Chapter 174

Michael was convinced that Steven was the murderer.

“I’ll show you. He’ll confess that he was the murderer,” he said in a hoarse voice as he

drove.

Meanwhile, I sat quietly in the passenger seat, feeling powerless and exhausted. “What… are you going to do?”

“Since he’s a lunatic, I’ll make sure he stays like that forever.” Michael was driving toward the abandoned asylum.

Suddenly, I realized what Michael was planning to do–he was going to push Steven and force him to tell the truth. He was going to make Steven admit that he had killed Stephanie.

When we arrived at the asylum, Michael dragged me to a small room and made me watch the surveillance monitor.

“You don’t believe that he killed someone, do you? You don’t think he’s a lunatic, right? Well, sit and watch then.”

“Everything’s ready, Mr. Ford,” the assistant said to Michael.

I watched in horror as the monitor flickered to life.

Michael’s intentions were clear–he was going to use the past events to provoke Steven and rub salt on his wound.

“Mentally ill patients are incapable of distinguishing reality from dreams. They might perceive the world as unreal and, consequently, express his innermost thoughts,” a doctor in a white coat solemnly stated.

I turned to him, clasping my hands tightly. “You’re Quentin Long, the doctor who exposed the scandal of the asylum, right?”

Quentin nodded.

“Since you rescued Steven, you should know that he’s not a bad person… So, why are you helping Michael with this? You’re adding insult to his injury,” I questioned him.

silent for a while before saying, “He

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his wife. In fact, he’s the reason she’s dead!” 1 angrily glared

That shameless asshole.

Michael didn’t say a word. Instead, he grabbed my chin from behind and forced me to watch

burst into the

seemed like he’d come in a hurry.

Steven repeatedly called

here?” I asked

was the reason Michael had shown up in the alley. He was there

could use me

you a lot,” Michael said in

the monitor.

watched

my heart ache.

behind him was

eyes stared into

kill you…” Steven fixed his eyes on the camera and spoke in

Michael merely gave a cold smile before gesturing for Quentin to

work.

for a while. Then, he stood up and pressed the play button on

computer.

was projected onto the screen in the

past experiences in the

I watched the video on the

door

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