The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1436 Lillian's Death

Felix was met with a gust of cool wind as soon as he stepped out the door. He looked around only to replace darkness surrounding him. He was still trembling with fear. He couldn't get Lillian's face off his mind— her face was distorted with pain. He couldn't ever forget that.

This horrible image would haunt him forever. The feeling of Lillian's ghost following him never left him. He dragged his feet to his car, got in, and closed the door shut. He broke down, crying. Soon, the engine whirred and the car sped away.

When he got home, he was like a walking zombie. He couldn't even remember how he got home. He sat on the sofa knowing for sure that he wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight.

As foresight, Felix grabbed some sleeping pills from his medicine kit. He downed them in one gulp because he didn't want to have a sleepless night. He had lots of work lined up for the next day, and he didn't want to wallow in what just happened that night.

The next morning, Sheryl and Charles had already called the police. Soon, the tranquility of the community where Lillian lived was broken by the wail of the police sirens.

The police knew where Lillian lived. They figured it out the night before so when morning came, the first thing they did was head to her home in an attempt to arrest her for the attempted murder.

The neighbors gathered around to discuss what was happening as they heard the sirens.

"Is there a criminal living among us?" a middle-aged woman exclaimed, tightly hugging her chest.

"Probably! The police seldom show up here, and there are so many police cars here. Must be something big!" someone chimed in.

It was an old community so there wasn't much going on around here. Only a few minor offenses, if anything. They'd never seen so many police swarming the area before.

There were some who even had the guts to ask the police about what was happening. "Officer, what's happening? Should we be concerned as a community?"

None of the police officers answered their questions. They just wanted to do their job which was arrest Lillian. They didn't even so much as look at the crowd surrounding them as they entered Lillian's home. Footsteps echoed from the narrow stairway, and soon the police was inside Lillian's home.

They stopped in front of her door. When everyone was ready, one police knocked on the door. However, nobody answered. They tried many times but no one was answering, and they couldn't hear any sound coming from the inside. Suddenly, the atmosphere was so serious.

Could Lillian have found out that they were arresting her and have consequently fled the area?

The police looked at each other as they considered all the possibilities.

The captain glanced at his men and decided to break into the house.

The captain leaned sideways to make way for his colleagues. One police came forward, bumping against the door fiercely. Soon, the door was broken down.

They filed in one after another. However, what they saw shocked them.

Their suspect lay on the floor, motionless. They knew something was wrong.

One of the police came forward and squatted down to check on Lillian. He checked her breath and neck, but there was no pulse. He looked at his colleagues and shook his head gravely.

"The suspect is dead. We don't know how long she's been dead. We need to have her checked," he said.

The police were shocked and it showed on their faces. They didn't expect this. They didn't know why Lillian would be dead.

They started to cordon off the area and search in her room. That was where they found the envelope. They picked it up and unfolded it hoping for any information.

They were pleased to replace that the letter was a confession and it contained all the information they were looking for. It turned out that Lillian had committed suicide because of what she did.

The letter wrote, "I have committed a crime. I have committed a heinous crime and my heart is ridden with guilt and remorse. I can't handle this anymore.

To anyone who replaces and reads this letter, please let Sheryl know how deeply sorry I am. I'm so sorry, Sheryl. I hope this makes up for what I did to her. I just can't forgive myself and I can't live in shame and guilty any longer.

I have fallen in love with Sheryl's husband, Charles. I know it isn't proper of me to covet what is taken but I cannot control my heart and what it feels. I was so jealous that I wanted her gone. I was so jealous of her. I envied her. She was my patient and she was a lovely one. I don't know what I was thinking. It was a terrible mistake.

When I finally came to my senses, I realized I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. Ending my life is only way I could ever atone for the crime I have committed."

Everyone fell into a thick silence when they read the letter. They went through a range of emotions. The letter made sense somehow but there was something wrong and they couldn't quite put their finger at it.

The police collected evidence around the room and sent it back to the police station. Lillian's body was also sent to forensic experts for further check-up.

Since Lillian's letter mentioned Charles, the police got in touch with Sheryl and Charles right away, informed them of the letter, and asked them to cooperate.

Charles was utterly confused by what the police told him. As a matter of fact, he had never met Lillian before. Even Sheryl didn't know her that well and she'd only known her for a short while.

How could Lillian say that she was in love with him? It just didn't make any sense!

Charles and Sheryl thought that Lillian's explanation was suspicious. They knew Lillian wasn't being completely honest at the letter. She had to be hiding something-the truth, probably. "Lillian can't have committed suicide. It must be someone else. She must have been murdered," Sheryl said.

The police had already considered that possibility. However, they didn't want to postpone closing the case. They wanted to finish the case right away. Lillian's suicide was the best explanation for her death and Sheryl's case. It solved everything. The letter Lillian left was written in her handwriting so there was no reason to believe otherwise. Moreover, Sheryl didn't have any proof that Lillian didn't commit suicide and was instead murdered.

She was only speculating. So, the police had no choice but to conclude that the suspect had indeed committed suicide.

Sheryl's claims were baseless so they couldn't act on it. Lillian didn't have any family or other friends so no one backed Sheryl up on further investigation. The case had been closed.

The hospital released a public statement of apology directed towards Sheryl and her family. The director himself visited Charles and Sheryl to apologize privately. He also provided compensation for the stress and damage it caused them. After all, Lillian was only able to do what she did because of the hospital's poor management. Sheryl and Charles weren't exactly welcoming at first. They hesitated before finally decided to accept the hospital's apology and offer of compensation when they realized that there was nothing else they could do.

The crisis was over, and they all decided to move on.