Chapter 8

A month later, Mark and I finalized the divorce.

As we walked out of the courthouse, he flashed me a smug smile.

"I’m being transferred to the city soon, so I won’t be around much,” he said. “How about a farewell dinner to thank my former father-in-law?”

Without another glance, I turned and walked away.

When I got home, I handed the evidence Mr. Smith had uncovered about Mark’s crimes to the authorities.

During the investigation into Mark and Emily, Mr. Smith found that Mark had numerous assets of suspicious origin. Tracing this lead further, they discovered he had been taking bribes for years.

The matter caught the attention of officials, and they sent a team to investigate.

However, as soon as the inquiry began, Mark disappeared. The investigative team came to question me, and I told them I hadn’t seen him since the divorce.

One night while I was on duty, Emily burst into the ward covered in blood, holding a small medical cooler and looking half-crazed.

“Jason can be save