Revenge After Death

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.

around midnight, which meant that he left soon after I fell asleep. And it was 3 am now, which meant that

had ample time to commit a crime.

the hotel and

Steven was actually part

with no direction in mind for a moment before my phone

It was Zion.

even more panicked.

didn’t know if I was afraid that the police had arrested Steven at a crime scene, or if another

I answered the call after calming myself down.

Chapter 157

police station at Yellowbrick Road, please.” Zion sounded

station?” I was

at night to beat someone up? Aren’t you his guardian?” Zion sullenly

been familiar with Steven, they would’ve detained him for the

in confusion as

his car. What’s worse, he even got 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 declared insane, he would’ve been imprisoned

so confused.

car too? He even had

hotel

according to Steve, the people who have been lingering around

counted as self–defense in this case,” Zion said, exasperated. ‘ But Michael and his driver are considered innocent bystanders given