Chapter 44
Rachel sat on the ground, looking at Steve. “Where’s Stephie…”
Steve dropped the stick in his hand as if he had been startled by something. He turned and ran, but Zion pinned him.
“Why are you running? What’re you doing here? Take him back for interrogation!”
Zion shouted, seething with rage-
It was always Steve!
I knew that Zion’s suspicions of Steve had deepened.
I sighed in relief. That was a good sign.
As long as the truth was discovered soon and my body was located…
The police took Steve away, and Zion carried Rachel.
I was temporarily relieved and stood there in a daze, looking at the lollipop that Steve had dropped.
It was fruit–flavored.
Steve was arrested, and the police interrogated him for 24 hours. He didn’t say a word.
Without evidence, the police had to let him go for the time being.
I sat in the police station lobby, watching Steve being led away by the Lincoln family. My vision was
numb.
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was too cunning.
to the Lincoln family. The Lincoln family had hired Huma’s best lawyer
the serial killer, would the
out?
then those dead women were too pitiful.
the afternoon, Michael came to the police station
seemed very eager to know if I
wanted to find out if I was
Zion began to suspect
because he realized that
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pocket. There was a stick and other criminal tools too.” Zion frowned. Even if Steve
him.
must be in his hands!” Michael
of the Lincoln family. Ignatius Lincoln stepped in to
Steve has a psychiatric evaluation to prove that he has a mental disorder. Even if he carries drugs and a stick in his pocket, there’s no way to tell
warned Michael to act
in the process of trying to kill her, Zion would have the confidence
anything and took a deep
indeed not to be trifled with.
always have this feeling that… Stephie is right beside…”
again, “If we keep an eye on Steve, is
but
and were watching him
under such tight surveillance, he would show his true colors sooner or later.
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on the bench, looking a little lost. “Is
to Rachel, smiling
head
froze too, not knowing why I felt like
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