Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 321

"She won't go with you."

At the doorway, Colin stood in his hospital gown, his voice hoarse.

His chest heaved as his burning gaze implored me not to leave with Dexter.

Dexter shot Colin a warning look. "Caleb, let's see how long you can keep up this act!"

I pushed past Dexter and planted my feet firmly, my voice low and resolute. "Mr. Fitzgerald, my fate is none of your concern. Never have, never will. I'm not Phoebe, and you don't need to project your guilt onto me. I hope to avoid any further entanglement in the future."

My stance was too clear, and it seemed to wound Dexter deeply.

He looked at me with a complex gaze, a bitter smile on his lips. "So this is what it feels like to be distrusted. Phoebe, are you getting back at me?"

He was tasting the bitterness Phoebe had once endured.

"You're overthinking it," I frowned, finding Dexter quite bothersome.

Perhaps it's just human nature to be prejudiced. No matter what I did in the past, Dexter refused to trust me. Now, whatever Dexter says, I can't bring myself to believe him outright.

tinged with urgency. "When will you see him for what he really is? He's a devil in disguise. What do I have to say for you

bare his soul to me. "Do you really think he's been wandering all these

were really a fool, a vagabond, the Langleys wouldn't be where they are. Samuel, Brendan... they were

pointed at Colin, desperately trying to convince me that Colin's current guise was all an

who seemed

told you, mind your own business." I warned Dexter to

him so thoroughly from your memory? Have you

about my own feelings back then.

that his past avoidance was out of

I wouldn't hurt you," he said,

Dexter. I didn't trust him,

probably wasn't lying, but not lying doesn't

he firmly believed one plus one equals three. He wasn't lying, but

his haste, his entire being reminiscent of a discarded, broken doll. He was terrified that I would reject

choose to forget him, wiping

is akin

me from the past abandon

eyes reddened as he shook

it was my decision, he wouldn't oppose it, but he would be