A familiar figure stood in the light at the end of the hallway. It was Ewan-the Black family’s butler and Joel’s adoptive father. He was one of Dexter’s most trusted people.
His expression was grim. Frowning, he shot a look before signaling to the people behind him. "Grab them."
Joel stared at him with an equally shocked expression. "Dad?"
Ewan ignored him. His gaze was foreign as he stared at him. However, Joel recomposed himself very quickly. He didn’t say another word.
Ewan was part of the Rebels?
"Why?" I asked.
Why did he betray Dexter’s trust? Why did he stay around him all these years when he was actually a Rebel?
"How are you so sure that Mr. Black isn’t part of the Rebels?" Ewan asked knowingly.
I fell silent.
At this point, if soone told a stray dog was the leader of the Rebels, I’d believe them. It felt like we were back where we started.
From the first victim of the serial killing to Sophia’s death, and my reincarnation followed by all the other victims... Everything felt like a scripted act. At the end of it all, the ones who seed the most suspicious were the ones who were there from the very start.
Did Dexter not realize that Ewan was part of the Rebels?
I didn’t doubt his feelings for , but I was starting to doubt his motive. If he was actually a Rebel, did he pretend to kill off Sophia as a show of loyalty to Geno Society?
My palms were starting to sweat. I lowered my head and stopped myself from thinking about this any further. Dexter wouldn’t kill . He would never do that.
Maybe he used to be part of the Rebels, but they had a falling out because of the Sophia incident.
However, all of these speculations couldn’t possibly be verified until I saw him again.
"Don’t resist." I turned around and looked at everyone.
We should comply for the ti being to see what they were up to.
"You planned all of this just to find the president of Crowdstar Group?" Upon being brought into the room, I asked Ewan cautiously.
"Our actual goal is to reveal the secrets of this cruise to the public. We want everyone to know the evil sches of this organization," he replied lightly.
So things were ant to be kept away in the dark. There would be dire consequences if they were to be brought into the light.
"As for the president, he’s essentially fueling their operations. We should find him and dispose of him in front of them. That should be enough to hurt them," he growled. He seed to have a deep-rooted hatred for the organization.
"Why do you hate Geno Society?" I could understand where my hatred stemd from. They had no regard for the well-being of the experintal subjects. Even our births were a massive ploy. What about him, then?
"They probably hurt him in so way," Una said passive aggressively so distance away. Ewan didn’t respond, but I’d sowhat guessed. It probably had sothing to do with his family.
"Because of the Black family, I got to familiarize myself with the so-called Geno Society. As long as you had money or power, they claid to be able to bring back the dead. They called it genetic cloning." He scoffed.
He continued softly, "According to them, they could clone an exact replica of the person through collecting DNA samples. They’d have the sa genes, and even their personality would possibly be the sa.
"I believed them. I asked them to preserve my sister’s dead body. When I had the money, I’d bring her back to life. I didn’t even care if I beca their pawn. I got into Black Group and spied for them."
It turned out that he used to be part of Geno Society.
"They said that Mr. Andy Black was a traitor. Not only did he cut off the organization’s funding and put a stop to their projects, but he also tried to stop the research on cloning and genetics. Under their brainwashing... I offered them information on Mr. Black. Then, they killed him!"
Ewan’s entire body was shaking. He was probably extrely regretful. Andy Black died because of him.
Geno Society tricked him. They didn’t help him clone his sister, and they even killed Andy. Afterward, he realized the truth and started plotting against them.
"Unfortunately, you went from one wrong path to another." I stared at him as I approached him. "Does Dexter know?"
So of the Rebels stopped from getting too close to Ewan.
He stared fixedly at . "In order to find the truth, you’ll need to trust your gut."
"Who was the one who killed Sophia?" I signaled for him to lift up his arm. I wanted to check if he was the one who killed .
"You think I killed Sophia Milford?" He laughed before lifting his arm like I’d asked.
It wasn’t him.
Ewan was relatively tall. Even as a middle-aged man, he was still quite muscular. He didn’t seem like the man who killed at all. From the mory prior to my death, the culprit had a red birthmark on his arm. Who on earth could it be?
The man had a slender build, but the birthmark on his arm was extrely striking.
I glanced around the room alertly. Aside from Ewan, there was the leader of the group-a man in a human -skin mask who used a voice changer.
What was his real identity? Why the elaborate disguise?
As for Carol’s voice that I had heard outside the door... Where did that co from? Was I mistaken?
"They know too much. Kill them all," the man with the voice changer said.
"Kill them? Who’s going to help us tell the world about everything if we do?" Ewan had no intention of killing us. He looked at Joel before continuing, "Besides, my son is with them."
"He’s just an adopted boy." The man was slightly annoyed.
"You’d develop feelings for a pet dog after spending enough ti together, let alone a boy!" Ewan cut him off.
"What the hell," Joel mumbled through gritted teeth. "This is so secret you’ve been harboring from , old man!"
Ewan ignored him and continued speaking. "From the very beginning, our terms were to involve an ample amount of law enforcent workers and imperfect victims. You should know that it wasn’t easy to gather enough people to fill this ship.
"If everyone dies... our goal will be left unfulfilled."
I stared cautiously at Ewan and the masked man. I had a feeling that things weren’t as simple as they seed.
"Find the president first!" the man in the mask bellowed. He shot Ewan a warning look before turning to leave.
Ewan instructed his n to keep a close watch on us. Then, he marched off.
"How much can we trust his words?" I looked at Joel, Eason, and the rest.
"At this stage, we’re better off being skeptical. Each and every one of them is a seasoned actor by now." Zion rubbed his temples. He was clearly still in shock.
Even Ewan turned out to be a Rebel. Could I still trust the people around ?
"Stop. My head hurts. Now I’m suspecting that my mom is involved," Eason said through gritted teeth.
Then, he stared darkly at Joel. "If your dad is a Rebel, are you part of the group too?"
"I’m just a high schooler. You think too much of ." Joel grunted before plopping onto the floor, ignoring Eason.
For so reason, I had a feeling that he was feeling guilty.
"Zion is definitely clear..." Eason looked at Zion. No one was more trustworthy than him at the mont. Subsequently, he turned to look at Damien. "Your mother is affiliated with Geno Society. That’s pretty shocking too."
Damien instinctively looked toward and Una. He lowered his head before speaking guiltily.
"I had my suspicions when my mother brought Sophia ho in the beginning. I tried to co up with multiple reasons. I even hated Sophia because of it. I would’ve never thought she wanted to observe the experintal subject up close."
I didn’t say anything. I just sat on the floor with Ashton and Xandra in my arms.
Zion was right no one was trustworthy at this point.
Yara was a pri example.
From the ti she led to Ashton and Xandra, I started feeling suspicious about her.
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