Chapter 10

Two weeks later, two uniformed police officers arrived at the house. "Ms. Nellie Shaw? We're from the Municipal Police Department. We need to ask you a few questions regarding the traffic accident at the Hillston Street intersection a month ago, as well as the death of Mr. Horatio Hayes." The color drained from Nellie's face in an instant. Jeremy froze where he stood. It turned out my mother had sensed something was wrong about my death and had gone to the police. Once the authorities got involved, they pulled the accident records and quickly uncovered multiple red flags. To begin with, Jeremy had been driving under the influence of alcohol and was primarily responsible for the crash, yet the one who ended up critically injured and dead was me. Further investigation revealed that the brake system on my car showed clear signs of deliberate tampering. And on top of that, the hospital was already conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding my death. Th