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.

wonder

suggest this, but Yasmin and Michael were the ones who

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

who seemed to be very bothered by the title. “Besides… something has already happened to Stephie. I can’t possibly let Yasmin

laughed. See, he’d

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

chill run through my entire body. Yes, my worthless life could never compare to

in poor health, and her emotions have always been unstable. You heard it too just now, that she attempted suicide!” Michael fumed, glaring at

but it seemed Michael’s response had confirmed his suspicions.

found. My team and I think there’s a high probability that she’s still alive. If

persuade Yasmin to help the police and ultimately me.

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

hesitated.

with some resignation. I knew that I had 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 rapidly took root and grew into a towering tree. But they were later

ended in the year 18th birthday.

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

“Michael…”

mother, Jacquelyn Case, was an elegant woman–especially since she came from a well–off family. It was

greeted as he lowered his head, seemingly feeling

not far away, watching the family and feeling a sense of

her ‘Mrs. Bailey‘? You should call her

the reception turned out like this… embarrassing Yasmin in front of all her relatives wasn’t right. You should go

opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

nodded and

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