The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 468

"He said he had no regrets."

The sunrise that morning was indeed beautiful. As the sun began to crest the horizon, they said their final goodbyes to Mr. Johnson.

After Mr. Johnson was buried, Mrs. Stapleton's mental state deteriorated sharply.

Mr. Stapleton Sr. had already arranged for a hospital abroad, planning to take his daughter there for long-term treatment.

But just then, another piece of devastating news arrived.

Norton… was dead.

This time, they didn't need to identify the body; its identity had already been confirmed.

They had to fly to Yaym, where the local police would explain the cause of Norton's death.

Penelope accompanied Theodore, both of them desperately hoping that, like last time, it was just a matter of identifying a body that would turn out not to be Norton.

Clinging to that sliver of hope, they asked to see the body as soon as they arrived at the police station, but the officer stopped them.

He brought out Norton's personal belongings for them to identify first.

There was Norton's wallet, containing his ID and bank cards. A cellphone, which was his, though with a new number. And a black windbreaker, on the back of which Norton had painted several small flowers.

They were his things, but that still didn't prove it was him.

"Please, have a seat."

The officer gestured for them to sit and had a colleague bring them water.

"The victim came here with the intention of illegally crossing the border into Tika."

Theodore scoffed. "If he wanted to visit Tika, he could have just gone legally. Why would he need to be smuggled across?"

"Because he was deceived by a gang."

"What do you mean?"

"Your brother must have asked some questions online, and this group targeted him."

"What kind of questions?"

"About… gender transitioning."

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