âI got itâ¦â I held onto my phone nervously, watching the man, eager to make a call to the cops.
This guyâ¦heâs definitely the murderer.
âYou can leave now,â he motioned with his hand.
I nodded and ran in a hurry.
âDonât entertain any unrealistic fantasies. He just sees you as Stephanie, but he wonât actually develop feelings for you,â he warned as I reached the door.
I dashed out of the house without looking back, my legs felt weak.
Taking out my phone, I wanted to call the cops, but it took me a while to realize, what should I tell them?
That he was a murderer? Where was the evidence?
If I canât provide proof, would I just be stirring up trouble?
But why was he staying in my house?
Whatâs going on? Was this a provocation?
Just as I stepped out of the hallway, I bumped into someoneâs embrace. It was Steven.
He reached out and held me in his embrace, his voice hoarse. âWhy do you keep running aroundâ¦â
He was worried about me.
âYouâ¦â I held onto Steven tightly, seeking some sense of security.
The voice of the man upstairs and Stevenâs voice sounded similar, both were hoarse and low.
âHow do you always manage to find me?â I looked up at Steven and asked nervously.
Steven didnât say anything.
âDo you have a tracker on me?â I continued to ask.
âJustâ¦afraid youâll get into trouble.â Steven averted his gaze.
I nervously glanced back, afraid the murderer upstairs might come out.
Holding Stevenâs hand, I quickly led him away, âWhereâs the tracker?â I asked Steven.
Steven remained silent.
âYou gonna talk or not?â 1 frowned, getting a little annoyed.
Dupter 106 Steven held my wrist and rubbed the bracelet on it.
Then he touched the pendant around my neck.
Well⦠turned out all the jewelry I wore daily had trackers?
Not only that.
His hand ended up on my phone.
I was furious that I was being tracked.
Steven looked as if he was wronged, holding my hand. âStephieâ¦â
âLetâs go, weâre heading home.â I always felt a chill down my spine, bringing Steven back with me.
Afraid of being targeted by that murderer.
That murderer probably doesnât know Iâm Stephanie.
He surely couldnât have imagined I would experience being reincarnated.
But what did he ask Stephany to do? Iâm currently using Stephanyâs identity. If I keep investigating, wonât it lead back to me? Is Stephany the accomplice?
âStephie, something on your mind?â On the way back home, Steven held my hand, asking.
I didnât say anything. Iâm thinking about what to do next.
Until we got home, I didnât talk to Steven.
Steven just stayed with me quietly.
âSteve⦠Rachel told me you went to the police station to confess that youâre a murderer, why?â I looked at Steven, trying to see his reaction.
Steven glanced at me, then looked down.
âIf you donât want to talk about it⦠forget it,â I was afraid of arousing suspicion from Steven.
And I still suspected that Steven and the murderer living in my house were in cahoots.
âThat man said⦠if I voluntarily confess that Iâm a murderer, heâll return you to me,â Stevenâs voice was hoarse, head lowered, hair covering his eyes, so I couldnât see his emotions or gaze.
But I could feel him trembling âWho is heâ¦â I nervously looked at Steven. âReturn me to you? Is it Stephany, or Stephanie?
Steven raised his head, his eyes burning as he looked at me.
The murderer said that Steven mistook Stephany for Stephanie, treating Stephany as a substi So the person Steven truly wanted to save was Stephanie? Was he referring to Stephanie every time he called out âStephieâ?