab my wrist. “I told you to divorce Caleb for your own good.”

With an air of urgency, he pulled me into his car.

Soon after, Eric emerged and got into his vehicle.

Dexter drove off, tailing Eric’s car.

“The Langleys have always cleaned up after Caleb. He’s been a troublemaker for years, and it’s always Eric who sorts it out. His meeting with today is just more of the same,” Dexter said with a heavy tone. “Since

Caldwell gave you her house keys

best friend. I can’t let anything

Phoebe grew up with you, and you couldn’t protect her. Now, you

grateful

grip on the steering wheel tightened, and his knuckles

detached perspective on his relationship with Phoebe. “Phoebe loved you so much. How could

just driving and following

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a while, he spoke in a lowered

I didn’t catch that.

His voice trembled. “She loved someone else. She was with me out of gratitude, though

surge of shock and anger overtook me.

and he was still trying to

he even

was bound by gratitude. I wanted to give her freedom yet keep her close. I knew she’d leave eventually…” His voice trailed off,

you first said you liked her, she foolishly loved

gaze held a complex mix of emotions as he glanced at me. “Did she tell you she loved

frowned, not wanting to engage with Dexter any further.

stare intense

stopped his car in an old neighborhood, Dexter parked as well, and

old house and knocked on the door.

from view, Dexter and I waited to see who Eric was

the door cracked open, and a hand reached

hand bore scars of burns.

That person inside was the same murderer

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a lowered voice.