Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 294

Finn instinctively shielded his face. Hey, ever heard of ‘don’t hit a man in the face?”

“Listen, Finn, you’re the lead on this case, man. You’ve got the authority to get the order to see Caleb. Right now, the mental hospital’s giving us the cold shoulder, but you? You’ve got a way in. I grabbed Robin’s wrist, my eyes pleading with Finn.

You want me to go begging to him? Finn seemed irked.

No begging needed, I said, slipping off my wedding band and pressing it into Finn’s palm. The ring Colin had sneakily put on my finger while I was asleep, declaring me his wife. “Once he sees this ring, hell know it’s me asking. He’ll answer your questions.”

Colin’s proposal had come as an afterthought, like popping popcom long after the rice had boiled over, not caring a whit about consent. Finn fell silent for a moment.

“Still hesitating? If you can’t find the answers, the victims could end up dead,” Robin said, his irritation palpable.

Finn nodded. “I get it. I’ll go now”

Finn. My voice trembled with nervousness. “Just… check on him for me, will ya? If those hospital goons are roughing him up…”

sweaty with worry.

seemed to relish needling me. “A mental institution, where do you think you are? No sane person walks out of there

his name, a wave of panic rushing over

know. It’s his own fault for throwing punches. I warned him to keep his cool, but he went and hit someone anyway. For such a smart guy, it’s

glance with Robin.

in the mental hospital. He must have known everything. Yet he still chose to lash out, as if he deliberately jumped into a trap he

there.

really up to?

lips. “Take the first victim, Fanny… She was adopted by a wealthy pharmaceutical magnate. After the orphanage fire, she

victim had a shady past. The police just

innocent, except for Phoebe… Phoebe was an enigma. What she went through, what happened to her, I can’t find a single trace. Her

Robin, lost in

before she was

though someone had deliberately tampered with them. But could someone really

buzz cut through my thoughts. On our way back to the