Mysha

He kissed my neck, making me giggle, and he murmured, "Bye bellissima."

I murmured, staring into his blue, siren-like eyes, "I love you." I see, the words I spoke caused his eyes to soften. His piercing blue eyes are quite mesmerizing, they engulf me like the ocean.

Oh gosh.

"I also love you," he replies, his perfectly sculpted lips meeting in a warm smile.

Damn!

After having car sex with him, he drove me into my house. Fortunately, no one caught us having sex, although I was really afraid they might.

I bid him "bye," waving my hand as I headed in my home's direction.

My smile gradually vanished, just as I was going towards the gate of my home. I experienced the unexpected wave of tension. To check the weather, I raise my face. Things are getting worse outside. I ought to enter the house.

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My hands are carrying a cup of hot coffee as I enjoy the weather after a long, hot bath.

I hear the sound of rain and roaring thunderstorms. I enjoy sipping coffee on evenings when there are heavy thunderstorms and rain.

Perfect.

It is very gloomy in my living room. Thunderstorms are causing windows to open and close.

My stalker gave me the briefcase, and I'm still lost in my thoughts. A briefcase that my stalker gave me is set on a table in front of me. My stalker's identity will become clear to me once I open this. I take a sip of my coffee and at last prepare myself to open this briefcase.

I exhaled after taking a long breath. Opening the briefcase, I did so. My hands are getting a little cold. I discover some written messages and some pictures as I open the briefcase and remove the contents from it. Why my heart is pounding is beyond me. Before I go through them all, I should prepare myself mentally. I had to work up the courage to look at some of the photographs.

I grabbed a photo from the table and noticed that I was having sex with Eiran in my photo. Oh fuck. This photo was taken during a golden jubilee celebration of us having sex in the washroom. I find that really bizarre. But how on earth is it possible that he's stalking me and snapping photos of me from the locked bathroom?

Is he stalking me from the washroom that's locked too?

I sighed deeply and rolled my eyes. A sharp shudder of embarrassment runs down my spine. Fuck it.

Second, I saw a photo of a man I couldn't identify walking outside Edward's office with Eiran. Eiran's clothes have splatters of blood on them. And that unknown man is clutching an iron rod that has blood on it. The man's hand is completely covered with blood. The CCTV system captured this picture. I discovered writing on the back of the image as I flipped it over. This is where the text "photage of 26th May night" appears. My eyes suddenly snapped awake. This image is weighing heavily on my heart.

I realized that Derek is also compiling evidence against Eiran. Does Derek work alone in this regard?

My hands are growing cold and shaky. Gradually, I picked up a sheet of paper which showed several deleted pictures, and this proof from Gigi's phone. The images demonstrate that Luciano, a well-known mafia figure, uses Eiran as his drug dealer. This picture shows Eiran and Luciano's drug-dealing agreement. This demonstrates that Gigi was able to record their drug-dealing arrangement, and it is possible that this is why Eiran killed her.

Why do I constantly feel like Derek is my stalker?

My heart feels so heavy. I covered my mouth in a startled manner. All of this is proof that Eiran is involved in something significant that I could never have predicted.

I picked up another picture, In this, Edward giving a large sum of money to a nightclub owner. Attached to the picture is a page containing information about the nightclub owner, who happens to be a mafia member managing one of the gang's nightclubs.

I feel like something is collecting in my eyes, and I can see my eyesight becoming fuzzy. I was unprepared for this heartbreak.

I had a gut feeling that Derek was my stalker.

I picked up another picture of an unidentified individual that was captured by CCTV. He is seen in this picture hurling Riggs out of his home, like what I observed at the scene of the crime. He committed suicide after falling. This indicates that Riggs was murdered rather than taking his own life. This demonstrates that perhaps Eiran removes all traces of the Riggs residence before we get there.

Does this imply that Eiran is using this as part of his plan? Did he play with me all the time? Suddenly, I see a droplet land on the picture from my eyes. I'm in a million pieces right now. I feel like I'm being choked, and my lungs are running out of air.

Did I fall in love with a villain?

The final item I see is Riggs' suicide note. His note's poetic style corresponds with a stanza from Crimsed Secrets. Crimsed Secrets! This is the last stanza on the page, and I haven't finished reading the book yet. A certified device also confirms that Miranda's handwriting and the suicide note's writing match.

I'm being stalked by Derek!

"You did this to me! Why?" My shout reverberated throughout my house. With a strong thunderstorm, it's pouring rain.

Everything is resolved by this. Every time, Derek is correct.

My eyes filled with tears, which then trickled down my cheeks. My coffee cup breaks into bits as soon as I throw it to the ground, just like myself. I then toss a pillow and all the evidence after that. I'm going crazy. I'm crazy. I'm sobbing and yelling that I'm a disaster. Inside of me, a thunderstorm of unanswered questions is brewing. I cried out once again. My stalker is Derek. Eiran was always manipulating me. Miranda and Edward participated in this as well. Georgia's murder is connected to the whole damn family.

I suddenly looked at a piece of paper. This essay presents Derek's investigation's findings. There are two sections of questions that he answered correctly.

He first figured out why the Celestino family murdered an ordinary girl, Georgia. She learned everything about Celestino's life, so they killed her. Where they work, who they work for, and the amount of black money they make. For this reason, they killed her.

He also figured out why they killed Riggs. They killed him because Riggs' father is involved in the same mafia as Edward and he is the son of their business rival. By killing Riggs, they cleared the way for Edward and stabilized their position in the mafia.

It hurts so bad in my brain. I used both hands to wipe the tears from my cheeks. I take a deep breath in and let it out. This is not the moment to cry.

Derek and I have to talk.

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Author's note : I think, This chapter is somewhat traumatic. All I can tell is that there is a significant plot twist in this story. Thus, stay tuned. 🏹🪽

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