Chapter 189

If I ever harbored doubts that Colin and I had a past together, those doubts have now crystallized into certainty.

It was not just Colin I knew–I was also acquainted with Carter.

The fact that Carter’s sister had hung this photo in such a prominent place suggested that my relationship with Colin and Carter was once quite significant.

“What’s the connection between those three?” I turn to Zoe, seeking answers.

She curled up a bit more, fear etched on her face, and whispered, “My brother’s… friends.”

My gaze settled on Colin’s photo for a long, drawn–out moment.

Colin, in his youth, seemed colder, more aloof, with that distant air of genius about him. Yet his eyes were like those of a bashful fawn, skittish and darting.

“The police have been to see you, haven’t they?” I pivoted back, lowering my voice to a hush.

Of course, they must have questioned her at the first opportunity, but the fact that they didn’t detain her indicated a lack of evidence–or something that cleared her of suspicion.

“She deserves to die…” Zoe muttered under her breath, hugging her knees. “She’s the worst…”

kill Melody?” I edged closer to the bed,

dazed, clearly not all there

she confessed, “Yes…”

what you asked, she would

probably had no grounds to hold her accountable.

poison did Hickey use on Melody? Where did you get

voice faint.

the blame upon herself, but with her intellectual challenges and the lack of concrete evidence, plus the absence of a legal guardian, Zoe’s admission brought

gave you the Roundup?” I continue my inquiry.

bloodstream, no hope…” Zoe hugged her

was clear as day–this was incitement

manipulated Zoe into bribing Hickey to kill

about this?” I challenged her. Zoe’s mental capacity

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doomed, that it offered

Roundup was nearly

swiftly contaminated, her organs slowly fibrosing until she could

head, repeating. “It was me, it

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