Chapter 0351

“What do you mean?” he asks, clearly not believing what I was saying.

Before I could answer, a knock on the door interrupted. Brian excuses himself and goes to open the door. For some reason, I’m not surprised when Rowan walks into the room.

“You’re just in time, Rowan,” Brian tells him. “Ava was just about to tell me who she thinks shot her. She believes it isn’t Emma, as the evidence clearly states.”

Rowan doesn’t say anything; he just turns and looks at me. In turn, I glare at him. I was still pretty angry, but slowly my anger was starting to fade.

“Look” I begin. “It’s not a matter of belief but of proof. I saw who shot me, and it’s not Emma. In fact, I believe she’s using Emma as a scapegoat.”

Rowan studies me before speaking: “You remembered something.” He says it more like a statement than a question.

I simply nod my head. Something flutters inside my heart. How did he read me so well? I didn’t even have to tell him anything. He just knew.

“Who was it?” Rowan asks almost in a pleading voice.

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“Christine.” I breathe out, still trying to come to terms with the revelation. Right before I blacked out, she lowered her mask a little. Her triumphant and evil smirk is something I will never forget.”

There is a moment of silence. Both Rowan and Brian have unreadable masks on, but I can tell that this new development has taken me by surprise.

“Are you sure?” Brian asks after a while.

know for him, it’s hard to believe. Every evidence was pointing towards Emma. Every line

much as Christine. She’s wanted Rowan for a long time, but Rowan never paid attention to her and never took her as

fact, it was glaring. Christine wanted him, and she didn’t mind, even if he took

been bitter about.

a few altercations, and it wasn’t once or twice that she threatened to make

about it, every interaction I’ve had with Christine has left me with chills and a deep sense of

I needed to finish this quick

lot of things, but a killer isn’t one of them. I knew that from the moment you arrested her. The issue kept bugging me, and for some reason

now, but the big

Brian asks no one in

the weapon that

so I don’t waste any time

befriended her. Of course they bonded over their mutual hate for me, but I believe that Christine had an agenda. Their friendship might be how she was able to frame

sags in defeat before picking up his phone and making a call.

This is the worst I’ve

fist is squeezing my heart. The woman standing before me was a shadow of the girl I used to know. That knowledge broke

what pushes me to grab her hand and squeeze

comfort.

tears start filling her eyes. She doesn’t say anything, but she

more information before I

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hard, Emma, because this is important, okay?” I tell her,

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