Chapter 359



"Right from the get-go, I knew he was on edge, keeping everyone at arm's length. And now, it looks like he's on a cleaning spree, silencing one after the other..." Hailey murmured under her breath, her voice barely above a whisper.

The veins on her neck stood out, a testament to the fury she was struggling to contain.

"Six o'clock, at Shore Dine. Meet me there, we'll discuss new terms. If you're a no-show, don't say I didn't warn you," Hailey threw down her ultimatum before driving off.

Once her car disappeared around the corner, I dashed to the dumpster, rummaging through it for the envelope Colin had discarded earlier. It contained photos that Melody had brought over.

Despite Colin having torn them to shreds, I managed to piece them back together.

The photos captured secret meetings between Foebe and Damian, and Foebe taking a homeless kid to meet a stranger.

But no, not a stranger.

After piecing the photos back together as best as I could, my breath hitched.

The man Foebe took the homeless kid to see was the second victim in the string of murders, rumored to be involved in some import-export business. Considering Hailey's ominous words, it seemed Foebe was far from the simple figure I had imagined.

Six o'clock rolled around.

Shore Dine, and Hailey was already

of a powerhouse, a figure my mother had often spoken about, saying the Fitzgerald family was practically carried on her shoulders alone. Her husband, Dexter's father, might as well have been a ghost for all his presence in their

rarely home after Dexter's birth. In all my years with

coax him into selling the Langley Group, destroying the Langley family in the process?" Hailey asked coolly. "Are

her words. She believed I was Damian's pawn, sent

don't know what you're talking about," I responded, my voice

why were they all targets for

it, Foebe I

dirt on you. Did you really think I was off on vacation all this time?" Hailey scoffed. "Damian's cleaned house, but did he really think I'd

I frowned, remaining silent.

mused. "Why he chose you to

me reeling. "What do

"For a fair

overwhelmed. "I... I can't remember. But there was this classmate, James, he once mentioned something about what we were supposed to do

was Damian remained

gravely. "Typical Damian, I suppose. Brainwashing you, then planting Phoebe's memories, making

man is truly mad," she murmured more to

pondering over the shared DNA Hailey

were incapable of conceiving. Anthony was sterile, meaning it was impossible for them to have biological children in the traditional sense," Hailey

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