All Chapters of A Killer's Silent Vow: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Instantly, an uproar erupted throughout the courtroom.Tristan Hodges went deathly pale. His knees buckled, and he nearly slid off his seat and collapsed onto the floor.The presiding judge hurriedly brought down the gavel. "Court is adjourned! This case is being referred to the police for further investigation!"Bailiffs rushed forward and restrained me.As they escorted me away, camera flashes erupted from every direction. The victims' families broke down in hysterics, their anguished cries filling the air. Rotten eggs and chunks of stone flew over the security barrier, striking me in the head and body.A shard of stone split the skin at my temple, and blood trickled down my face. Yet my eyes remained fixed on Tristan. Watching the despair on his face, as though his very soul had been ripped from his body, I finally let out a laugh of pure satisfaction.…I was taken back into custody and returned to the detention center.In the interrogation room, Justin Creed, the captain o

Not long after Tristan Hodges and I got married, he began smiling at his phone more and more often. Whenever he was around me, he would even instinctively turn his phone face down. And whenever he came home late after working overtime, his shirts invariably carried the scent of unfamiliar perfume.Whenever I confronted him, he would offer an impatient explanation. "I'm smiling because someone in the group chat said something funny. Turning my phone facedown is just a professional habit. And as for the perfume, what am I supposed to do when a female client puts it on? Tell her to stop because my wife might get the wrong idea?"Still suspicious, I sought out Edith and confided in her.Edith leaned close to my ear and whispered, "The next time you find a clue, don't confront him. Investigate directly instead. Don't give him a chance to come up with excuses."It did not take long for an opportunity to present itself.Tristan suddenly announced that he had to go on a business trip. In

What followed was no longer Sabrina Westbrook's story. It was Hope Westbrook's.Justin grabbed me by the collar. "Where are Rayburne's remains? Westbrook, your crimes have already been established. Stop putting up pointless resistance."I looked at him with an almost amused smile. "But I genuinely don't know where Edith's remains are. All I know is where the living Edith is."Everyone present widened their eyes in shock. "Edith Rayburne is still alive?"Tristan dropped to his knees, tears and snot streaming down his face. "Thank God. Thank God!"Justin remained suspicious. "Are you just trying to buy time? From what I've gathered, Edith had no social or personal connections with the other five victims. You still haven't explained why you killed those five people."I raised my shackled hands. "How much time could a death-row inmate possibly have left? You're wasting time. If you keep dragging this out, Edith might not have much time left herself."Justin immediately tensed.Five

My mother had died in a car accident six years earlier. The collision had occurred on an undeveloped stretch of road that was not yet covered by surveillance cameras.However, witness testimonies, footage recovered from the dashcam of the vehicle involved provided by the dealership, and the traffic police's examination of the tire tracks at the scene had all established that my mother was entirely at fault. The driver of the other vehicle had been Edith.My father had signed a letter of forgiveness, waiving any further claims against her, and had died of a sudden cerebral infarction later that same year. My ex-husband, Tristan, had handled all the funeral arrangements.Everyone involved had kept these events from me on the grounds that I was pregnant and could not afford any emotional distress. Without knowing it, I would become an orphan, spending my days nourishing my enemy's child with my own flesh and blood, eagerly awaiting its arrival with boundless anticipation.Justin fel

Edith struggled to get up, but I kicked her and the chair out from under her, sending them both crashing to the ground.It was the exact same position she had been in when I had first met her."Edith, the day you ran over my mother was your birthday. Did you know that even if you hadn't asked her to meet you that day, she would've come looking for you three days later? Because three days after that was the day you first came to my home. It was the birthday of your second life. The day you received that offer from the company overseas, I was even happier than you were. I told my parents about it before you did."That day, you asked my mother whether she'd rather have a capable, accomplished daughter who couldn't stay by her side or a daughter who stayed with her but never achieved much. My mother said, 'My Sabrina can do whatever she wants.' "But she hadn't finished speaking."Back then, she'd wanted to send me abroad. I gave up that opportunity and stayed in the country for your