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.

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

suggest this, but Yasmin and Michael were

He treasures Yasmin so much. How could he possibly let

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

laughed. See, he’d

become bait, then? Or is it that in your

Michael

could only feel a bone–plercing chill run through my entire body. Yes, my worthless life

just now, that she attempted suicide!” Michael fumed, glaring at Zion. “You’re a police officer. How

remained silent, but it seemed Michael’s response had confirmed

My team and I think there’s a high probability that

Michael could persuade Yasmin to help the police and ultimately me. He was already being quite

now was to use Yasmin as bait to lure them

hesitated.

his heart, and his choice was within my expectations. My feelings for him that had

ended in the year

the hotel. Guests at the wedding reception hadn’t left, including Yasmin’s parents, who obviously looked

“Michael…”

family. It was just that they had gone bankrupt in recent years. That was why they

Bailey,” Michael greeted as he lowered his head, seemingly

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

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

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

he opened his mouth

just nodded and

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