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Chapter 78

Penulis: Peters
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Camilla.

I’d reached the point where I had to expose Julia and her mother, but first I needed proof. I had to dig up every person they’d silenced over the years. I wanted them behind bars, and my psychology degree was about to pay off.

One of the unwritten truths of the National Health Service was that “dead wood floats.” It was a part of the culture, that quaint reluctance to remove the incompetent. And it suited my purposes.

I walked into Westtime Mortuary, where the duty supervisor, bald, square-jawed, with pouchy jowls, pulled a face as soon as he saw me.

“Who sent you?” he demanded, his tone clipped.

“I’m to meet Detective Inspector Raphael.”

“He didn’t tell me. No appointment on file.”

“Can I wait here for him?”

“No, only family members of the deceased can use the waiting room.”

“Then where?”

“Outside.”

His sour scent mixed with stale sweat clung to the air. He looked exhausted, probably had pulled an all-nighter. Normally, I’d have empathy for tired shift-workers, just like I d
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