Chapter 40

“Suicide? Ha! If she had the heart to die, she wouldn’t have caused Stephie’s death!” Rachel yelled

uncontrollably.

Her hatred toward Yasmin was intense, perhaps because I had become her scapegoat.

“Calm down for now. Go and see what’s going on first,” Zion intercepted the emotionally unstable Rachel and handed her over to Keenan. “Take care of her.”

Keenan nodded and held onto her.

“You’re a doctor too. You know more than anyone that you shouldn’t let emotions cloud your judgment at any time.”

Without saying anything, Rachel just stood there with red teary eyes.

Zion glanced at his watch and sorted things out at the scene before rushing to catch up with Michael.

He said, “Mr. Ford, I’ll go with you to check out the situation. Based on the current investigation, your wife, Yasmin, is also one of the girls who left the orphanage back then. So, the murderer will continue to target her.”

Michael’s steps froze for a moment. With a low voice, he said, “She’s not my wife…”

Zion was baffled by Michael’s odd behavior, but he didn’t say much. I followed behind the two and got

into the car too.

“The girls who left the orphanage back then have grown up and are now scattered throughout the city. There are no significant patterns to the list and order of deaths. It’s as if the murderer is seeking

revenge.

Michael and continued, “If your wife isn’t afraid of dying, I wonder if she can. cooperate with

this, but Yasmin and Michael were the ones who had pushed me

to that. He treasures Yasmin so much. How could he possibly let her be bait

said… she’s not my wife,” said Michael, who seemed to be very bothered by the title. “Besides… something has already happened to Stephie. I can’t possibly let Yasmin take any more risks.”

laughed. See, he’d never

bait, then? Or is it that in your eyes, Yasmin’s life is worth something but not

off guard, Michael

bone–plercing chill run through my entire body. Yes, my

have always been unstable. You heard it too just now, that

Michael’s response had

hasn’t been found. My team and I think there’s a high probability that she’s still alive. If we don’t find her soon, she’ll die for sure,” said Zion after a long silence,

and ultimately me. He was

way to find the murderer now was to use Yasmin

hesitated.

Now, I found myself able to face it with some resignation. I knew that I had no place in his heart, and his choice was within

for him ended in the year 18th birthday.

front of the hotel. Guests at the wedding

“Michael…”

Case, was an elegant woman–especially since she came from a well–off family. It was just that they

Michael greeted as he lowered his head,

far away, watching the family

‘Mrs. Bailey‘? You should call her ‘Mom‘ by now,” said Yasmin’s father, Roger

out like this… embarrassing Yasmin in front of all her

his mouth to

nodded and replied,

Chapter 40

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