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Chapter 21

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HENRY

I could not just understand how I had been unable to get Jade to tell me the truth.

I had brought up this issue twice already but somehow, I had not been able to get her to answer me, how?

How was I always failing to find out what I wanted to know about? This time around, I vowed to myself that I would not let that happen. I would find out the truth, one way or the other.

Enough of all the beating around the bush, but before I could do that, there was something I needed to do first.

I drove back to the 5th precinct barely under the speed limit, there was an urgency burning in my soul as I pushed open those doors and headed right up to the detective lounge.

Detective Gains was clearing out his table and putting files into a paper box.

He looked up when I came in and the somber expression on his face turned into a mask of fury.

“What the hell have you done?” he started.

“Detective I need your help,” I began, ignoring him.

He scoffed, “Need my help. Do you even hear yourself.”

“Wh
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