Chapter 63


    “Do you know the man who was with her? My first reaction was to ask that


    Cecilia shook her head and said, “I think I heard Cindy call him Zedd.**


    Zedd Nichols. No wonder they had note to me looking for trouble. They had changed their strategy


    and had chosen to target Cecilia instead,


    Had they done this to Cecilia just to get back at me?


    Things were no longer as simple as I previously thought


    I felt a headacheing on. Afterforting Cecilia and promising her that I would get to the bottom


    of this, I left the interrogallon room. Mason was waiting for me in the hall. When he saw m eing


    out, he walked up to steady me.


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    Are you okay?”


    I shook my head. “Ti she’s found guilty, how many years is she gonna have to Serve!


    “Possibly three to seven years, and it could go up to more than seven years too. It all depends on the


    victim’s condition and what the policemen say about it,” Mason answered solemnly.


    My kies gave way, and I lost my bnce. How cruel could Cindy Reed he, ruining another girl’s life just


    to get back at me?


    This is definitely a setup. Cecilia didn’t drink, and she didn’t hit-and-run! She got down from her car to


    check on the victim, and it was the victim that had asked her to leave the scene! How can I help her?” I


    grasped Mason’s arm tightly as I asked anxiously. 1


    Mason frowned at my rambling “Calm down. Tell me everything, slowly.”


    I told him everything Cecilia had told me.


    Since it was by a road, there should have been more than one camera there.”


    You’re right! Let’s go look for the other cameras. As long as we can prove she did not hit-and-run,


    things should be a lot easier to settle.” I got up and


    immediately made a beeline outside.


    We went to the crime scene immediately b y following Cecilia’s address. Any hope I had quickly


    evaporated.


    The ce was secluded, surrounded by trees, and only had one camera from afar, It would be hard to


    even find a witness around here


    It seemed like this ce had been chosen on purpose


    You can’t rush into things. Let’s take some time to think of a solution. Don’t let yourself get too anxious.”


    Masonforted me


    I nodded. I knew in my heart that there was no point in panicking. I stood up and turned to Mason. “You


    can go ahead and head back. I wanna check on the victim in the hospital Right now, he’s the only


    person that actually knows what happened.”


    I’ll send you to the hospital.” Mason tumed to get his car.


    We arrived at the nearest central hospital in no time


    You can leave now. I’ll go learn more about what’s going on,” I said to Mason, who was about to get


    down from the car. I could not waste any more of his time


    His hand that had been about to release his seat belt stopped midair. He did not Say anything else, and


    he just nodded and lelt


    The news I got from the hospital was not very positive either. The victim was a homeless man in his


    mid-405 who was still in the ICU. ording to what I had been told, he was discovered by a passerby,


    who then contacted the police The police traced him to Cecilia using nearby camera footage.


    Everything had been executed so wlessly a sudden chill can down my spine.


    I could not jump out and use Cindy without evidence, even though we suspected everything that


    had happened was rted to her. For Cindy and Zedd to conspire ande up with such a n, they


    must have also thought of ways to get themselves out of any potential trouble. They would not leve


    meally


    footholds to find


    I felt like I had reached a deadend. My heart was filled with turmoil and anxiety. Icould not bear to


    watch Cecilia go to jail just like that, but how could I help her?


    I stood inside the hospital, groggy and helpless, for a long while. By the time I came back to my


    senses, the sky was alreadly dark, so I decided to return to the


    It had been a while since I had been back a t the vi since I was deliberately 7 Lilling TLFI.


    When I opened the door, I saw that the lights on the second floor were lit. It looked like Theo was home


    from work


    After standing on the ground floor for some time, I finally made up my mind and made my way up the


    stairs. The only person I could beg for help to save Cecilia now was him.


    As I carefully pushed the door op 1, ‘The lifted his head. When he saw it was me, trace of joy shed


    across his eyes, albeit a sh that disappeared too quickly. He


    After hearing his cold, apathetic tone, I thought what I had just seen had to merely be a trick my eyes


    were ying on


    1. me.


    “Yeah,” I answered.


    He did not say more, and I did not know how to initiate the conversation I wanted to start. After a few


    minutes, I awkwardly said, “I’ll return to my room. You rest early too.”


    Suddenly, he got up and pulled me into hisp, hugging me from behind.