Reborn of Kate by Isla Rainfield

Chapter 250 Something Amiss All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

Upon their return to the tranquil confines of Summer Estate, Kate, her spirits buoyant, availed herself of a refreshing shower. 

As she reclined upon her bed, however, an unexpected hollowness settled within her heart, her drifting pensively towards the ceiling. 

gaze 

Emerging from the bathroom, hair enveloped in a towel’s embrace, Eric cast a concerned glance upon. Kate’s preoccupied countenance. “What occupies your thoughts, my dear?” 

Kate, startled from her reverie by Eric’s inquiry, furrowed her brow uncertainly. “Ric, I sense a disquiet…” 

Could Simon’s passing have been so facile? Was it truly a prison altercation that culminated in a fatal blade’s cold embrace? 

“Perhaps this is chance, but something tells me it is beyond that,” muttering to herself, Kate retrieved her phone, intent on consulting the police for further elucidation. 

The duty officer responded forthwith. “Ms. Lowe, it’s late. Tomorrow, we’ll show you the surveillance tape, alright?” 

After a moment’s contemplation, Kate assented. 

Eric, his gaze profound and somber, watched Kate intently. “What troubles you, Kate?” 

Toying absently with her phone, thoughts of Simon’s grim demise still fresh, Kate sat upright. “I cannot shake the feeling Simon met his end too easily. 

Despite witnessing the ghastly tableau of Simon’s slit throat and severed artery, a disquieting suspicion. lingered. The Simon who had wrought such anguish upon her past self should not have met so 

nebulous a fate… 

Eric’s brow furrowed. “We shall revisit the matter come morrow.” 

Kate nodded in concurrence, then turned to embrace Eric, drifting swiftly into slumber. 

At dawn’s first light, Eric escorted Kate once more to the precinct, there to view the surveillance footage. 

Simon had shared his confinement with several fellow inmates, one notably robust and quick to temper. 

The footage depicted Simon inadvertently jostling this inmate, provoking a heated exchange. In a paroxysm of fury, the inmate produced a knife from unseen quarters, slicing Simon’s throat in one fell swoop! 

Simon clutched his profusely bleeding neck, incredulity writ upon his countenance, before collapsing. 

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A prisoner’s demise within custody was a grave matter. The officers on duty faced censure, yet Simon’s fate remained unaltered. 

Regarding the motive between Simon and his assailant… 

Following interrogation, the inmate avowed a longstanding resentment towards Simon’s disdainful airs, his habitual belittling of fellow inmates as lesser beings. 

The knife, purloined from the cafeteria, had initially been intended for an escape. 

Post–viewing, Kate’s misgivings endured. 

bid. 

Sensing her disquiet, Eric gently took her hand, reassuring her softly. “Do not dwell overmuch. I shall arrange for the body’s DNA scrutiny to confirm if ‘twas indeed Simon.” 

Kate sighed in relief at his words, clasping her hands in earnest supplication. “May heaven confirm, let the departed truly be Simon!” 

Amused by her fervour, Eric affectionately tousled her hair, his eyes alight with affection. 

At that juncture, Eric’s phone rang. 

Answering, he was greeted by an anxious voice. “Mr. Bric, I am presently at the mortuary, they claim they have mistakenly cremated Simon’s remains!” 

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