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.

arrived early at Shore Dine, and Hailey was

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

home after Dexter's birth. In all my years with the Fitzgerald family, I

into selling the Langley Group, destroying the Langley family in

of her words. She believed I was Damian's pawn, sent to infiltrate the lives of Caleb and

know what you're talking about," I responded, my

the Langley family, why were they all targets for

Foebe I

think I was off on vacation all this time?" Hailey scoffed. "Damian's cleaned house,

I frowned, remaining silent.

Hailey mused. "Why he chose you to impersonate

me reeling.

"For a fair exchange of secrets, you need to tell me

classmate, James, he once mentioned something about

was

I suppose. Brainwashing you, then

murmured more to herself

over the shared DNA

it was impossible for them to have biological children in the traditional sense," Hailey explained softly, her

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