Chapter 35

The clothes he wore today suited him better. Although it looked rather faded, it covered the worrying scars on his ankles and calves,

He stood under the shade of a tree opposite the road. He looked a little down.

Zion led his men across the road. They then surrounded him.

Steve looked somewhat normal today. He did not wear his hooded sweatshirt and seemed to have washed his face.

A youthful aura seemed to emanate from his very bones. He was tall, with skin as fair as the moon. His freshly washed face appeared flawless, especially his captivating eyes.

His jet black hair fell messily across his face. In the current lighting, he seemed to outshine any celebrity.

I stood in the light. My gaze was fixed on his slender fingers, and my breathing sped up. In his hand was a bundle of lollipops tied together with a red string

He seemed to look forward to my appearance at the wedding. Did he look forward to me being alive? Or did he look forward to me crashing the wedding?

“Stephie…” Steve’s voice was hoarse. His eyes were somewhat red. He looked like he was anticipating the outcome that he hoped to witness.

I was a little suspicious. Was he pretending to be crazy? Or was his acting that good?

“Stephie isn’t here.” Rachel’s previous animosity and wariness toward Steve were absent.

Upon seeing the lollipops in his hand, she choked.

“Previously…” she trailed off and continued, “Were you the person who constantly protected Stephie in secret and gave her lollipops?”

1 froze for a moment, then anxiously looked at Rachel.

He’s a murderer. He’s only

said nothing. He merely

you wish to find

gestured at his colleagues to not startle

looked at his face. “You liar…

female police officers stepped forward to lead Steve into the car. Upon seeing his appearance,

first, but he looks so handsome, just like a

into the police car and sat in the corner confusedly. He stared at the lollipops

I was bewitched. For a moment, I questioned if I had misremembered the moments before my

the car and gathered my courage

you kill me?” 1 asked. Steve kept his

killing others benefit you?” I kept interrogating him, but it also felt as if i

to kill

lifted his head. His gaze was blazing as he looked

I looked around

dissipated. He then lowered his

would place the corpse at the old dilapidated welfare home?” Zion asked

nothing. I furrowed my brows as I looked at Steve. It was because

murderer.

hard for us to find Stephanie if you don’t

“You know Stephanie, right? You don’t want her to die,

and looked

home…” he said those

Steve for some time. He then turned and said to his colleague, “Go

home!”

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