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Chapter 158: Cold Doubt.

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Michael’s POV

The station felt colder the moment I stepped inside, or maybe that was just my nerves trying to prepare me for whatever I was about to hear. The detective opened his office door and motioned for me to come in.

“Good morning, Mr Gray. Please have a seat,” he said.

I sat down, and he did not waste a single second pretending to warm up the conversation, which I appreciated more because I was not in the mood to circle around anything today. He reached into his drawer and brought out a mobile phone wrapped in a clear evidence bag.

“There is something I found regarding Lisa’s case,” he said.

“Mr. Gray, there is something I found regarding Lisa’s case,” he said, then placed a mobile phone on the table between us.

“A citizen brought this to the station. He said he found it near an intersection.”

I frowned. “Her phone? I thought it was never recovered.”

“It was not,” he said. “At least not until this one showed up.” He scratched his brow lightly. “It came during one of our office
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