Chapter 17

“Forget it. You’re not fit to have it anyway.” Michael pushed my arm aside and turned to leave.

I ignored him. He was just acting up as usual. I walked into my bedroom and started packing what I needed for going abroad.

There were only two months left. Time would pass by in a blink of an eye. I’d be free before I even

knew it.

Back then, I’d been so gullible to believe everything would be over once I left the country in two months. Never had it occurred to me that Michael would be the reason I died.

As fate would have it, Michael was the one who saved my life, and he also turned out to be the reason. it ended.

In the end, we were even.

The rumbling of thunder brought me back to the present. I gave myself a hard slap, but I felt no pain.

It was only then that I came to terms with the fact that I was already dead. I no longer had to live in pain and suffering anymore.

A police car came and took Steve away, who was out cold. The ambulance had also taken Benson away.

“Mr. Ford, do you have any news of your sister?” Zion had exited the police car to ask Michael.

Michael frowned. “She can’t hide for much longer.”

bent down to pick a photo off the ground, which was the photo Michael had shown to Steve. It was an ID photo I had taken in

His brows were furrowed as though contemplating something. Perhaps he remembers

harassed at the Nocturnal two months ago?” As he was a police officer,

a moment like he was recalling the incident. “Yes. Something of the sort

considered pretty prestigious in Huma. Your sister had no need to

Landon, Stephanie isn’t that kind of

didn’t say that to defend my reputation. He was simply

have gotten the

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is clearer than the other photos you provided before. I’ll take this for now, and you’ll be informed once we have any news about

got into his car and left.

two months ago. See if it is somehow related to this case

that Stephanie’s

the Nocturnal. They were all women who led extravagant

I said anyway. I could only pray that

colleagues hopped out of a car and hurried to him.

got me to look into Stephanie Carlson and Michael Ford’s relationship, and I really found something! They aren’t siblings

adopted Stephanie, so she isn’t biologically related to Michael. In fact, they had a marriage arrangement between

never expected things to be so complicated

insisted on breaking off the marriage arrangement

admit that the police were really efficient in their investigation. They managed to find out so much in

standing beside Zion as I listened to the conversation.

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