Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 195

“Phoebe…” No sooner had I hung up the phone than Colin launched into his performance.

“Ow, that hurts.” Colin lifted his hand to show me the wound on his wrist.

I had a hunch he had overheard my call with Melody, and now he was scheming to keep me from leaving.

“Didn’t the doc patch you up already?” I held Colin’s wrist briefly. “If it hurts, why do you keep hurting yourself?”

Colin looked at me with those puppy–dog eyes and whispered, “Phoebe, can we just move out and live on our own?”

He didn’t want me to stay at the Langley estate any longer, and as for Brendan, he couldn’t care less.

“We have a home, he said, his gaze unwavering, as if to tell me that this place was our true home.

Only then did I snap back to reality and take in my surroundings.

The garden wasn’t just filled with my favorite flowers; even the decor of the rooms was tailored to my tastes.

It seemed like he had really been working hard to build a home for us.

“Colin… This place isn’t cheap. Did you buy it, or is it a rental?” I asked suspiciously.

bit evasive

to go back to the Langley estate, we’ll just

the trust fund could easily cover

pain

and shin aren’t fully healed. If you keep hurting yourself, I’m leaving,” I warned, leveraging the threat of departure to make him

Colin panicked, looking at me nervously before pulling me into a tight embrace. “You can’t

hurting

he just held me, refusing to let

to head out tonight, but you need to get some sleep. I’ll come straight here to be with you afterward,” I

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but the recollection of our

that important to my

the woman who had complimented my dress, Fanny, was the one who had died, and Melody was the one who

Melody had that manipulative aura about

for that red dress and several boys were beaten up. In my memory, James hadn’t been involved; he hadn’t been one of those tearing at my

it was Phoebe’s father

and his own daughter ended up being bullied by the kids there. The headmaster had punished Colin and the other children who tormented Phoebe, but