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.”

a photo off the ground, which was the photo Michael had shown to Steve. It was an ID photo I had taken in preparation for my

saw my photo. His brows were furrowed as though contemplating something. Perhaps he

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

he was recalling the

at him. “The Ford family is considered pretty prestigious in Huma. Your sister had

displeased by the question. “Officer Landon, Stephanie isn’t that kind of person.”

to defend my reputation. He was simply

must have

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before. I’ll take this for now, and you’ll be informed once we have any news about

his car and left.

sexual assault case at the Nocturnal two months ago. See if it is somehow related to this case in

you suspecting that Stephanie’s

the Nocturnal. They were all women who led extravagant yet

hear what I said anyway. I could only pray that he would uncover

colleagues hopped out of

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

related to Michael. In fact, they had

clearly never expected things to

Bailey. He insisted on breaking off the marriage arrangement with Stephanie to marry

were really efficient in their investigation. They

I listened to the conversation. Yet, I wasn’t

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