Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 264

“After the accident, Colin went off the deep end. He fought like hell in that hospital for ages. I heard the burns were a nightmare, and with the risk of infection, too. It’s a wonder how he hung on. Tough as nails, that guy…” Melody rolled her eyes with a hint of mockery.

“Surviving something like that, how could he not lose his marbles? During his darkest hours, you know what Phoebe was up to? After her car wreck, she was out cold for a while. When she came to, poor thing had wiped Colin clean from her memory. I’m not exactly clued in on what Phoebe went through, just that she was in her own bubble for the longest time after.”

Whenever Melody talked about Phoebe, you could tell she was green with envy.

“She turned into a recluse, wouldn’t chat with anyone. Looked all meek and scared, like she was a totally different person. Easy prey. It wasn’t until she got back on her feet, returned to school, and started living a normal life again that things changed. She hit the books hard, prepping for the SATS.”

Melody let out a bitter laugh, “Around that time, rumor has it Colin busted out of the hospital. Risking infection and everything, hobbling after Phoebe. But she had forgotten him. She’d scream at the sight of him, run away in a panic.”

Melody definitely spilled the beans on purpose. “I once saw Phoebe scream and run away from Colin right at the Fitzgeralds‘ front door. To think, two people who used to be in love, now complete strangers.

stopped trusting her and tormented her. She

Melody by the collar and hissed,

the lighter from her hand, I confronted her without flinching. “That fire… you started it, didn’t you?” Fear flickered across Melody’s

collar. “Dorian confessed to Robin on his deathbed. He said he saw a girl in a white dress, a little hair clip

someone’s

at Melody now, my

do it. It wasn’t my choice. They were jealous; they pressured me.

by the

also the perpetrator, and the perpetrator was

all deserved to die…

fire?” I asked with a twisted smile, gripping Melody’s hair tighter. “Do you want to find out what it feels like to be alive as the flames

do, Foebe? I’m warning you,