“I might betray you?” I tried to be as calm as possible. “No way….


    Howard sighed in relief. “I doubted it too. No way you would betray us,”


    My palms started to sweat as I clenched my fingers and said, “So, Howard, any instructions from…


    Sirtely?”


    Who was this “Sir” anyway?


    “Our recent operations haven’t been going smoothly. Sir had requested for some funds. several


    times, but all have been denied. Some kids even got beaten up too. And without the funds, we can’t


    locate the children’s biological parents.”


    Howard sighed and continued, “Sir mentioned that now that you’ve married into a wealthy family,


    you’re preupied with your upper ss lifestyle. He thinks that you’ve lost interest in the children


    and might even betray us.


    “Children?” I found myself asking. I didn’t get what he was saying.


    “When we rescued those trafficked children, we made some enemies. Those people came


    yesterday and smashed Sir’s windows,” Howard said with a frightened expression. Those guys are


    crazy!”


    I stared at Howard for a long while.


    So… Stephany, Howard, and this “Sir” saved a group of trafficked children? Were they some sort of


    charity organization?


    Stephany’s secrets never failed to surprise me.


    “Howard, um… sorry. Actually, I fell sick a few days ago and somehow lost my memories after I


    woke up. That’s why it took me a while toe find you. If I’ve caused any dys… “I said guiltily.


    “Oh, so you were sick. That exins it.” Howard waved his hand and said, “No worries. I’ll talk to Sir


    and clear things up.”


    “Sir is…”


    “Sir is a good person. He neverined when he supported the both of us in the past. And now,


    he’s fully devoted to these children too, so we should help out however we can,


    Howardforted me.


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    “Oh, by the way, Stephany… How did you suddenly end up marrying that… lunatic from the Lincoln


    family?” Howard looked at me warily. There was a clear sense of fear in his eyes when he


    mentioned Steven.


    “You know… He’s probably a murderer,” Howard whispered to me.


    But I pretended that I didn’t understand what he was saying, “Why?” I asked.


    What made him think that Steven was a murderer?


    “Well… It’s a long story.” Howard scratched his head. “You know, I was an orphan. I was adopted


    by my foster parents when I was in my teens. Later on, my foster parents went bankrupt, and life


    was tough up until I met Sir.”


    “I used to stay in the same orphanage with that lunatic. Steve used to be a genius, but then he went


    mad.” Howard gave a vague exnation.


    “Actually, that’s what I wanted to talk to you about today. Can you tell me more about. Steve?” I


    said, gazing at Howard with a serious expression.


    That day at the ss reunion, I could tell that Howard was a person with some leadership skills and


    was actively involved in charity work. Hence, I assumed he wasn’t a bad person.


    But what on earth actually happened at that orphanage?


    “You’ve heard about that serial killer case too, haven’t you? All those victims were from our


    orphanage.” Howard stared at me.


    I nodded. “Aren’t you scared, Howard? I heard that the murderer specifically targeted the people


    from the orphanage.”


    “Oh,e on. I’ve done nothing wrong, and I’ve never hurt those people either. They have no


    reason to kill me,” Howard confidently replied. “But those victims deserved it.”


    I looked at Howard curiously.


    “The first victim’s name was Mandy Fry. She was the leader of the bullies in our ss. She enjoyed


    picking on people, especially those who joined the orphanageter than her. Whoever disobeyed


    her would be in big trouble.”


    Then, Howard nced around and said, “She was the first victim. And I saw from the


    news that her death was the most gruesome one too. Her stomach was full of bugs! It seemed like


    she died in pain.”


    I swallowed hard.


    I’d also heard that the first victim’s death was the most brutal one. And when the police found the


    body, it had already been devoured by insects and was beyond recognition.


    “When I was at the orphanage, I saw with my own eyes that… she ordered her underlings to hold


    Simmy down and force him to eat bugs,” Howard said in a low voice.


    Then, he said, “Simmy was a genius. He joined the orphanageter than Mandy and was weak and


    skinny. So, Mandy enjoyed picking on him. She even ordered some guys to strip him naked so the


    bugs would bite him.”


    So, Howard was a witness,


    But why didn’t he tell the police about this? Surely Zion must have talked to him.


    “Did you tell the police about… all this?” I asked nervously.


    Howard’s expression shifted slightly. Then, he nodded. “I told the police when they questioned me.


    They suspected Simmy, but Simmy had died long ago in that fire!”


    So, this clue was a dead end.