novelxo Chapter 27
Chapter 27
Stella's glass shattered on the floor as she stood up abruptly. Even her lips were
ashen when she asked, “What... who does this fingernail belong to?”
After asking. Stella started to lose control. Throwing her coat aside, she ran
towards the door, frantic with the dual fears of me being dead or, alive and
suffering.
Tears streaming down my face, I opened my arms wide to stop her, “Don't go,
Stella, please don't go.”
She's the only one I had.
Robin, quick as lightning, caught Stella by the wrist, “Calm down... maybe,
maybe it's just a red herring by the killer, maybe she’s still alive. Don’t be rash.”
Stella collapsed to the ground, clutching at Robin's legs and sobbing
uncontrollably, “Please, please find Phoebe quickly, I'm begging you... I can do it.
I can lure him out; just please hurry.”
Stella's cries echoed my own as we both begged the police to solve the case
quickly.
Around one in the morning, Dexter arrived, looking worse for wear, probably
called by Robin.
“We f
found another victim with Phoebe'’s fingernail,” Robin said with detached calm.
Dexter furrowed his brow, “So, the body isn't her?”
Robin looked at Dexter, “Do you really think Phoebe is the type to pull off her own
fingernail and place it on a corpse?”
I was curious too—had I become so unhinged in Dexter's eyes?
Dexter clenched his fists, his voice low and tense, “She’s a lunatic...”
I watched Dexter in shock. Even now, with my nails torn off, he still didn’t believe
I was dead!
“Dexter! Have you got no humanity?” I screamed at him, rushing forward to grab
his collar. “You bastard!"
I slapped him, and that was something the old me would never dare to do. But it
was useless; it didn’t hurt him at all.
“She could push Melody down the stairs to marry me, drug my drinks, and put rat
poison in Melody’s cake... there's nothing she can’t do.” Dexter's eyes were
bloodshot. It seemed that he was somehow losing control.
“What nonsense are you spouting? Even now, you are still slandering Phoebe! It
was because you said Phoebe wasn't missing that the police delayed the
investigation until now. Don't you know that? It's all you!” Stella cried as she
charged at him, her slap landing sharply on Dexter's face. “If anything happens to
Phoebe, you're as good as her killer! An accomplice! A bastard!”
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“You did so many disgusting things to Phoebe and I won't call you a man!” Stella
continued to lash out at Dexter.
Dexter just stood there, accepting Stella's blows.
“Stella, why are you hitting Dexter?” Melody burst in, pushing Stella away.
I tried to protect Stella, but Melody was so forceful that Stella stumbled
backwards.
I reached out to catch her, but could only watch helplessly as she fell through my
hands.
Thankfully, Robin was quick to catch Stella.
“Mr. Fitzgerald, do you have any evidence for your claims?” Robin asked,
frowning.
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scars from when Phoebe pushed me
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Dexter held Melody tight to soothe her. “Melody, don’t be scared. I'm here.”
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I was numb watching Dexter, whose eyes showed only trust for Melody. With
Melody’s acting so compelling, he wouldn't believe me.
“Officer Robin,” Dexter said, handing over an invitation, “Melody and I moved up
our wedding. If
after tomorrow.” He whisked Melody
you want to catch Phoebe, come to our wedding the day
away after that.
“Dexter, if Phoebe really is dead... will you regret it?” Stella sat on the floor and
asked.
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