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.

asleep. And

have had ample time to commit a

hotel and looked around

if Steven was

ran ahead with no direction in mind for a moment

It was Zion.

even

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

I answered the call after calming myself

Chapter 157

police station at Yellowbrick Road, please.” Zion sounded exasperated.

I was taken aback.

him come out at night to beat someone

familiar with Steven,

someone up?” I asked 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

so confused.

the night? And trashed his car too? He even had some dogs

to stay at the hotel last night because he’d planned to beat up

to Steve, the people who have been lingering around the Lincoln residence

counted as self–defense in this case,” Zion said, exasperated. ‘ But Michael and his driver are considered innocent bystanders given that they were simply waiting for you

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