Was Stephanieâs life or Yasminâs emotions more important?
Michael clenched his hands tightly and remained silent for a long time before finally saying, âIâll go upstairs and talk to her. But just to be clear, this has nothing to do with her, so she has no obligation.
He was still protecting Yasmin.
âNothing to do with her?â I exclaimed and couldnât help laughing at his words again.
âHow could you say that it has nothing to do with her? It was her who lured me there. She was the one who tricked me into the hands of the murderer!â I shouted at Michael, but he couldnât hear me at all.
He never wanted to hear what I said when I was alive, let alone now that I was dead.
âStephanie⦠Itâs sad that youâve fallen in love with such a man,â muttered Zion to himself after Michael left.
Yes, falling in love with such a person was truly pathetic of me. Everyone could see how pitiful I was. Loving him was my greatest regret, but as time passed, my heart had become numb. It wouldnât hurt as much as before.
Who said love wouldnât fade? It would, once there was enough disappointment accumulated. Love would disappear once the person had tasted enough despair.
Itâd be their own fault if the person continued to love the other blindly even after all that misery.
I loved Michael, and I lost my life because of that. What else was there to love him for?
Michael went to Yasminâs room and soon came out.
He shook his head at Zion and said, âSorry, Yasminâs emotions are very unstable nowâ¦â
âMichael, let me talk to her. This is a matter of life and death. Every moment delayedâ¦â said Zion anxiously.
Nonetheless, he knew he had no authority to rush things. From any legal perspective, Yasmin had no obligation to cooperate, but he knew that she was definitely related to my incident.
âIâm sorry, I canât let you further upset her,â said Michael, insisting on protecting Yasmin.
Zion furrowed his brows and said, âDo you know that Yasmin called Stephanie three hours before she went missing?
Originally, Zion didnât want to mention this. After all, this was an ongoing investigation, and he couldnât speculate arbitrarily.
Michael frowned and looked at the officer, asking, âOfficer Landon, what do you mean?
Zion explained, âThere was a call from an unknown number three hours before Stephanie went 212 missing. Because Stephanie hadnât saved the number, we didnât pay much attention to it during the investigation âBut yesterday, I had someone look into the number, and the number belonged to Yasminâs best friend. My colleague asked her about it, and she said she never called Stephanie. But Yasmin did borrow her phone that day. So, the caller might have been Yasmin.â
âAccording to your words, Yasmin might have called her, and you canât confirm that!â
Michael was desperately hiding something, or perhaps he was afraid of something.
I burst into laughter after seeing his evasive behavior. âIt was her.
âIâve instructed the IT department to recover the call recordings from Stephanieâs phone. Itâs the process, but when the recordings are ready, the truth will come to light,â said Zion lightly.
âIâm actually glad that Stephanie was quick to react,â he added.
I took a deep breath. After knowing that Yasmin had called me, I immediately decided to record the conversation. I didnât trust her and wanted to gather evidence, proving that I had always been repaying Michaelâs favors.
I just didnât expect that one day, it would become crucial evidence in my death investigation.
With furrowed brows, Michael looked at Zion and answered, âThen you shouldnât have made wild.
guesses before you have the evidence!â
âYou know deep down whether Iâm making speculations or not. Stephanie appeared at Sunset Alley.
on the 15th, but none of you were aware of it. Donât you find it strange and suspicious?â