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.

Marcel asked in a cold, deep voice with a firm tone that left people nowhere to

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

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 go. I had promised Melody to keep the secret, so I didn't

stunned after Shayla spoke.

you promise Melody?” Rae asked. She felt a little chagrined that she had not caught

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

worry about it, tell us all that

of the dorm and lived with the man, but I don't know him. Perhaps Alondra knew about this since she

He stared at Shayla's eyes and had caused her face to

at Shayla as if to test whether

“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 man, and we promised her to

not

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

and he looked graceful and attractive. He said in a deep, agreeable

after Marcel said he trusted her. She wiped

After that, he searched every corner of Melody's mattress,

compartment of the mattress, there was a CD without any markings. Rae did not discover

once he took the CD, and

Shayla, “Inform the counselor of Piper and Alondra to call them to come to the

Marcel did not immediately leave the dormitory but waited for

came earlier by herself instead

looked at Rae, and said, “Is there anything else I can help you,

surprised by her calm. Piper had always been calm, even when

little middle-class girl, and Piper was full of power.

Were they frightened of staying in the dormitory,

seem to have the intention to talk.

afternoon!” Rae cut to the chase, “I want to know

questioned in front of

“Piper,” Shayla shouted.

interrupted her quickly and gave her a warning

silent for

on Shayla's face. He found that Shayla was flushed with embarrassment and lowered her head since nobody

talking about the matter of Melody moved out of 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 was something rotten that would spoil

that so?” Rae did not believe in

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

wondered why every woman was interested in Marcel. Did she have to ask Marcel to hide his face in handling future

anything she wanted,

dorm was ominous!”

were surprised by