Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

“So, all the guys who bullied him are just walking around scot–free?” Finn’s voice carried a deep, meaningful tone through the phone.

I felt my heart skip a beat as my eyes widened.

“What do you mean?”

“His father, Ethan’s death and his uncle Samuel are closely connected, and even people like Henry were involved. You’ve seen what happened to Samuel. And Brendan, who turned a blind eye to the murderer, is now bedridden. Do you really think none of this has anything to do with him?” Finn’s voice dropped to a cold chuckle.

I fell silent, well aware that deep down, I didn’t fully trust Colin, but I had known him since we were kids, and I knew he was essentially a good person.

“That lunatic thinks that by swelling up my face, I won’t be able to take you there? Ha, he underestimates me,” Finn sounded as if he was hell–bent on setting himself against Caleb, his words faltering as if his face was incredibly swollen.

Finn had a cool aloofness about him that made it hard to imagine him with a puffed–up face.

“Have you made it to Kingstone University yet?” He asked again.

“Yeah, I’m here,” I glanced around.

“Go to the gate, give your phone to the guard, I’ll have a word with them, and they’ll let you in. Just follow my directions from there.”

I didn’t know what Finn was up to, but I followed his instructions, trekking across the entire

campus.

He directed me to cut across the field, use the side gate, and head to a row of apartment buildings at the back of the school.

“Are you playing me?” I was running out of patience and asked through gritted teeth.

“Why would I play you? I’m right behind you. What are you afraid of?” Finn teased.

I glanced back and suddenly understood why I felt like someone was following me. He had his cap pulled low, sunglasses and a mask on, with a hoodie over the cap, looking like a celebrity incognito.

“Isn’t that a bit much?” I couldn’t help but twitch the corner of my mouth. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

“Better to lose my head than lose my looks! If he ruins my face, I wouldn’t need to wait for him to kill me; I’d take a leap myself.” Finn said through clenched teeth.

I twitched again. He seemed so icy and proud at the hospital, almost untouchable, but who knew he had a silly side?

AB–06

Chapter

“Third row of apartments,” Finn hung up and approached me.

I took a look at him- even behind the sunglasses, his face was bruised.

“Was it really Colin who had someone beat him up? Impossible. Colin was the kind of guy. whose eyes would turn red at the slightest touch of water with his hand, let alone hit someone. Finn led me into the

apartment building, down to the basement. I felt a bit scared, not knowing why, but it felt eerily cold and somber here.

“Scared? Hah…I thought you’d be braver, marrying a madman,” Finn had a sharp tongue, but he didn’t seem like a bad guy.

“This is a private residence, that madman’s private territory. I’m only here thanks to my good. looks,” Finn said with a touch of pride, as if he’d won over the gatekeeper with his charm.

I followed him, feeling strangely heavy–footed.

The old apartment’s basement was cold but not damp, as it was only semi–subterranean. The walls were covered in graffiti, formulas, and numbers. It was clear that Colin had lived here during his Genius Class days.

“Why would he live in a place like this if the Langley family had already.taken him in during his Genius Class days?” I was a bit puzzled, my fingers brushing the wall, sending a jolt of pain through my heart.

“He was like a ghost that couldn’t stand the light, always lurking in the shadows,” Finn said through gritted teeth, pushing open the door to one of the basement rooms, which creaked loudly on its hinges.

I stepped in behind him. The room was spacious, with what appeared to be bookshelves covered in black cloth along the walls.

Finn reached out and yanked the cloth away, and in that moment, I froze in place.

Fear crept up from my toes, spreading through me.