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.

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

ample time to

quickly left the hotel and looked around in

Steven was actually part of the murders?

in mind for a moment

It was Zion.

even more

if I was afraid that the police had arrested Steven

call after calming

Chapter 157

station at Yellowbrick

was taken

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

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

I asked in confusion as I

dozen stray dogs and set them on Michael’s bodyguards and injured them,” Zion said, nearly gritting his words out. “If Steve

so

night? And trashed his car too?

stay at the hotel last night because he’d planned

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

So, Steve’s actions can technically be 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

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