Revenge After Death

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

Michael were the ones who had pushed

at Zion and teased, “As if he’d agree to that. He treasures Yasmin so much. How could he possibly let her be

not my wife,” said Michael, who seemed to be very bothered by the title. “Besides…

laughed. See, he’d

were you thinking when you asked Stephanie to become bait, then? Or is it

guard, Michael sat there stiffly.

through my entire body. Yes, my worthless life

emotions have always been unstable. You heard it too just now, that she attempted suicide!” Michael fumed, glaring at Zion. “You’re a police officer. How could you say such things?”

seemed Michael’s response had confirmed his suspicions.

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 after a

and ultimately me. He was already

murderer now was to use Yasmin as bait to lure them out, but Michael

hesitated.

no place 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

for him ended in the

car stopped in front of the hotel. Guests at the wedding reception hadn’t left, including Yasmin’s parents, who obviously looked

“Michael…”

elegant woman–especially since she came from a well–off family. It was just

Michael greeted as he lowered his

the family and feeling a

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

“Michael, we’ve seen how you treasure Yasmin. But regardless of the reason why the reception turned out like this…

silent before he opened his mouth

nodded and replied,

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