novelxo Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Dexter didn’t head home; instead, he found himsell wandering down Flare Alley
and Tangle
Lane.
I had no clue what he was up to, just aimlessly trailing behind him.
Perhaps, I was too eager to witness the look on his face when he confronted the
truth.
Would it be regret, relief, or would he defend Melody at that very moment?
“Dexter, did you ever care for me, even the slightest? When you were tormenting
me, what were you thinking? A mix of disgust and your unrestrained demand?” I
stood behind Dexter, repeating my questions over and over.
1 knew full well he couldn't hear me, yet I stubbornly sought a resolution, an
answer.
“Dexter... we really couldn't find Phoebe. The cops said it's a fact that we had
Phoebe over on the 13th and 14th, and we all admitted to it. But they're saying
the surveillance footage shows Phoebe showing up again on the 15th, heading
down Tangle Lane. I saw the tape myself, Phoebe was definitely there, all by
herself.”
Dexter's buddy had arrived with the investigation updates.
I watched the two of them with a sarcastic smirk. Were they truly clueless, or just
putting on a show? Clearly, I heard their laughter and horseplay through the
earpiece on the day of the incident.
They had also said over the monitor that Phoebe was the kind of woman even a
creep wouldn't look at twice.
“What was she doing there all alone on the 15th?” Dexter's face was glum as he
surveyed the surroundings. “Did the surveillance catch her leaving?”
“The cops zeroed in on a janitor during the window of Phoebe’s disappearance.
There was just this janitor hauling a big trash bin out; no sign of Phoebe...” His
friend's voice trailed off, less and less confident.
Then he whispered, “Dexter... you don't think something really happened to
Phoebe, do you?” Dexter went white as a sheet, probably starting to panic. “Don’t
talk nonsense. She's not dead.” He reassured.
Dexter stepped back and leaned against the wall.
I just stood there watching Dexter. Desolation washed me over.
“Dexter, no offense, but Phoebe was the kind of woman who'd do anything to get
her way. She pushed Melody down the stairs, and she'd poison Melody for her
own selfish gains. If someone like that is gone, we're probably better off.”
None of Dexter's crew liked me; I always knew that. They all adored Melody.
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I was well aware that Melody might have the knack to convince these guys of her
innocence, but their disrespect, their jokes, bullying, and even aggression
towards me, it all stemmed from Dexter's own indulgence.
Because Dexter loathed me, so naturally, they all did.
Dexter furrowed his brows, giving Hank a dark, intimidating look.
I remembered Hank. He had tried to assault me once in the Fitzgerald family’s
back garden. But he didn’t succeed; I managed to crack his skull and sent him
running.
Later, Hank threatened me to keep quiet about that day. He said even if I spoke
up, no one would believe me.
To ensure nobody would believe me, he spread rumors and slandered me among
Dexter's circle of friends, all to fear the day I'd reveal the truth.
If I was discredited, his assault would just be another stain on my already
tarnished reputation, and even if I spoke out, no one would believe me.
And indeed, that was the case.
Hank was a distant cousin of Dexter. When I first joined the Fitzgerald family at
eighteen, he
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At that time, I was cowering behind Dexter. Freshly orphaned and without a soul
to trust, I was so frightened.
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I quietly watched Dexter, and in that
moment, my dependence on a nd,
affection for hirp.nedked. But
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Through the years, I never understood why Dexter's initial reaction was so
strong, so full of revulsion.
It was just a naive crush; why did it disgust him for so long?