Chapter 4

Anna crouched down and looked at her daughter with a gentle smile. "You won't get arrested. I'm here. I won't let anyone hurt you."

What a disgusting mother and daughter.

They acted as if the girl who had just fallen from the roof wasn't a living person.

As if she were nothing more than a blank sheet of paper with no life in it.

Suddenly, the police officer's radio crackled.

He turned around to answer it. The more he listened, the deeper his frown became.

After he hung up, he glanced at me.

Then he looked at Cecilia and Anna. "My supervisor says the evidence in this case was collected improperly, so we have to suspend the investigation for now."

I didn't understand. "What was improper? The security footage clearly shows what happened!"

The officer avoided my eyes. "The security camera on the rooftop was installed in a location that involves residents' privacy. The residents weren't properly notified beforehand, so the footage can't be used as valid evidence."

Anna immediately looked pleased. "See? I told you Cecilia would be fine!"

She put an arm around Cecilia's shoulders and took a step back. "Officer, can we leave now?"

The officer hesitated. "In theory, yes."

I rushed forward and grabbed his arm. "Please, you can't let them go! They killed someone! Please don't let them get away! You can collect the evidence again. Check other security cameras. Do whatever you can!"

The officer gently pulled my hand away. "Ms. Turner, we're only following the rules. If new evidence turns up, the case can be reopened."

Cecilia peeked out from behind Anna.

Then she stuck her tongue out at me. "Serves you right! You kicked me earlier. I'm going home and telling my dad. He'll teach you a lesson!"

Anna was even more arrogant. "Let's wait and see. You hit Cecilia. We definitely won't let you get away with that!"

Victoria came over and gave a fake sigh. "Tiffany, I told you from the start that you couldn't beat them. You should go home and start making funeral arrangements for Judy. I can help you contact a funeral home."

I collapsed onto the ground. Just like in my previous life, I was completely helpless.

They had won again.

They had used the same tricks, they had the same protection, and they were still free to do whatever they wanted.

All I could do was watch the killer walk away without facing any punishment.

Cecilia grabbed Anna's hand and happily walked toward the edge of the police barrier.

Her two friends followed behind them, smiling too.

I stared at their backs in fury.

I couldn't accept that they could kill someone and then walk away as if nothing had happened.

But I also couldn't stop wondering who that innocent girl was.

Then an idea suddenly hit me.

There was another girl in this building who was the same age as Judy and went to the same school.

Her name was Sally Elliott.

She lived right next door to me.

She was just as tall and thin as Judy, and her hair was almost the same length.

Sally was quiet and shy. She rarely talked to people. But whenever she saw Judy and me, she always greeted us first.

She loved singing, so she often went to the rooftop alone with her headphones on and listened to music.

But ever since I moved into this building, I had never seen her parents.

She had always lived with her aunt.

And her aunt was the same neighbor who had spent the entire time pretending to calm everyone down, Victoria Elliott.

I hated her for taking money from Anna and helping the people who had done something wrong.

But Sally was innocent. She had done nothing wrong.

She shouldn't become another victim of this tragedy.

Cecilia had already reached the edge of the police barrier.

But just as she was about to step across it, someone reached out and grabbed her shoulder. "You can't leave."

Cecilia and the other two girls froze.