Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

I was stunned for a moment and quickly sat up. "I... didn’t receive any missed calls from you all."

Violette was a little anxious. "Last night, Juliet and Damien took it upon themselves to lure the murderer. Juliet was almost killed, and Damien got stabbed saving her. He’s in critical condition and being treated. Did that bitch, Juliet, call you? It’s a good thing you didn’t go. Otherwise..."

Violette didn’t finish speaking, but she meant that I could have made the same mistake as Sophia.

I was shocked. Juliet and Damien teamed up to plot against Dexter last night. Unexpectedly, they encountered an actual murderer, and something happened to Damien.

"I’ll be right there." Lisa was still in the hospital. Violette informed me that Lisa had just woken up and that something had happened to Damien again....

"Has the murderer been caught?" I asked without thinking.

Last night, I contacted Zion immediately. Even though Damien was a scumbag, he had been consistently

working out throughout the year. It was no simple task for the murderer to inflict serious harm on him.

Zion and the others were at Sunset Alley, close to the orphanage. It was just five minutes away. Hopefully, the murderer wouldn’t be able to escape again.

"Yes." Violette let out a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone. Then, she became a little emotional

and continued speaking with a cry, "Sophia, the murderer has been caught."

I knew she was telling Sophia, her best friend.

For no apparent reason, my eyes were slightly red. I instinctively raised my hand to cover my mouth.

Had the murderer been caught at last?

I was incredibly shocked, and my fingers were trembling. The situation felt very sudden.

"Although Damien deserves to die, this time, it was his plan to lure out the murderer. Zion said the murderer was clever, left no evidence, and was highly skilled at avoiding detection."

"Yesterday, Damien chose to remain at the orphanage and requested Juliet to help lure out the murderer. He insisted that she needed to atone for her sins."

The murderer was very good at avoiding being detected. If the police had used Juliet to try to catch the murderer, the murderer would’ve quickly realized what was happening. He wouldn’t have fallen for it while under police surveillance.

But it would be a different story if Juliet escaped on her own and went mad at the orphanage.

The opportunity presented itself, and the murderer would not let this chance go to waste.

"Who is... the murderer?" asked in a hoarse voice.

Violette took a while to respond. "It was Simon. After we released him, he committed another murder."

I stood still in shock. Simon?

I had always had my suspicions about Simon. Despite being underage, only 15 or 16 years old, there was something about him that seemed off. His gaze was extremely icy, far beyond what one would expect. from someone his age.

After the call ended, I immediately wanted to go to the hospital and find out the details from the police.

The serial crime and murder case was not the work of a single individual. At least three people were caught on surveillance. Simon had to be one of these three individuals.

Simon was caught and would be interrogated soon. The result would be released eventually.

When I went downstairs, I saw Dexter cutting flowers in the yard. He gave me some white roses.

I took the flowers, my eyes teary. I tried to hold back tears and smiled at Dexter.

It was a relief that he wasn’t the murderer. Even though there was still some suspicion, I started to feel hopeful that he wasn’t. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

I extended my hand to him. "Come with me, Dexter. The murderer has been caught. Damien was injured. Let’s go to the hospital."

Dexter’s hand froze, and he looked up at me. "Really?"

I nodded, feeling emotional, with my hands still slightly shaking. "Yeah. The police caught him. It was Simon... He deceived us all."

I hoped Dexter was deceived by him as well.

The police were all aware that Dexter had asked Ewan to fund him. I feared that Dexter would now come under suspicion as well. Dexter was quiet on the way to the hospital, appearing lost in thought.

As we were about to leave the car, he suddenly shook his head. "Something’s wrong..."

I was stunned, fixing my gaze on Dexter. "What’s wrong?"

"The timing is wrong. He wouldn’t allow himself to be caught now."

Dexter was lost in thought as he whispered to himself.

The timing was not right.

"Did Damien intentionally trick him out?" Damien’s calculation disrupted the murderer’s plan, causing it to go awry at the wrong time.

Dexter shook his head. "Damien... is stupid."

Dexter believed that Damien was incapable of doing that.

I disagreed. "Damien is not stupid. When attending classes with Juliet, he was the top student in his grade."

He was a finance industry genius and a rising star in the business world. He led the Coleman Group to great success after taking over the Coleman family.

I was just analyzing it objectively. I didn’t mean to praise Damien, but he did have his good points.

Dexter puffed up his cheeks and snorted. "Stupid."

To someone as brilliant as him, Damien seemed stupid.

Out of 10,000 participants from around the world, only one person won the worldwide knowledge quiz competition. They faced various tests and challenges at different stages. Each of them stood out as

exceptional individuals among the crowd. Everyone was a genius.

Sighing, I held Dexter’s hand. "Anyway, if one murderer is caught, the others will also be caught."

Dexter had been lost in his thoughts, and I couldn’t shake the bad feeling that had settled in. It was clear that they had caught the murderer. However, I still felt conflicted. It seemed too easy.

Damien was skilled, but could he truly outsmart a killer?

Simon was arrested. The police called Ewan for questioning because he had contacted and funded Simon. However, Ewan’s response was flawless, and the murderer did not make any false accusations. As a result, he was promptly released but had to remain available at all times.

"Damien’s condition is not good." Zion waited outside the emergency room, feeling concerned.

"He claimed that he wanted to make amends, which was why he couldn’t notify the police. That’s just absurd.

"Sophia is already dead. What’s the point of his atonement? He said he was sorry to Sophia. Even if he knew something would happen to him, he still made a deal with Juliet to lure out the murderer." Zion’s voice was scratchy, and he complained while waiting.

Juliet didn’t want to go, but Damien forced her, saying she owed Sophia. The police thought this was foolish behavior. Luckily, they caught the murderer, but the cost was too high.

"Simon admitted that he commanded the killing and correctly mentioned the timing, but... he simply declines to disclose the other two accomplices." Zion glanced at me and then shifted his gaze to Dexter.

I was aware that he had suspicions about Dexter.

"Based on the surveillance footage, no one is as tall as Dexter. People can hide their height, but they can’t fake being short," I defended Dexter without thinking.

Dexter was standing behind me, his eyes always on me. He murmured for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Zion. "He wouldn’t let you catch him so easily. It’s wrong. The timing is wrong."

Zion furrowed his brows, still perplexed by Dexter’s words.

Dexter kept repeating that it was wrong.

"He was wearing a wig. His head and body were severely burned, leaving him with no hair. He suffered severe burns that endangered his internal organs. He didn’t have much time left. His lungs were already struggling to function properly."

"He said he just wanted revenge on the person who set fire to the orphanage, so he planned everything."

Simon had severe burns, resulting in no hair or fingerprints. Without any other traces, he only left footprints when going in and out. Due to severe burns, he had been suffering from excruciating pain for several years.

The hospital permitted him to acquire narcotic painkillers, which explained his possession of the medication.

The police also traced the medicines back to him. The timing of this discovery was just too coincidental.

"He still refuses to reveal his accomplices," Phil told Zion, shaking his head.

Meanwhile, the policewoman received a call. "Officer Landon, Simon said he can name his accomplices, but there are conditions. He wants to meet you!"

Zion stood up and glanced at me. "I’ll go back first."

Dexter suddenly grabbed Zion. "Wrong... It’s wrong."