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.

Dine, and Hailey

of a powerhouse, a figure my mother had often spoken about, saying the Fitzgerald family was practically carried on her

absence, with Mr. Fitzgerald rarely home after Dexter's birth. In all my years with the Fitzgerald family, I could count on one hand

to play Phoebe Caldwell, to worm your way close to Caleb, to coax him into selling the Langley Group, destroying the Langley family in

aback, not by the accusation but by the weight of her words. She believed I was Damian's pawn,

what you're talking about," I

family, why

it, Foebe I wouldn't

if I hadn't dug up enough dirt on you. Did you really think I was off on vacation all this time?" Hailey scoffed. "Damian's cleaned house, but did

I frowned, remaining silent.

Phoebe?" Hailey mused. "Why he chose you to impersonate her?

reeling. "What do

lips. "For a fair

my temples, feeling overwhelmed. "I... I can't remember. But there was this classmate,

was Damian

suppose. Brainwashing you, then planting

man is truly mad," she murmured more to herself than

quiet, pondering over the shared DNA Hailey

his wife were incapable of conceiving. Anthony was sterile, meaning it was impossible for them to have biological children in the

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