Dead Before She Cared - Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Both of them shut their mouths instantly. The lead officer flipped open his folder. His cold voice cut through the air like a blade: "The autopsy report confirms the victim died about eight hours ago. The cause of death was acute heart failure, triggered by extreme terror and intense mental trauma." The officer paused, letting out a heavy sigh before looking at them: "Meaning, the second she collapsed eight hours ago, her heart had already stopped. Everything you did after that...

was nothing more than abusing a corpse." The words hit Valerie like a sledgehammer straight to the chest. "Eight hours ago... dead?" Valerie shook violently, her pupils shrinking in horror. Eight hours ago... that was when she held a gun to Gemma's head, forcing her to shoot that rabbit! How is that possible? Chloe said... Chloe, who had just been loaded into the ambulance, was dragged back by two officers. With her lies completely exposed, her innocent act shattered. She collapsed onto the pavement, thrashing and screaming hysterically: "Tt wasn't me! I have nothing to do with this!

Valerie made me do it!" Chloe pointed right at Valerie's nose, her voice shrill and ear-splitting: "She thought Gemma was useless and insisted on forcing her to see blood! Gemma had already stopped breathing when she fainted! Valerie forced me to supervise her, so I faked the vitals report!" She turned to the cops, putting on a pathetic face. " Officer, I'm just an intern. I just do what my boss tells me to do. I don't know anything about their family drama. Can you let me go now?" "You lying bitch!" Valerie snapped, trying to lunge at her. "You tricked me?!

You told me she was just faking it!" "Tricked you?! I barely know how to use the medical gear! I was just standing there! The senior doctor already told you the truth, but you wanted her dead!" Chloe screamed back, completely ripping off her mask. "You knew she had severe hemophobia, yet you forced a gun in her hand over a rabbit! You traded your own daughter's life for your pathetic pride and power! You're the most cold-blooded mother on earth!" "Shut up! I'll tear your face off!" Valerie completely lost her mind. She yanked herself free from the cops and threw herself at Chloe.

In that moment, she lost every bit of dignity, looking like a manic mother who had just lost her child. Chloe fought back, and the two wrestled on the pavement like feral dogs. "Enough! Stop this!" Sylvan, who had been watching cold and silent, let out a roaring shout. Several men in black suits rushed forward, violently pulling the two women apart. _Sylvan walked up to Valerie step by step, his eyes filled with pure disappointment and rage. He raised his hand- SLAP! Another heavy slap cracked across Valerie's face.