chapter 78

Vera's POV:

I sat there, besides Sam, as they carried in three bodies.

Their gazes shifted to the man next me, as if glaring might help them feel better.

Sam's body began to shake, and I supported him by holding his hand. I've been hearing him practice what he'll say when he meets the family for the previous few days.

People around Sam had been preventing him from meeting the family out of fear that he might have another panic episode. They are currently outside.

"I-I'm sorry."

"Sorry? When did you actually develop emotions, you, damn murderer!" exclaimed Bob, who I later learned was Robert Isola.

It turned out that Bob, using a fake name, had gotten a job as a bus driver to patrol the streets near Vivus, knowing that Sam was an investor there. He later became a cab driver when Lisa informed him that I no longer resided in the apartment complex. When he dropped us off, he had access to the community.

Everything had been arranged from the start; Lisa had been on Bob's bus, informing e