#Chapter 301: Too Far

The cold metal against my temple transported me back to a nightmarish moment in my past. I remained frozen, my breaths shallow, and a haunting familiarity seeped into my consciousness. But this time, it couldn't possibly be Bruce. He was gone, lost to the darkness of that fateful night. As fear gripped me, I began to plead with the stranger, my voice shaky yet resolute. "Please, just leave me alone. I don't want any trouble." The stranger's response was a low, menacing growl, his anger palpable. "You've been poking your nose where it doesn't belong, Evie. You should've listened to the warnings." Desperation fueled my words as I explained, "I can't stay out of Stella's murder case. I need to find the truth, for Timothy's sake." My defiance seemed to stoke the stranger's anger further. "Drop it, and let Timothy take the blame. You don't know what you're messing with." "I can't do that," I insisted, my voice steady despite the tremor in my hands. The stranger's grip tightened, the g