NovelEnglishChapter 116
| felt a shiver of fear at the thought of being seen through by Dexter, and | couldn’t wait to get Caleb out of
there.
“Phoebe Caldwell...” he suddenly called out.
He calledPhoebe Caldwell.
My steps faltered unconsciously, and | took a deep breath without turning back.
Robin furrowed his brows, watching Dexter callPhoebe Caldwell, thinking the man had lost
his marbles.
“Phoebe...” Dexter's voice cracked with a sudden surge of emotion as he scrambled to his feet and grabbed my
wrist. “Phoebe? You're Phoebe Caldwell, aren't you?”
| frowned in disgust, looking at him with disdain as | forcefully slapped his hand away. “Mr. Fitzgerald, have you
completely lost your mind?”
He stood there, stunned, saying nothing.
Caleb's eyes flashed a warning at Dexter as he took my hand and ledaway.
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From the moment we left the negotiation room, my legs felt like jelly. | was terrified that he would recognize me. |
was afraid he would discover that | was actually Phoebe.
“Colin... go to the car,” | said weakly to Caleb. “Go to the car.”
| needed to see Robin.
The real murderer was still out there, killing. We couldn't drag this out any longer; even without hard evidence,
we could at least put the suspect under surveillance to prevent further bloodshed.
| had asked Stella to inform Robin about this, but | wasn’t sure if he had uncovered any substantial evidence in
the past few days.
Caleb looked atwith concern, gently cradling my face. “Phoebe... don’t be upset.”
| nodded, brushing him off lightly. “Just get to the car, please.”
Caleb walked away, his head hung low in disappointment.
| watched him go and then turned away.
Waiting in the corridor, | saw Dexter, his face and clothes smeared with blood. He paused beside me, stopping in
his tracks.
| tried to appear calm.
Without a word, he just looked atand suddenly reached out as if to touch my face.
Instinctively, | slapped his hand away, glaring at him with pure loathing in my eyes.
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He seemed taken aback for a moment, rooted to the spot.
| panicked internally; my reaction was too much like the way | used to resist him.
Unconscious gestures, expressions, and details...
Dexter stood there, staring atfor a long while as if trying to see right through me.
| remained scowling, my hands clenched tightly. “Are you sick?”
Dexter didn’t respond, and as soon as Robin appeared, he left hastily.
| breathed a sigh of relief; no sane person would ever figure out that | was Phoebe.
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Even Caleb hadn't really figured it out.
“Are you waiting for me?” Robin approached, asking me. He eyedup and down, seemingly
not quite trusting.
“..."” 1 was momentarily overcwith emotion, almost blurting out that | was Phoebe Caldwell. But if | said that,
he would lumpand Caleb together as lunatics.
“Officer Robin, | am Caleb’s wife, his lawful guardian. The matter | had Miss Stella inform your about regarding
the murderer... did you look into it?” | asked in a low voice, a touch of nervousness in my tone.
Robin eyedwarily. “What does this case have to do with you?”
| hesitated, taking a deep breath. “Caleb is my husband, and | don’t want him to suffer an injustice. | want to find
the real culprit and clear his name.”
Caleb was still a suspect, though currently out on bail.
Robin seemed to grudgingly accept this explanation. “She didn’t tellanything about the murderer. What's
going on?”
I was taken aback.
Had Stella not told Robin?
Did she still not trust me?
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