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.

after I fell asleep. And it was

ample time to commit a crime.

and

if Steven was actually part of the murders?

ran ahead with no direction in mind for a

It was Zion.

even more

know if I was afraid that the police had arrested

call

Chapter 157

at Yellowbrick Road, please.” Zion sounded exasperated.

I was taken

him come out at

familiar with

confusion as I hailed

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

so confused.

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

want me to stay at the hotel last night because he’d planned to

injured. And according to Steve, the people who

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 you two at the door.”

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