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Chapter 31

When I asked Martin what gave him the right, he immediately yelled at me, "Because you've freeloaded off my family and lived in my house! Because my family has given you so much that you'll never be able to repay us at all! And it's just a placement as an exchange student—how dare you yell at me?!"As I dropped on the floor, looking just like a miserable wet puppy, Jack was comforting Jane—Yvie's sister—with a hug as she strutted in front of me after taking away my only way to escape."You're such a skank." She snorted at me viciously. "Please stop being an eyesore already—only Yvie deserves Martin."Jack kicked me as he joined in, "Exactly! Martin has always said that his biggest regret in life is letting his mom take you in!"Even as I stiffened, Jack kept threatening me, "So you'd better watch it. Run your mouth off to Martin, and you're dead."He always liked to threaten me when out of Martin's earshot.Jane shrugged and snorted. "Oh, don't worry—Martin won't ever believe her

Chapter 32

It wasn't until much later that I learned the reason Martin had left me dying in the hotel that night was because Yvie's father was ill and had a stroke during one of his boozing sessions.The hospitalization and subsequent rehabilitation cost a fortune, but Martin gave him the best anyway—a private ward, the best nurses, the best doctors, and the top rehabilitation facilities.He would really spend millions for Yvie without batting an eye, all while tormenting me endlessly.Yvie enjoyed his kindness as a matter of course, while I was shackled and flogged—just because I owed him my life, the intact bodies of my parents, and the money and favors that he insisted I might never be able to repay in this life.For a long time, I confused gratitude and guilt with affection, and there were moments when I wondered if I really loved Martin. If so, what did I love about him?But I thought I did, in spite of everything—I loved the moment when he saved me, and I loved him rushing into the car

Chapter 33

Before the ambulance came and took Yvie away, I watched Martin anxiously pick Yvie up in his arms, not forgetting to glare at me viciously.Everyone, including the servants, quickly accused me of pushing her down the stairs, gaslighting me so hard that for a moment, I wondered if I had really done it.Nonetheless, I was once again caught defenseless—and while defending myself seemed wrong, not defending myself was much worse.I curled up under the stairs and waited for a long, long time, when Martin finally returned in the morning.I stood up with red eyes and choked, "It wasn't me—"Smack!I felt the slap knocking me across the face, leaving my ears ringing and my nose was bleeding.He really put his back into that slap—I even thought my eardrum was perforated, as all I heard was silence, until Martin bellowed as he dragged me to his study, "Did you know Jane was threatening to call the cops?! How dare you hurt Yvie so maliciously! I've been too nice, haven't I?! You'd even bre

Chapter 34

"Stop!" Jack and Martin's buddies charged straight at Lynn, ready to stop her.However, Jason appeared right behind her, stopping them with no more than a frown. "Pipe down."His fellow officers were hiding and waiting to see if I would show up—which was hilarious, since I was standing right next to them.It was simply unfortunate that none of them could ever see me.But as time passed, I never showed up, even as everyone else invited by Martin had already shown up.As if something snapped in him, Martin suddenly stormed out of the wedding hall.She hurried after him, her eyes reddened and welling up with tears. "Please, Martin. Our guests are here, and so is my family. Everyone's here… you can't do this to me. You made a promise…""Sorry. I'm not marrying you right now," Martin said bluntly, taking the corsage off his chest as he kept heading outside."Martin!" Yvie suddenly yelled hysterically, frustrated as she was forced to stare at his back, gritting her teeth and clenchin

Chapter 35

However, Star looked normal and well-dressed today in comparison. He wasn't wearing his usual hoodie and had clearly washed his face, although his clothes were still clearly worn and washed out. Still, it did the job of covering the gruesome scars on his ankles and calves.For the most part, he seemed to look younger, his skin alabaster and his eyes beautiful.Still, his jet-black hair remained a mess, with disheveled locks hanging over his face.And yet, that somehow worked in his favor, and any celebrity would be outshone if they stood beside him. As he was standing in the shade of a tree across the street, looking a little desolate, Jason quickly led his men out of the hotel, swiftly encircling him.I stood, my eyes fixed on his bony fingers as my breaths turned rushed.He was holding a bunch of lollipops tied together in a bunch with a single red string, and he looked like he expected me to show up.Perhaps he was expecting me to be alive too, to stop Martin's wedding?

Chapter 36

One of Jason's fellow officers asked, "Hey, cap? Are you presuming that this orphanage… was where the serial killer did it?"Jason nodded quietly, glancing at Star—the orphanage was huge and had been abandoned for many years. They had searched it a few times, but they couldn't find anything at all before.I watched as Star stared fixedly at the gap before turning and picking up a stick. He started to poke through the grass, as if joining the police search.Still, I was still afraid of him and stuck close with Jason, all while wondering if the police would find my body.In the end, the law was always inescapable—if the police kept searching carefully, they would definitely find the crime scene.Martin was glowering, and he followed Jason silently."Martin..." Jack suddenly called out to him, his voice quivering as he was clearly hesitant to speak."Out with it already." Martin glared at Jack intimidatingly."Well, you remember the monitoring equipment in my garage? I checked it

Chapter 37

Still, I quickly ran to the officer who called for Jason.Now that I was recalling it, I couldn't even remember clearly the moment I died. When I woke up after being knocked out, I was soon knocked out again, so some memories were a blur.I only knew it happened in the alley in an old street, and when I woke up, I was in a dimly lit shack, inside a wooden crate.There were straws in the crate, so it must have been used to move fragile items before.As it turned out, the officer who called for Jason found a steel gate hidden behind the long grass in the southeast corner of the orphanage. It was a little rusty, but there were signs that there were people walking on the grass nearby recently, while the lock was brand new.The officer who called for Jason was clearly shocked too. "We've searched this area before, but the long grass keeps it hidden unless one is close enough."Jason looked around, when he noticed that Star had already moved into the separate compound behind the gates

Chapter 38

Jason wheeled on the female officer. "Why didn't we notice such an obvious connection before?!"The officer sighed. "Well, for one, the records are a mess—and because it was privately owned, they don't have much paperwork. It only got worse when the entire orphanage was shut down many years ago, when the caretaker was arrested for abusing the children living there and was sentenced to prison."After that, some orphans who were not adopted were quickly transferred to other orphanages. We don't have any data to work on for those who were adopted—it's almost impossible to find any paperwork."But after questioning, I noticed a pattern—all of each victim's parents or neighbors mentioned that the victim was adopted. So I started squeezing them for more details. They were all reluctant to talk at first, but when they did, all of them said the victims were from this orphanage!"Jason snorted irritably as he lit himself a cigarette. "So we weren't looking in that direction from the start.

Chapter 39

I looked downward at Martin and laughed sardonically. "Well, aren't you happy now that I'm dead? And you killed me!"At this point, I couldn't even be bothered to resent him—not after Yvie used me as a scapegoat.In a way, my life debt to Martin was now fully repaid, after I died in place of his beloved."It's going to be alright, Mr. Fitzgerald. Just go home—we'll keep you updated," Jason said just then, clearly not liking how obstructive Martin was ever since his attitude on this whole mess changed."Martin, you prick!" Lynn hollered at him too, agitated. "Aren't you going to get married? Leave already!"Martin simply stayed motionless on the ground, clearly convinced now that I could've been hurt.Lynn returned the coat Jason lent her and pulled out an envelope from her bag. "See this? I didn't want to give it to you because I think you and Yvie don't deserve shit, least of all Bea's money."She was shaking and choking with tears, and I wanted to hug her but couldn't."Oh, a

Chapter 40

"Suicide?! Hah!" Lynn yelled, at once hysterical and resentful that Yvie had used me as her scapegoat. "If Yvie White actually had any suicidal thoughts, she wouldn't have tried so hard to get Bea killed!""Calm down. Let's assess the situation for now." Jason quickly stepped in this time, wrapping an arm around Lynn's shoulder and taking her to the forensic doctor. "Keep an eye on her."The forensic doctor nodded and put an arm around Lynn's shoulder like Jason did. "Keep a cool head and don't let emotions get the better of you. Don't they teach you that in med school?"Lynn stayed silent, but her eyes were reddened and welling up with tears.Jason then checked his watch and followed Martin. "I'm coming with you, Mr. Fitzgerald. As your wife Yvie White was from this orphanage, the serial killer might still be watching her."Martin paused, growling as he reminded Jason, "She's not my wife..."Jason stared at him, mystified but not saying anything.As for me, I followed them into

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