The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 108

Chapter 108

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That same morning, Christian and Nicholas returned to the police station to interrogate Frederick.

"My strategy worked. He looks like a raving lunatic now," the detective said, amused, pointing at Frederick babbling to himself as they watched him through the one-way mirror.

"He deserves that and more." Nicholas said.

"Yes, but we've noticed that he and his wife are now suffering from hallucinations," the detective added, sounding a bit worried.

"Why do you say that?" Christian asked, concerned.

"With the threat of Vox trying to kill them, we installed security cameras to monitor them. When we reviewed the footage this morning, we discovered their strange behavior," the detective explained, opening his laptop to show them the video.

"Damn you! Hey! You idiot!" Frederick shouted hysterically, banging on the bars of his cell. "Those morons left me isolated... What... You shut up! You're nothing more than a damn illusion....!"

"Who is he yelling at?" Nicholas asked worriedly, searching for anyone else in the cell.

"No one. He was completely alone," the detective replied.

"But his face is full of terror," Christian observed.

"You're not real, and I'll get out of here, just you wait! And to teach you a lesson, I'll kill your beloved daughter and the monster growing inside her! What's with that look on your face? Don't like that? That's how you'll learn never to torment me again... What... No, no... Stay away from me... Ah...! I didn't mean it! Ah Help!" Frederick had backed himself into a comer of the cell, flailing his arms wildly as he screamed in

terror.

He suddenly stopped defending himself, his body jerking violently from side to side as if he were being beaten, and a few minutes later, he collapsed unconscious on the floor.

After a few minutes, a couple of police officers entered the cell to check on him.

"What happened?" one of the guards asked, worried.

"Nothing, he just fainted," his partner said after checking Frederick's vital signs.

Tch... this family is truly insane."

"You said it. If they don't go to prison, they should be put in an asylum," one of the officers commented as they left the cell and locked it, returning to their posts.

The detective paused the video and looked at his companions, who were stunned by what they had seen, wondering what had happened.

"Excuse me, detective, but did anyone analyze Frederick's blood when he was brought to his cell?" Christian asked, thinking it might be a side effect of some hallucinogen.

"When they were brought in, we took blood and saliva samples from all of them," the detective replied. "In fact, we should have the results of those tests any minute now to replace out if they took anything to have

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such strong hallucinations."

This is really scary. By the way he's acting, he truly seems like a psychopath," Nicholas said.

"The curious thing is, it only happened to them. The twins didn't show this problem," the detective noted, playing the footage from Vanessa's cell.

"Let me out! Can't you understand I'm innocent!" Vanessa screamed, gripping the bars tightly. Then she gave a small jump, showing she was startled by something, and turned abruptly as if someone had touched her. "Shut up, idiot! I am innocent no matter what you think! It was your stupid fault for letting Frederick get close to you! I am a victim. I am a victim!"

Nicholas watched the screen intently. From the way she was talking, it seemed that both she and Frederick were hallucinating about Alexandra, which sounded insane.

"Chief," one of the officers entered the room, "here are the results."

"And what do they say?

the detective asked, pausing the video.

"Well they're all clean. No alcohol or drugs in their system," the officer reported.

"I see, thank you. Just leave the folder and get back to your post.

The officer handed the folder to his superior before leaving.