A Moment in Destiny

Marcel did not say anything while Easton held his breath.

Rae said, "I'll investigate it as soon as possible."

Marcel glanced at Rae. He frowned and remained silent.

The group of people arrived at the dormitory building of Melody Knox again. They were allowed to go in after showing their identity documents to the administrator.

Perhaps because of the death of Melody, the dormitory was quiet.

When they knocked on the door, a tender girl opened it.

Rae remembered her name was Shayla Anthony. Rae had questioned her in the afternoon.

Shayla was stunned when she saw Rae. Then, she realized that three people were standing behind Rae. She took a step back, “Hi, madam.”

Shayla looked Marcel up and down, who was standing behind Rae. Marcel was such a handsome guy. Shayla was colored slightly at the thought. She allowed them to go into the room and stood quietly with her head hanging.

Marcel keenly swept around the room where four girls had been living here.

Each of them had a loft bed. The mattress was on the top while the computer desk and cupboard were below it.

Marcel knew which one was belonged to Melody when he saw it at a glance.

Police officers had taken the belongings of Melody away for investigation, while the belongings of three other girls remained there.

There was only Shayla in the dormitory.

Rae swept around the room and looked at Marcel. She did not dare to question without his utterance.

Marcel went straight to Melody's computer desk. The desk was empty.

He asked thoughtfully, “Where are the other people of your dorm?”

“They...” Shayla was about to talk but blushed in a flash.

Rae could tell how shy the woman was. Rae thought that every woman would blush facing Marcel, a man who was good-looking and attractive.

However, Captain Hopkins seemed to be unaware of it. Shayla had reminded her of a memory. In those days, Marcel had driven many girls crazy when he went back to school, and Rae was one of them.

Marcel was irresistibly handsome.

Shayla wanted to speak but said nothing. Marcel narrowed his eyes and looked at Shayla up and down with a stern sight.

asked in a cold, deep voice with a firm tone that

bed in a flash. She had tears in her eyes. She could not help but sob when Marcel keenly

of them went to live off-campus, but

Shayla spoke. She

did you promise Melody?” Rae asked. She felt a little chagrined that she had not caught Shayla lying during the

whispered, “You have to keep it a secret. I

worry about it, tell us all that you

who is much older than she is. She had moved out of the dorm and lived with the man, but I don't know him.

gaze became soft. He stared at Shayla's

as if to test whether she spoke without

stand his look and wailed, “These were all I know, sir. I did not lie. I had always wanted to keep Melody's secret, so I lied to madam this afternoon. Three of us knew that she cohabited with the

did not

head and met his gaze. She trembled and reiterated, “I’m not lying

mouth, and he looked graceful and attractive. He said in a deep, agreeable voice, “Don't be afraid. It’s not like we don’t trust

eyes lit up after Marcel said he trusted her. She wiped her eyes with embarrassment and obediently stood

of Melody's mattress, computer desk, and cupboard himself,

a CD without any markings. Rae did not discover

glance at Shayla casually once he took the

Rae and Easton in front of Shayla, “Inform the counselor of Piper and Alondra to call them to come to the dorm. We've to find out something

did not immediately leave the dormitory but waited for them to

herself instead of coming

blinked her eyes and looked at Rae, and said, “Is there anything else I

calm. Piper had always been calm, even

was a little middle-class girl, and Piper was full of power. Alondra was calm as well when she heard the news that Melody

them. Were they frightened

she saw Marcel out the corner of her eyes. Marcel did not seem to have the intention to talk. Rae did not know if she would disrupt his plan,

cut to the chase, “I want to know

in front of

“Piper,” Shayla shouted.

gave her a warning with eyes,

kept silent for

face. He found that Shayla was flushed with embarrassment and lowered her head since

seat. She sat down and said, “I was not lying. I'm not interested in talking about it since it was something

did not believe in

did not care about it. She looked at Marcel in an appreciative gaze and then asked Rae point-blank, “Hey, by the way, is

every woman was interested in Marcel. Did she have to ask Marcel to hide his face in

ignored Piper and asked anything she wanted, “Why did you move

dorm was ominous!”

were surprised by her