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.”

was the photo Michael had shown to Steve. It was an ID photo

photo. His brows were furrowed as though contemplating something. Perhaps

two months ago?” As he was

recalling

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

“Officer Landon, Stephanie

defend my reputation. He was simply doing it for the Ford

must have gotten the

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before Michael, saying, “This photo 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

case at the Nocturnal two months ago. See if it is somehow related to

you suspecting that Stephanie’s been

were all women who led extravagant yet messy

only pray that he would

orphanage, one of his colleagues hopped

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

so she isn’t biologically related to Michael. In fact, they had

He clearly never expected things to be

Bailey. He insisted on breaking

in their investigation. They managed to find out so

to the conversation. Yet,

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