Chapter 127

Chapter 127

The recorder confirmed Stephanie’s suspicion

on that Sabrina didn’t end her life at all. It was a homicide.

The man in the recorder was the key. Naturally, if she found him, she would find the woman he called “Babe”, and the truth would come to light when

the time came.

Vincent said, “We’ve investigated the surveillance cameras. They were very professional and didn’t leave any clues, whether at the film set or this building’s surroundings.”

Stephanie pondered, then said, “Sabrina having the time to press record means she knew that man, so she wasn’t randomly chosen as a scapegoat. She was involved in the bombing, I suspect she had something to do with switching out the guns and planting the explosives, but the surveillance cameras were cut off hence, not recording it.”

Vincent nodded. “That’s a reasonable speculation. Nothing unusual turned up in our investigation of her, so she likely used another phone to contact the man or the person behind the scenes. That man most probably had taken that phone.”

“Exactly.” Stephanic pursed her lips. “Our trip tonight isn’t in vain. At least we found out Sabrina was murdered.”

“Justice may be late, but it’ll come.” Vincent held her hand. “I’ll drive you home, then head over to the police station.”

Stephanie nodded. “Okay.”

After they left, a man appeared in the hallway, gritting his teeth fiercely. He returned to check the scene to ensure he didn’t leave any trace yet unexpectedly ran into them. Based on the body figure and voice, he recognized Stephanie but was surprised to find out the man was Vincent.

Not expecting Vincent to be out of the wheelchair, he wondered, ‘From his gait, he didn’t look like a newly recovered patient, so why did he pretend to be disabled? Anyway, it seems they’ve discovered a new lead. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be so happy. What have I neglected? How do I explain this to Babe?”

After thinking for a while, he got in the car and made a call.

“What’s wrong?” the voice on the other ended sounded.

The man answered, “I was at Sabrina’s place.”

“What?” Megan’s eyes widened in shock. “Didn’t I ask you to leave Jacaster? Why are you still here?”

“I was worried about leaving a trace, so I came back to check,” the man explained.

“Aren’t you walking into a trap?” Megan glanced at the door and whispered, “Chandler, drop everything else. You should’ve received the money, so leave Jacaster now.”

“Meg, Stephanie and Vincent seem to have found a new lead, the man, Chandler Leighton, informed.

Megan w

was stunned. “What did you say? What new lead?”

“I don’t know yet,” Chandler replied.

Megan’s temper s p i k d. “Have you dealt with Sabrina’s phone?”

“Everything has been dealt with. No one will know since she used another phone to contact us,” he reassured.

“Then, what lead did Stephanie and Vincent find? Guess,” she prompted..

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“really have no idea, but I’ll find out Chandler said.

Megan took a deep breath. “Chandler, you know I’m thinking about our future. You’ll only be a part of the Jimenez family after I gain a firm footing. The people that should’ve died this time didn’t, not even one, so I’m walking on eggshells every day.”

go and kill Stephanie!” he declared.

“You think you can get close to Stephanie without the explosion? How about this? I need to deal with Christina’s robot dog now since it has a recording of me and Florence. I’ll ask to meet with Christina while you… Once Megan finished giving her instructions, she coaxed, “Chandler, we’ll be set for life once we pet nd of Stephanie.”

“Don’t worry, Meg. I won’t fail this time. By the way, I nearly forgot to tell you that Vincent is not disabled. He has recovered long ago,” Chandler divulged.

“What?” Megan was shocked. “He’s been pretending to be disabled the whole time?”

“That’s right” Chandler confirmed,

Vincent’s handsome looks flashed across Megan’s mind. She thought, ‘I’m sure he’s tall when he stands with how long his legs are. Only men like him are worthy of me. Why should I let Stephanie have him?”

“Got it.” Megan held

in the future.”

dback her disgust and said. “You’re so good to me, Chandler, I remember everything you did for me, and I’ll love you with all my heart

“Okay, Meg. Your promise is enough for me,” he said.

After hanging up the phone, Chandler gritted his teeth and silently swore to kill Stephanie.

Stephanie returned home, tore off the gauze, changed her dressing, and applied the scar gel, thinking. This gel is good. I should get one for Madeline later. Her injuries are still too severe to treat with this gel, so she doesn’t need this for now!

She was about to make oatmeal when the doorbell rang. Wondering who her visitor was, she didn’t expect to see Zane

Zane handed a paper bag to her. “Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Fletcher informed me of your small appetite at dinner, so he asked me to buy you supper. Here are banana split oatmeal and an appetizer I got from Oatmeal Palace.”

“Thank you for going through the trouble, Mr. Quinlan,” Stephanie said.

“It’s no trouble at all. Mr. Fletcher said to get some rest and that he might be back late,” Zane relayed.

Stephanie nodded.

After closing the door, she sat before the coffee table and opened the paper bags. Then she set the containers on the table and opened the lids, taking a photo and sending it to Vincent with the caption: [Thank you for your supper of love.

Vincent replied: [I’m glad you like it. Get some rest after you eat.]

Stephanie responded: [Okay.]

Despite her promise, she didn’t follow through. After eating, she cleaned up the table first, washed up, nestled on the couch, and then fell asleep there.

In the dream, she was tied to the operating table. Florence drew cut after cut across her face with a scalpel and then carved a long incision along her chest, removing her heart.

Stephanie jolted awake, only to find that it was a nightmare.

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She hadn’t had that dream for a long time and sensed something was about to happen.

She checked the time, noticing it was already midnight.

Then, a beep came from the door, and Vincent walked in. “Why didn’t you sleep in the bedroom?”

Stephanie walked over to him quickly. “I want to wait for you.”

Vincent hugged her, feeling her pajamas were slightly wet. “What’s wrong? Had a nightmare?”

Stephanie recalled her tragic death and how Vincent died for her in her previous life. Feeling the k of tears in her eyes, she uttered, “Yeah, I had a

terrible nightmare, but luckily it was just a dream”

She knew it wasn’t a dream, but an actual incident and was grateful for another chance in life and that she and Vincent were alive. Otherwise, sadness and guilt would plague her for the rest of her life,

“Tell me about your nightmare,” Vincent urged.

Stephanie looked up at him, “I dreamed that my heart was cut out and you died for me.”

Vincent’s body froze because he had the same dream before. Not wanting to scare her, he stroked her hair gently. “It’s just a dream. Don’t be scared. I’ll protect you and won’t let anything like that happen.”

Stephanie nodded. “Yeah, it’s just a dream. Vincent, can you promise me something?”

“What is it?” he inquired.

Stephanie looked into his eyes. “Promise me first.”

Vincent said, “Say it first.”

She urged, “Promise me first.

He smiled resignedly. “Okay, I promise.”

Stephanie said seriously, “If something happens to me, don’t die for me and live a good life.”

Vincent pressed his lips, and his body trembled. “I”

Stephanie’s stare was steady. “You promised.”

“Okay” Vincent hugged her tightly. Despite his promise, he knew he would never live without her because he couldn’t survive in a world without her.

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