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“You should… eat.” Steve’s hand was injured. It was obvious that someone had hurt him deliberately. Because of that, he couldn’t use cutlery. He could only raise the plate to his face in order to eat.

After a moment’s hesitation, he put down the plate. He hid in a corner and kept quiet.

I forced myself to put on a kind face and reached toward him. “Let me see your hands.”

I had to earn his trust as much as possible.

Steve was very cautious. After I stretched out my hand, he hesitated for a long time but still showed me his hands.

I took the chance to flip his hands up and down and inspect them closely. Indeed, they didn’t have the red birthmark that my murderer had.

Clearly, he wasn’t the person who actually killed me, but he was definitely related to the murderer somehow! If he wasn’t an accomplice, then he was a partner.

The serial killings, my parents‘ deaths, and the memories I lost after the accident….

There were too many truths… They blurred together, yet it felt like the answer was right on the tip of

my tongue.

Just what was the truth?

“Does it hurt?” I looked up at Steve, trying to win his affection.

was

His beautiful, large eyes

your fingers?” I gazed at the deep, furling wounds on the pads of each of his fingers and couldn’t stop myself

Lincolns had to all be sick in the head. No matter what, they couldn’t treat

from here.” Steve

looked out of the window. We were on

his fingertips like this and the unhealed burns on the soles of his

away.

feeling a bit angry. “You need medicine for your wounds. Or else they’ll get infected and rot!

heir, the least your could do is treat his

my hand anxiously, he

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a car accident “I nearly

said that, I

was Stephanie Carlson’s parents who had died in a

still alive, as cruel as they

ויי

die in a car

said nothing. Suddenly,

he called my name

turned to face him.

open the door.” Steve got

still afraid of him coming close, so I instinctually backed away.

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