His Lies My Revenge Novel Chapter 8 – Martin had barely reached the station entrance when a colleague yanked him aside.
“What the hell is going on with you?” he hissed. “The Sward Family murder case just got dragged back into the spotlight, and guess who filed the report? Miss Sward. Real name and everything.”
Martin’s breath caught.
“The provincial bureau’s already dispatched a special investigation team,” the man continued, voice sharp and urgent. “I told you, no secret stays buried forever. There are always traces. And you still let Jessie live under the same roof as Rachel? Are you out of your damn mind?”
His voice dropped, but the anger simmered just beneath the surface. “The whole station’s turning on you, man. This one case could wipe out everything you’ve built over the past few years. Your job, your reputation, it’s all hanging by a thread. If Miss Sward, Jessie, says the evidence was fake, maybe… just maybe, you can still salvage this.”
Martin didn’t say a word. He stood there, frozen in disbelief.
His colleague shoved his phone in front of him, screen glowing with missed call logs. “I’ve tried calling her. Dozens of times. Nothing. She knows the truth now. And if she still gives a damn about you, this is your only shot.”
He stepped closer. “What are you waiting for? You’re not still trying to protect Rachel, are you? She’s a walking disaster. Keep choosing her, and she’ll drag you down with her. You’ve got two options now: convince Jessie to drop the case… or send Rachel to prison and take the fall with some dignity. There’s no third door.”
Martin’s heart thundered in his chest. His hand trembled as he grabbed his own phone and dialed Jessie’s number again.
Still no answer.
Again.
And again.
Cold silence.
Until finally, after the hundredth call, the line went dead. Number no longer in service.
His world cracked open.
Martin staggered back a step, his voice hoarse with panic. “Help me explain this to the higher-ups, I need to find her. Jessie’s still pregnant! Something must’ve happened! She wouldn’t just cut me off, she wouldn’t!”
His colleague stared at him, stunned. “Martin… listen to yourself.”
“You don’t understand!” Martin shouted. “I have to find her! Jessie can’t be in danger, not like this!”
But the other man’s tone turned icy. “And what about your job? The investigation? You run off now, it’s as good as admitting guilt. Do you seriously want to throw everything away? Jessie’s gone, but Rachel, Rachel’s still here! If you care so much, go find the real killer and fix this from the inside!”
But Martin was beyond reason now.
His face darkened, eyes blazing with desperate resolve. “Rachel’s still at the hospital. Just give me two days. Two. I’ll find another way. I can’t let anything happen to her. Not again.”
“She’s already suffered enough. I didn’t protect her back then, but this time, I will. No matter what. I still believe she’s innocent.”
His colleague scoffed, fed up, and turned away with a frustrated flick of his coat. “You’re on your own.”
Martin didn’t waste another second. He jumped into his car and sped off, back to his parents’ house.
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