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Chapter 162

Author: Lana Mora
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Derek's POV

The realization filled me with excitement.

"Yeah. Tabitha isn't the revengeful type. It doesn't make any sense she said that. She was definitely implying something," Alvin echoed.

As he spoke, I recalled Tabitha's hesitant looks when she was with me as well as her odd behavior for the past few months. Offering to work in my company, giving presents with mini trackers to my secretaries...

"What she really wanted me to look into wasn't just the kidnapper but also Elena's death," I concluded.

Once again, those cameras in my office popped into my mind. Clearly, someone had been watching my every move all along.

And it would've been easy if the person wanted to mess with my investigation, making me believe that John was Elena's murderer so I would hate Tabitha.

Maybe Tabitha had felt something fishy, and she knew I wouldn't trust her even if she told me, let alone reinvestigate the whole case.

So she chose to find out the truth with her
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