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.

information he had of me. They found out that I liked peaceful environments, enjoyed painting, and

photos in the school

to her, she’d be on the plane to Montavia right about now,” Zion

my heart clenched in pain. He was

with one of the waiters working

him. He says that Michael and Stephanie did the

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told Zion what he found. I covered my ears numbly. But I still could. not block out their discussion about

night. But Michael’s friends all left at one point, leaving only the two of them in the room. We can’t know for sure if Stephanie consented to

under his breath. “What

Who would have thought that a stranger who only met me once would

Zion’s rage. He seemed

to the police station, where the police quickly retrieved the warrant. After all, the serial killing in Huma had brought a bad reputation

for Michael and his friends to be summoned to the police station. Even Benson was

out of your mind? Can’t you see that I’m the victim? Why are you interrogating me, not that

madman, he’d be able to walk away with killing you,” Zion warned coldly.

was startled. “What? And who the hell

Zion pulled Benson by the collar and dragged him into the

had my

I was afraid that I’d forget

the

hands on her.”

to being arrogant, under the delusion

that. Without any hesitation, he noted on the interrogation

felt secretly overjoyed seeing what he recorded. Benson would be getting the

to

were just trying our luck,” Benson replied nonchalantly as if

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