Chapter 15

"According to our investigation, your maids were given the day off today, leaving Ms. Shore alone at home. We've checked on the household staff and found them safe. The corpse discovered at the scene had a similar figure to Ms. Shore, so we'll need you to verify whether the body belongs to her. Sign here if it does," the police officer said. The Shores and Jordan entered the morgue. They couldn't stop their tears from flowing at the sight of the corpse that was so badly burned that it barely even looked like it belonged to a human. "Is this the bigger surprise you meant, Ro? Why did you go so far as to give up your life? What do you expect us to do now?" Jordan mumbled in agony. He kept wiping his dirty hands, not stopping even when he tore at his wounds. He only dared to touch Rowena's "body" when his hands were clean. The body seemed particularly fragile now that it was charred—he was afraid of being too rough with it lest he tear anything. Melinda fell to her knees by the corpse