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.

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

Michael were the ones who

He treasures Yasmin so much. How could he possibly

who seemed to be very bothered by the title. “Besides… something has already happened to Stephie.

See, he’d never agree.

what were you thinking when you asked Stephanie to become bait, then? Or is it that in your eyes, Yasmin’s life is worth something but not Stephanie’s?”

guard, Michael sat

chill run through my entire body. Yes, my

now, that she attempted suicide!” Michael fumed, glaring at Zion. “You’re a police officer. How could you say such things?”

it seemed Michael’s response had

from the orphanage, and her body still 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

police and ultimately

use Yasmin as bait to lure them out,

hesitated.

in his heart, and his choice was within my expectations. My feelings for him that had been buried deep in my heart during my youth rapidly took root and grew into a towering

ended in the year 18th

in front of the hotel. Guests at the wedding reception hadn’t left, including

“Michael…”

well–off family. It was just that they had gone bankrupt in recent years. That was why they needed

as he lowered his

the family and feeling a sense of

call her ‘Mom‘ by now,” said Yasmin’s father,

we’ve seen how you treasure Yasmin. But regardless of the reason why the reception turned out like this… embarrassing Yasmin in front of all her relatives wasn’t right. You should go talk to

opened his mouth to say

just nodded and

Chapter 40

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