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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murderer… was too
value to the Lincoln family. The Lincoln family
was the serial killer, would the Lincoln family try to get him.
out?
then those dead women were too pitiful.
Michael came to the police station to
seemed very eager to know if I had
find
it wasn’t Yasmin.” Zion began to suspect Steve,
he realized
Crate 14
was a stick and other criminal tools too.” Zion
him.
He’s the murderer! Stephanie must be in his hands!” Michael angrily exclaimed. “Why
you’re talking about is the scion of the Lincoln family. Ignatius Lincoln stepped
lastly… Steve has a psychiatric evaluation to prove that he has a mental disorder. Even if he carries
warned Michael to
arrested in the
didn’t say anything and took a
was indeed not to
always have this feeling that… Stephie is right beside…” Michael muttered.
spoke again, “If we keep an eye on Steve, is
but he
and were watching him 24
tight surveillance, he would show his true colors
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the bench, looking a little lost. “Is Steve the murderer? Why don’t I think
smiling gently.
head in my
not knowing why I felt like crying.
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