Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 269: Chapter 269

"Don't get involved. If Monroe wants this, there's nothing we can do. Besides, how do you know Monroe isn't helping her?" Stella replied.
Kevin looked at Stella, startled.
"Of course, that's just my guess. I really don't think Anna could have pulled all this off by herself. Maybe Monroe's in on it, maybe he has no idea. Either way, until we have real evidence, we can't do anything reckless," Stella said.
If it were just Anna, she'd be a lot easier to handle. But with Monroe in the mix, they'd have to wait until they were sure before they did anything.
"I heard they've moved Andrew and Max back to the original hospital. Max's condition has improved a lot," Kevin said.
"Yeah, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have even known Emily was dead," Stella replied.
'If it hadn't been for that, I probably wouldn't have found out about Emily's death for several more days,' Stella thought to herself.
Kevin still felt a bit down. "No matter if Emily was really our friend or not, I still feel sad about her death."
Stella didn't say a word. Eleanor's death was a little easier to accept because her health had been bad for a long time, and it was only a matter of time. But Emily's death really caught us off guard.
Suddenly, Jordan spoke up. "I'm afraid that fire last time wasn't actually meant to kill us. It was to destroy the evidence Emily had."
Both Stella and Kevin turned to look at him.
A chill crept up from the base of Stella's spine, spreading through every part of her body. She kept her eyes fixed on Jordan. "So, it's possible Emily was tricked too," Stella said.
Kevin suddenly thought of something. "Do you think there's a chance Emily left something behind that we just don't know about?"
Stella shook her head. "We can only try to look for it, but honestly, I bet Anna's already searched everywhere in the last twenty-four hours. If there was anything left, she's probably found it and hidden it by now."
Kevin said, "No worries. I'll go back and check the surveillance footage, see if I can spot any slip-ups."
Stella had thought that with Emily gone, the whole case would just hit a wall. But what Jordan said was like a sudden wake-up call. Everything clicked into place. Even the dead didn't stay silent.
Stella immediately went back to look into Anna's recent activities over the past few days.
Anna was seriously sharp. Watching the surveillance footage, Stella saw that Anna really hadn't done anything at all. Anna kept a low profile, nothing out of the ordinary.
But with Emily dead, it was obvious that everything Anna said at the police station was just to make the police focus on Emily's family instead.
But no one was buying it. The cops weren't that easy to fool, and neither was Stella.
After days of watching the surveillance footage, Stella still hadn't found a single clue. 'Could I be looking in the wrong direction?' she thought.
But Stella refused to give up. Her eyes were sore and dry from staring at the screen for so long, but she kept at it.
Just then, Jordan knocked on the door and walked in, holding a cup of soy milk. The doctor said that milk wasn't suitable for Stella's condition, but having some soy milk before bed would be good for her health.
"Still watching?" Jordan asked.
"Yeah. Thanks," Stella replied. She really needed that soy milk. She took a sip. It was still warm, and as it slid down, it warmed her stomach and made her feel a little better.
Jordan bent down to watch the screen with her. As they watched, Jordan suddenly realized Stella's collar was a bit too loose, and from his angle, he could see right down inside.