All Chapters of They All Said I Did It: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

Second by second, time dragged on.Suddenly, something heavy hit the water outside. The cruise ship's engines roared loud enough to swallow most sounds, but I still caught it clearly.So it happened… Cheryl still went overboard.Moments later, hurried footsteps pounded down the hall. The young security guard shoved the door open so hard that it slammed against the wall.He froze when he saw me. "Why are you still here? Weren't you just…"Before he could finish, a crowd of passengers surged in behind him."It's him! He's the one who killed her! I saw him push that woman into the ocean!""Trying to run? With this many people watching, where do you think you're going?""Killing someone in broad daylight? You've got some nerve! I'm going to make sure everyone knows what you did today!"A young man, worked up and shaking with excitement, held his phone up and started livestreaming."Guys, this is my first time seeing a crime scene live. Hit like, and let's watch how he tries to ta

My father shuddered hard, then immediately snapped, "What the hell are you talking about? I raised you. I fed you. Haven't I done enough for you? You're just like your mother, ungrateful! What did I ever do to deserve a kid like you?"Watching him panic, I let out a cold laugh."Drop the act. I already know she's your real daughter."I looked straight ahead."Am I right…Cheryl?"Silence fell over the room.The only thing still moving was the livestream chat, racing past in a blur.[What does he mean? Is the victim not dead?][She fell straight into the ocean. Even if she survived the fall, something would have gotten her. He's bluffing.][This feels like a twist. I'm staying.]Harry was the first to speak. "Cheryl fell into the ocean because you pushed her. We don't even know if she's alive. How could she be here?"My father pressed a hand to his chest, face twisted with grief. "Michael, do you think I'm being heartless? I can understand if you don't want to acknowledge me

"This skin is way too real! I couldn't even tell. What is this, some kind of disguise?""I know what I saw. She's the one who went overboard. She brushed past me on the deck and nearly knocked my camera out of my hands!" The streamer caught on right away. "So you're not dead! That means the whole 'killed his wife for the insurance money' story falls apart. Why go through all this to hide like this?"Cheryl's eyes flicked around, panicked. The next second, she broke down, clutching her head as she sobbed. "I only changed my name and hid like this because of him!"She pointed straight at me. Every head turned back."After I married him, he hit me all the time. He cheated and blamed me for it. Said I didn't give him what he needed emotionally, that I never understood him. I asked for a divorce to let him be with his mistress, and he refused!"A bitter smile pulled at her lips."He didn't fail to kill me. I found out he secretly bought insurance on me, so I ran before he could do i

In the dark, the ocean seemed ready to consume everything around it.Since coming back, my nerves hadn't relaxed for even a second.I had cleared my name of insurance fraud, but the surveillance footage still didn't make sense. My gut kept warning me that if I didn't uncover the truth, I would end up right back in the same pit as before.I lay in bed with the lights off, wide awake. Every time I closed my eyes, all I could see was my past with Cheryl.I opened my eyes, irritated. My gaze landed on the wedding photo sitting beside my pillow.I used to think love was a flame that would never burn out. As it turned out, it was a blade aimed straight at my chest.A knock came from outside the door, pulling me out of it. I got up to check.It was the ship's captain. Guilt was written all over his face. He admitted right away that he had swapped out the surveillance footage."I owed a lot of money to loan sharks. They offered me 400 thousand dollars. I had nowhere else to turn, so I