Chapter 157

My heart lurched as fear suddenly took root within me.

Did Steven take the opportunity to leave when I was sleeping?

Did that mean… he was involved in the serial killings?

I hurriedly got out of bed and got dressed. Then, I left the hotel room and went down to the reception.

“Hi there, did you happen to see when my husband left the hotel?” I asked.

The receptionist shook her head. “Apologies, there too many people earlier…”

were inst

“He’s of mixed blood and pretty good–looking,” I said.

The receptionist replied, “Oh, that handsome man! He must’ve…”

She then took out her phone as she mumbled to herself, “He was so handsome, I couldn’t help but take a photo and share it online.”

She then continued confidently, “He left around midnight.”

The receptionist had shared the photo of Steven at 12:03 am.

I felt anxious.

soon after I fell asleep. And it was 3 am now, which meant that three hours

time to commit a crime.

left the hotel and looked around in

would I do if Steven was actually part

with no direction in mind for a moment

It was Zion.

even more

afraid that the police had arrested Steven at a crime scene, or if another murder had

I answered the call after calming

Chapter 157

police station at Yellowbrick Road,

station?” I was taken

check? You really let him come out at night to beat someone

local police officers hadn’t been familiar with Steven, they would’ve detained him

in confusion as I hailed a

nearly a dozen stray dogs and set them on Michael’s bodyguards and injured them,” Zion said, nearly gritting his words out. “If Steve wasn’t

so confused.

of the night? And trashed his car too? He even had

want me to stay at the hotel last

than one person was injured. And according to Steve, the people who have

there to spy on you guys and intended to harm you two. So, Steve’s actions can technically be counted as self–defense in this case,” Zion said, exasperated. ‘ But Michael and his driver are

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