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Author’s POV
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LeClaire Residence
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The officer’s words hang in the air, a chilling revelation that stirs disbelief and shock among Chloe and her family. Gabby, Chloe’s aunt’s voice, emerges as a whisper.
“What?”
The officer, compelled to repeat himself, solemnly explains the presence of poison in Pierre's system—a poison that induced the fatal heart attack—and stunned silence covers the room before Chloe’s grandmother, grappling with the horrifying truth, lets out a sob, asking what the officer means even though it’s clear what he means.
Understanding the old woman's shock, the officer starts to explain again, but Chloe's explosive outburst abruptly ends his exp
