Chapter 18

Zion couldn’t hear me. But I knew he wanted to solve the case to prevent more women from being harmed.

Perhaps it was due to his instinct as a police officer that led him to believe that I had run into danger. That would make him the only person who thought so.

grave

“You police officers have so many cases to deal with and so many people to investigate each day. It must be exhausting for you, isn’t it?” I muttered to myself in despair.

“Officer Landon, here is all the information I have on Stephanie. As her phone was badly damaged, it’s been sent to the Inspection Department for restoration and further examination. It’ll take some

time.”

Zion had ordered his men to dig up everything they could find about me. Honestly speaking, I was pretty curious about what sort of a person I appeared to be in their investigation.

“All the information in her phone will also be exported after they’ve been restored.”

Now, t

that was awkward. Wouldn’t that mean the police would have access to all my search histories and the diary I kept on my phone?

Zion took the material handed to him and skimmed through it.

“Both parents died when she was 15, and she watched them die before her very eyes.” The very attachment on the document was a photo of the scene of the car crash back then.

first

I reflexively closed my eyes, unwilling to relive the memory.

“The Fords adopted Stephanie. Logically speaking, they should have quite a great relationship. But from what we can see, Michael seems to treat her like an enemy,” one of the police officers murmured.

the information he had of me. They found out that

had information about how well I did in school, my photos in the school forum, all the awards I’d received, and my application to pursue my

nothing happened to her, she’d be on the plane to Montavia right about now,”

while as my heart clenched in pain. He was right. Had I not died, I’d have

and had a little chat with one of the waiters

left an impression on him. He says that Michael and Stephanie did

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over and told Zion what he found. I covered my ears numbly. But I still could. not

point, leaving only the two of them in the room. We can’t know for sure if Stephanie consented

cursed under his breath. “What a bunch of scumbags!”

was inclined to trust me. Who would have thought that a stranger who only met me once would be willing to trust

could sense Zion’s rage. He

station, where the police quickly retrieved the warrant. After all, the serial killing

long for Michael and his friends to be summoned to the police

your mind? Can’t you see that I’m the victim? Why

he’s a madman, he’d be able to walk away with killing you,” Zion warned coldly. “You’re suspected of sexual assault,

who the

the collar and

had my di

I was afraid that I’d forget all

take a good look at herself in the mirror. I was doing her a

hands on her.”

under the delusion that his family was so rich

noted on the interrogation record

what he

the night of the 13th, the few of you forced Stephanie to lure the

luck,” Benson replied nonchalantly as if everything

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