Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 369



"Phoebe, this stuff is great, tons of bubbles." Colin squirted some shower gel onto a loofah and started scrubbing it.

I was soaking in the tub, one leg hanging over the edge, my face flushed with embarrassment. "Can you, like, leave? My hands are fine." He pretended not to hear, beginning to lather the foam over my legs.

I covered my face with my hands, feeling like he was meticulously cleaning his favorite action figure. "Caleb, please, just go."

Colin kept on playing deaf, spreading the foam all over my body...

"Caleb!" My cheeks burnt with a mix of anger and embarrassment.

He stayed silent, just leaning on my shoulder, rinsing my back with the handheld shower.

"Phoebe... don't listen to them, you're not dumb, you're perfectly fine... perfectly fine..." Colin whispered as if to comfort me. "They don't get it, it's them who don't understand."

"Was the old me, not okay?" I asked quietly.

Colin's body stiffened for a moment, then he shook his head. "Not that you weren't okay..."

"Then what?" I looked at him.

He sat up straight, looking down to avoid my gaze. "You weren't happy, and I didn't know how to make you happy."

The Phoebe Caldwell of the past was devoid of emotions, her understanding and mimicry of feelings were all self-taught.

She would laugh when she thought normal people would laugh, cry when she thought they would cry.

In essence, she considered herself a monster, an outcast in society.

understand

either..." I felt like an idiot, not even

Colin looked at me earnestly. "It was your

silent, the

old self, would Colin still

came

mention Damian and Hailey's plan to have Melody impersonate me, unsure if they had succeeded

on

aback, my heart

Melody...

for Colin?

hadn't woken up yet, so she came for Colin

see her," Colin

on leaving this for

see her

Eric spoke

and

darkened, then he looked at me soothingly. "Phoebe,

though feeling

quickly rinsed off and stepped out of the tub, wrapping myself in a towel and walking to the

about what Melody had given

piece of paper

frowned, clueless about its

fingers tensed at the sight, instinctively glancing

his eyes, I saw hesitation,

What was he doubting?

a sudden panic, Colin didn't