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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.

entered the neighborhood, I spotted Steven from a

waited for me all night?”

“We couldn’t

out of

Steven’s eyes were red, so he probably hadn’t slept all night. In fact, he’d probably

his arms as

the car.

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remained hoarse and choked, his grasp was firm and powerful as

held onto me.

held me close, as if he feared that I wouldn’t return. Then, he tightly cradled

I raised my hand and gave Steven a comforting pat

he said in a low voice,

that Carol told him to kill Yasmin, but isn’t Carol mentally disabled?” I whispered, feeling increasingly

she has intellectual disabilities.”

this, would he drag Carol

it out anymore.

were Steven and Simeon. But Simeon was supposedly deceased. And even if it was a staged death, he wouldn’t have done anything that would implicate Carol.

as Zion suggested? Was Steven

finally speaking, “Stephie, are you hungry?

stared at Steven’s back, my mind was

“Steven Lincoln!”

screeched to a halt behind

Steven. “You got my dad arrested

behind me. “Stephie… I have no idea

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