Psychocriminalist Chapter 8

"I didn't expect him to love you so much."

I didn't need to look—I knew from the voice it was Liam.

I opened my eyes slightly. He was leaning against the doorframe.

I smiled faintly: "You can stay in the guest room temporarily. It's safe."

"When do you plan to reveal everything?"

"Hmm..."

I sat up, adopting a thoughtful expression, frowning slightly, my eyes carrying a hint of coldness.

"Don't rush. He's next."

Liam rolled his eyes slightly, saying with some disappointment, "So we have to wait another two months."

"It'll be quick."

For those two months, Liam lived right under Derek's nose, occasionally moving between my apartment and the one across the hall.

Yet Derek didn't notice a thing.

One day, I joked with Liam: "Does he really deserve the title 'law enforcement prodigy'?"

But Liam's answer was something I'd never considered.

"Because he loves you so much, he trusts you completely. He would never suspect you."

I paused, then burst out laughing.

"Too bad he loved the wrong person."

"Tomorrow is the 25th," Liam reminded me.

"I remember," I answered coldly.

Just then, the sound of keys in the lock rang out again.

Liam and I made eye contact, then I calmly walked out of the room: "You're home so early tonight."

"I brought you cheesecake." Derek held it up happily for me to see.

I responded joyfully: "I knew you loved me most."

I happily took the cake and turned toward the kitchen, my expression instantly turning cold.

I elegantly pulled out that sharp long knife, staring at the blade as I wiped it repeatedly.

"In a few hours, you'll be inside his body," I thought.

"You're using a meat knife to cut cake?" He suddenly appeared in the kitchen, looking confused.

"They're all washed anyway."

I answered casually while forcefully cutting into the cake.

"You're working so hard just to cut cake. Let me do it." He grabbed the knife from my hand.

I smiled at him.

"What are you smiling about?"

I was smiling because in a few hours, he'd die under this very knife.

"Just admiring how thoughtful you are."