Chapter 76 Someone's Dead

When we got home, Leonard went straight to the guest room without giving me a chance to talk. I knew this meant he didn't want to discuss it anymore. He had been like this since school. Whenever there was a topic he didn't want to address, he would take time to process it alone before coming back with a solution. I had never liked this kind of silent treatment, but he would only stay distant for one night at most. I didn't bother with him. Since we were home, I packed some of my clothes as I planned to stay at a hotel for a few days, at least until I wrapped up Brightwave Group's case. But I didn't expect that the next day, just as Leonard dropped me off at work, the police would show up. "Eva, we need you to come with us to assist in the investigation of Vera Bates' disappearance." The officer looked at me with a blank expression, while I stared back in shock. "Vera is missing?" I had just seen posts from what seemed to be her account smearing me yesterday, and now she was mis