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.

deep voice with a firm tone that left

Melody's bed in a flash. She had tears in her eyes. She could

were scared because of Melody’s death, but the university didn’t allow us to move to another dorm. So, two of them went to live off-campus, but I had no place to

spoke. She seemed to know

a little chagrined

pursed and whispered, “You have to keep it a secret. I don't want

it, tell us all

with a man 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. Perhaps Alondra knew about this since she was on the best of terms

frowned and smiled. His gaze became soft. He stared at Shayla's eyes and had caused

and stared straight at Shayla as if to test

I had always wanted to keep Melody's secret, so I lied to madam this afternoon. Three of us

did not

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

and he looked graceful and attractive. He said

Shayla’s eyes lit up after Marcel said he trusted her. She

he searched every corner of Melody's mattress, computer desk, and cupboard

a CD without any markings. Rae

at Shayla casually once he took the CD, and

“Inform the counselor of Piper and Alondra to call them to come to the dorm. We've to find

not immediately leave the dormitory but waited

came earlier by herself instead of

was stunned when she noticed Marcel. She blinked her eyes and looked at Rae,

her calm. Piper had always been calm, even when she knew

three girls. Shayla was a little middle-class girl, and Piper was full of power. Alondra was calm

forbear to admire three of them. Were they frightened of staying in the

and down, and she saw Marcel out the corner of her eyes. Marcel did not seem

to the chase, “I

in front of

“Piper,” Shayla shouted.

her a warning with eyes,

kept silent for a

satisfied with Rae's wit, and his eyes were resting on Shayla's face. He found that Shayla was flushed with embarrassment and lowered her head since nobody

the dorm and lived off-campus?” Piper blunted and moved to a seat. She sat down and said, “I was not lying. I'm not interested in talking about it since it

Rae did

it or not!” Piper did not care about it. She looked at Marcel in an appreciative gaze and then asked Rae point-blank,

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

she wanted, “Why did

dorm was ominous!” Piper

surprised