Chapter 126

Louise said he did it on purpose, but this morning's news reported that it was actually a group of underage teens who found an unlocked truck by the road. They tried driving it for fun and accidentally slammed on the gas, crashing straight into a roadside tree. Edgar buttoned his shirt up neatly, then pointed at the tie behind her and asked her to hand it over. "Let me guess-Louise told you I set it all up? That I wanted her dead? If you trust her that much, why even bother coming to ask me?" "Up until today, yeah, I totally believed her," Ava replied, then shrugged. "But that news report made me rethink things a bit. If you don't wanna explain, whatever." She turned to grab the tie and paused. Something about it seemed oddly familiar. "I swear I've seen this tie somewhere before." She said it almost unconsciously, frowning as the thought surfaced. Edgar smirked and leaned in closer, voice low. "Remember that night at the hotel? The tie you wouldn't let go of-that was this one." "Thud!