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 it was 3 am now, which meant that three hours had

have had ample time to commit a crime.

the hotel and looked around in a

Steven was actually part of

ran ahead with no direction in mind for

It was Zion.

even more panicked.

the police had arrested Steven at a crime scene, or if

I answered the call after

Chapter 157

Yellowbrick Road, please.” Zion sounded

I was taken aback.

let him come out at night to beat someone up? Aren’t you his guardian?” Zion

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

I asked in confusion as

Michael’s bodyguards and injured them,” Zion said, nearly gritting his words out. “If Steve wasn’t declared insane,

was so

in the middle of the night? And trashed his car too? He even had some dogs bite his men?” I was overwhelmed by all

hotel last night because he’d planned to beat

injured. And according to Steve, the people who have been lingering around the Lincoln

Steve’s actions can technically be counted as self–defense in this case,” Zion said, exasperated. ‘ But Michael and his driver are considered

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