Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 299

My steps faltered, and I turned back to look at Dexter.

“I don’t remember ever having a dog…”

I was lying through my teeth.

Dexter looked taken aback for a second before he swiftly changed the subject. “Phoebe, if you don’t remember, then let it go. It’s not worth dwelling on, and it’s not exactly a fond memory.”

I stepped into my room and quickly shut the door before Dexter could follow.

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Leaning against the door, I pulled out my phone, determined to log into account. I knew my parents had maintained a social media profile to chronicle my upbringing.

“Phoebe…” Dexter’s voice didn’t fade from the other side of the

voor He

ed like he had a world of

things to say.

But I really didn’t want to hear it.

“Phoebe, I’m sorry, I know it’s too late for words now, but I…”

“Mr. Fitzgerald, Miss Melody took a nasty fall from the attic, looks pretty bad.”

of her stunts. Her way

Dexter’s concern shifted to Melody.

Busy man indeed.

scurried about for Melody, dancing to her

when he’d find out that it wasn’t Melody, but Phoebe who

it was I who had distracted the kidnappers, but when Dexter came to, it was Melody he saw I had been discovered by the kidnappers and was knocked out cold, landing me in the hospital for days. By the time I came to, Dexter and Melody were an item.

a joke. Back then, I was naive enough to take it hard for quite a

on

life, my parents documented

princess has arrived.” On the day of my birth, the photo they posted featured four of us: myself, my parents, and

smile, he looked downright eerie, giving me the chills

looking at him.

there Damian was again, lurking in the background. My

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much, not even for Dad’s antics. Doctor says she might be

what, we’re in this together.

and the therapy seems to be working. No developmental delays, normal intelligence, but her

to feed the goldfish to the cat today.”

a paring knife to kill a snake.” That post’s photo showed just me, but I could see a foot in the doorway. It was Damian’s, confirming he was there.

sifted through the records, picking out the

snake? Quite

today; he says he’s quite fond of

an incident with me before the age of five, Damian was present.

Coincidence?

tried to keep reading, but a wave of dizziness washed