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…”

palms were sweaty with

institution, where do you think you are? No

I shouted his name, a wave of

hit someone anyway. For such a smart guy, it’s almost like he did it on purpose

a glance

was too smart not to see Henry baiting him, too smart not to know about Henry’s and Damian’s plan to get him in the mental hospital. He must have

there.

really up to?

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

had a shady past. The police just hadn’t made

a single trace. Her life after she turned eighteen was a blank as if someone intentionally erased it.” Robin’s voice was

stared at Robin, lost

of Phoebe before she was

though someone had deliberately tampered with them. But

thoughts. On our way back to the villa, Finn called

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