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.”

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

stunned when he saw my photo. His brows were furrowed as though contemplating something. Perhaps he remembers me. He’d seen me before, after all.

at the Nocturnal two months ago?” As he was a police officer, Zion had an excellent memory for such

a moment like he was recalling the incident. “Yes.

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

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

escaped me. Michael didn’t say that to defend my reputation. He was simply doing it for the Ford

I must have gotten the wrong idea.”

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than the other photos you provided before. I’ll take this for now, and you’ll

his car and

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

are you suspecting that Stephanie’s

were all women who led extravagant yet messy

He couldn’t hear what I said anyway. I could only pray that

Landon!” Outside the abandoned orphanage, one of his colleagues hopped

into Stephanie Carlson and Michael Ford’s relationship,

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

He clearly never expected things to be so complicated between me and Michael.

Yasmin Bailey. He insisted on breaking

their investigation. They managed to find out so much in such a short time.

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

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