Chapter 12

With my father's words, I arranged for Max Baker to be dismissed, cutting off his source of income. Later, I came across a murder case in the news involving someone I knew very well. After Jacob Sullivan left me, he continued to engage with Stella Foster without mentioning the breakup, as he attempted to deceive her into giving him her savings. That day, Max Baker, already in a depressed state after being dismissed, was further enraged when he saw the two of them together. He grabbed some tools...