I ignored Dexter’s calls and gripped Colin’s hand, eager to get home.


    “Phoebe Caldwell,” Dexter’s voice was tinged with urgency as he said my name.


    “Dexter, stop scaring me. She’s not Phoebe; just looks a bit like her.” Hailey interjected with a pale face,


    pressing down on Dexter to keep him from getting up, “Your wound is deep; don’t move around.”


    Melody was looking at me with teary eyes and a challenging gaze, as if to say she had won the bet


    once again.


    At least heaven had mercy: Dexter hade around. If Dexter agreed to marry her, Melody wouldn’t


    need to go through the trouble of connecting with that mysterious guy from All–Stars Consortium.


    “Dexter, I’m so d you’re awake. I thought…” Melody broke down in tears, “I was ready to follow you


    into the beyond, but thankfully Hailey found me in time.”


    Dexter’s eyes were fixed on me all along, as if he had a million things to say.


    Melody saw no response from Dexter, her eyes reddening even more.


    “Dexter, it’s good you’re awake. Take your time to heal, and when you’re better, treat Melody right,”


    Hailey sighed.


    I walked to the door, and looked back at Dexter onest time.


    His gaze was on me all the time; I snorted, and then left with my hand holding Colin’s.


    “Don’t look back at him.” Colin was clearly upset, gripping my hand a little tighter.


    “He’s blind,” Colin muttered under his breath about Dexter.


    I nodded and gave Colin a smile, “I agree with you.”


    Ste trailed behind Robin, who seemed out of sorts, clearly disturbed by something. Probably the


    words of that genius Finn had gotten to him.


    “Your heart can’t be that fragile, can it?” Ste asked softly.


    Robin didn’t respond.


    “Fragile as ss.” Ste sighed and kept talking to Robin, “Robin, don’t listen to that so–called genius;


    he’s nuts. To me, he looks more like a mobster.”


    I smiled, watching Steforting Robin. Ste and I met after my parents passed, and I transferred


    to Dexter’s high school. We promised each other to get in the same university; she was into medicine,


    and I preferred math, although unluckily, without Colin’s innate talent, I settled for a more mainstream


    major.


    Ste was a good soul, like me, with few friends; we only really had each other. Her family


    issues had made her introverted, often lost in thought alone. We clicked andplemented each other


    perfectly.


    Sometimes I thought that friendship might be the most sincere rtionship because it was not about


    blood; it was just about genuinely liking each other.


    During my most helpless times, it was always Ste by my side, helping and supporting me, sharing


    tears andughter with no conditions. Even after my death, she tirelessly sought the


    truth.


    “Take care of Officer Robin.” I called out to Ste, waving my hand as Eric approached.


    Seeing Eric, Ste nodded and hopped into Robin’s car. With a rev of the engine, she reversed and


    sped off with him.


    Standing at the curb. I witnessed Robin’s face, which was a picture of shock. I remembered when


    Ste and I got our driving licenses back in high school, joking about being reckless once. we hit the


    streets.


    “Mr. and Mrs. Langley,” Eric said as he opened the car door, gesturing for us


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    “The police finished taking the statements?” I asked.


    to get in.


    Eric nodded, “We did fund Dorian, but we had no idea about his involvement in the murder.”


    I didn’t push further and got into the car. On the way, my mind was preupied with the note Finn had


    given me. He wanted to meet me tomorrow at noon, insisting I keep it from Colin.


    Finn was a cop, so meeting him shouldn’t pose any danger.


    But why the secrecy?


    He said he’d take me somewhere.