Chapter 229

"We've noticed that your company once employed someone named Blair Lowell. You personally dismissed him. Can you tell us the specific reason?" the officer asked. Howard asked, "Does that have anything to do with this case?" "Any suspicious person must be accounted for," the officer replied evenly. Howard's eyes were unfocused, and his mind was in chaos. He answered, "He showed favoritism and was corrupted." … When Howard finally stepped out of the interrogation room, everything felt surreal. He leaned against the cold wall in the hallway. All around him, the police station was bustling with activity, but none of the noise seemed to reach him. All he could hear, over and over, was that one question Cynthia asked earlier. "That night, Megan called you multiple times. Why didn't you answer?" He stared up at the pale white ceiling. He felt as though his heart had been ripped in half, and the pain consumed him. "Mr. Larson? Mr. Larson, are you alright?" Zander rushed over, worry e