Chapter 804 They might have left a backup plan

I did not get what she meant. I just stared at her, lost. The cops showed up soon after, took Nancy's body for an autopsy, and Gregory turned to Emily. "Ms. Emily, we're gonna need you to come with us, help us figure this out." Emily just nodded, her face still ashen, and climbed into the back of the police car. Sitting there, my mind was a whirlwind. How did things go so wrong, so fast? At the police station, Emily shared Nancy's heartbreaking story. Nancy had been orphaned shortly after birth when her parents died in a tragic accident. Raised by her grandmother, who eked out a living by scavenging through trash, their plight could stir the compassion of strangers, but it also made them targets for those with darker intentions. Nancy, with her pale skin and striking features, stood out. In a village where young girls were often preyed upon by those with sinister motives, Nancy's delicate beauty made her especially vulnerable. When she was just five, an old loner from the village