Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 461

"Don't trust anyone, Phoebe, not a soul around you..." Hannah clutched at my wrist with a frantic grip, her eyes wide with fear and unease. Dexter, with a thunderous frown, glared at Caleb before turning his anxious gaze towards Hannah. "This... This is what you've been too scared to tell me?"

Hiding behind Dexter, Hannah clung to my wrist, refusing to let go. Her eyes were rimmed red, not the eyes of someone lying.

"Dad... he told me to protect you, and I will... I'll protect you," Hannah sobbed, shaking her head, pleading with me to stay away from Colin. "Phoebe, Hannah never told me any of this before. She just said we should get you away from Caleb... I can't believe he's involved with the organization." Dexter's voice was laced with anger and suspicion as he stared down Colin. "Caleb, what the hell do you want with her?"

"Phoebe." Colin pulled me into his embrace, his warning gaze fixed on Dexter and Hannah. "Dexter, back off!"

"Caleb, you're the one who needs to back the hell away!" For the first time hearing all this from Hannah, Dexter, fueled by rage, pushed Caleb aside and pulled me closer. "I won't let you hurt her."

Colin's pale fingers tightened around the umbrella handle, his gaze fixed on me with tense caution.

"Phoebe... don't believe him. I've always felt there was something terrifying about him, like he's unhinged," Dexter said, gripping my wrist tightly. "Come with me..."

"Ah... a madman and a madwoman, isn't that a perfect match?" In the car, Melody sneered, clearly scared of me leaving with Dexter.

She feared that if I went with Dexter, he'd abandon her.

I glanced back at her, offering a deliberate smile. "I've said before, I could go with you, just get rid of her. I don't want to see her around."

fearfully to Dexter. "Dexter... you know

was determined to cling to Dexter

silent for a moment. "Phoebe, I can

you send her away, you'll

she looked at Dexter.

anxious, struggled to find

u'l

I promise, she won't live with us anymore. I can send her away... but she's still an employee at the Fitzgerald Group. Given her current situation... I can't just fire her, Dexter explained in a soft voice, as if trying to

away from Dexter, shaking

He still nature.

one wants their partner

it. Love is selfish

for another

Melody, the woman responsible for 'Phoebe

Dexter was moved by his own sense of

spoke up, reaching out to shelter me with

in

Dexter pulled me away, his

faced Colin, my question hanging in the

his gaze, offering no