Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 260

Hank shot me a glance filled with panic and quickly nodded in agreement.

The others all kept their heads down, too afraid to utter a word.

Melody, crying in pain and frustration, shoved Hank away and managed to take a few steps before collapsing to the floor again.

I descended the stairs step by step, my eyes fixed on Melody. She looked back at me with terror, as if profoundly afraid, and scrambled to hide behind Dexter. “Dexter, don’t let her come near me.”

Dexter immediately stepped forward to block me. “Phoebe…”

“Why didn’t you guys call the cops when I pushed her?” I asked, suspicion coloring my tone as my gaze settled on Hank.

Hank retreated, fear evident in his eyes. “Ha… We’re all friends here. It wasn’t on purpose, Melody… she fell on her own, right. I saw it; Melody just lost her balance!”

Melody bit her lip in anger and remained silent.

“Phoebe, it wasn’t you. Melody fell on her own. You didn’t push her,” Dexter quickly interjected. “You’re exhausted. Go get some rest.”

“But I clearly… I did push her…” I looked at Melody. “I pushed you, didn’t I?”

Dexter frowned, warningly glancing at Melody.

cheeks as she spoke, “No… it was my own

in Melody’s ear. “How odd. You claim it wasn’t me who pushed you, yet before, when

eyes as

to speak. My

you’re hurt. You need to go to the hospital,”

her eyes still red, Melody turned and began to

turned and ran as if he’d

Dexter stayed by my

to be with her? Don’t you like her?”

with a hint of panic. “You’re mistaken. It’s not Melody I like; it’s

accident. We’re together now,

down at my stomach,

Is that so?

I’m pregnant.

dinner later, Dexter said, taking a glass of water and a few white pills from the housekeeper. “These are to stabilize the pregnancy.

bet some sleep.”

numbly swallowed the pills under Dexter’s watchful eye.

until I turned to head upstairs that Dexter finally breathed a sigh

sure Caleb is dead?”