Chapter 1688

Matthew was about to speak, but Rooney beat him to it, shouting, "If you want to know, ask the cops!" Instinctively, Matthew glanced at Rooney, who furrowed his brows and gave him a look. Matthew figured it was better to handle this himself, one-on-one with Lamond. However, when he saw the pleading in Rooney's eyes, the words that were about to leave his mouth never came out. With no other choice, he tried his best to keep his cool and kept telling himself to just keep holding it in. Meanwhile, Lamond was livid when he was told to ask the cops. He was practically shaking with rage. Clenching his teeth, he glared at Rooney and snapped. "I'm asking you! This happened at your house!" Rooney frowned and said, "Asking me won't do you any good—I don't know anything. All I know is Jervey shot my dad!" The crowd erupted into hushed murmurs. One whispered, "So that gunshot last night was Jervey killing Morell? Oh my goodness! So, Jervey killed the man's father, and now Jervey's father