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“There’s definitely someone backing Carol up.” Zion nodded. “But you’re not totally in the clear yet either, so better not wander around too much for now.”

I stayed silent, watching as Ewan parked the car by the roadside.

“Mrs. Lincoln, let’s go home.” Ewab opened the car door for me.

I got into the car and looked at Zion with mixed feelings.

In response, Zion simply waved at me.

“Mr. Bart… Lately, I’ve been feeling like someone’s been keeping tabs on me behind my back, even during the police investigation. There’s got to be someone pulling the strings, don’t you think?” I inquired.

“I’m not really sure, Mrs. Lincoln.” Ewan chose to not be truthful.

He refused to admit anything, and I felt powerless.

There was surely someone watching out for me behind my back. Otherwise, how else could I have managed to get released so quickly despite being under investigation?

I couldn’t believe it was just luck.

“Did anything happen when Steve realized that I wouldn’t come home last night?” I expressed my concern.

“Mr. Lincoln… has been waiting for you,” Ewan replied as he drove the car.

the neighborhood, I spotted Steven from a distance.

me all night?”

nodded. “We couldn’t

out of

all night. In fact, he’d probably just

in his arms as soon as I

the car.

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his voice remained hoarse and choked, his grasp was

held onto me.

feared that I wouldn’t return. Then,

and gave Steven a comforting pat

can snatch you away from me again,” he said

but isn’t Carol mentally disabled?” I whispered,

intellectual disabilities.” Steven nodded,

all this, would he drag Carol into it too?” I

figure it out

motives were Steven and Simeon. But Simeon was supposedly deceased. And even if it was a staged death, he

suggested? Was Steven potentially the mastermind behind it all?

serious expression before finally speaking, “Stephie, are you hungry? Let’s head home for some food.” He took my

at Steven’s back, my mind was

“Steven Lincoln!”

screeched to a halt behind

and angrily glared at Steven. “You got my dad arrested by the cops, didn’t you?” he

bewildered and taking cover behind me. “Stephie… I have no idea what he’s talking about.”

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