Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 223

“Phoebe…” Dexter tried to get another word in, but I had already instructed the butler to close the door.

Stella and Robin blocked Dexter’s path, “Mr. Fitzgerald, if you really kick the bucket out here, It’s going to be a nightmare for the docs.”

Face ashen, Hailey looked at Dexter with a mix of frustration and disappointment, “Dexter, you’ve truly lost it.”

Hailey was the epitome of a modern, independent woman. I could see the exhaustion in her eyes, and even disbelief. She probably never imagined her son turning out like this.

With a helpless shake of my head, I walked into the living room.

After I left, Stella texted me.

[Hailey was nearly driven mad by Dexter’s antics, wondering if her son was possessed by some evil spirit or had lost it. She even asked the assistant to find out who the best exorcist in Seal City was, wanting them to come and cleanse her home of bad juju.]

I paused for a long time, my laughter tinged with helplessness.

was Dexter’s mother, after all. Even now, she wanted

me for

I hadn’t even reached the spot Finn had arranged

had taken an exorcist

ritual to exorcise spirits, and it was me she was trying to lay to rest. She wanted me

we’ve arrived.”

had started considering Colin as the eldest son of the

invalid, struck down by a stroke, incapable of even the most basic self–care and decision–making. The Langley family was indeed in Colin’s hands

car, I

university,

08.06

was getting somewhat irritated. The traffic had made me three minutes late, and I’d thought

fault, his timings precise to the second. If I was ever late or disappointed him, he had creative ways

promised to

I called Finn, “Didn’t you say to