Chapter 86: A Bad News
Detective Smith sat in Demetri Frost’s office, attempting to quell the nervous flutter in his stomach. He’d collaborated with CEO Frost on numerous cases in the past, investigating embezzling employees, corporate threats, and even assassination attempts. Yet, this marked the first instance of Demetri taking a personal interest in a case, which heightened Smith’s anxiety. The fact that they were struggling to unearth any substantial leads in the mysterious stalker’s case only intensified the pressure.
Demetri, with his penchant for maintaining silence, fixed his intense gaze on Smith as the man cleared his throat nervously, breaking the uneasy silence that had settled in the room," CEO Frost, the man is dead. His name was Max. His death has been ruled a suicide. He was found near the sea. According to the forensics, he died from drowning."
Demetri continued to stare at the man, saying nothing. The man stared back at him and sighed before continuing," There are indeed some aspects of the case that do not sit well with me."
If it had been any other man, the matter would have been considered resolve at this point. But Demetri Frost was not satisfied. It was both good and bad...
"First and foremost, I’ve seen the suicide note and the confession letter that Max sent to his brother’s post box. The contents of those letters are disturbing, to say the least."
Demetri frowned as he heard this. Smith sighed and continued to explain," In the confession letter, the deceased admits to stalking your wife and expresses remorse for his actions in hurting her. He claims he couldn’t control his obsessions and was seeking forgiveness. The confession letter is filled with his regret for hurting her and blaming her for leading him on."
Demetri rubbed his temples and questioned the Detective," Why are we having this conversation, Smith? Just tell me why you think that it wasn’t a suicide."
"The first reason is officer Alex himself. He is in shock about his brother’s suicide. Even though his brother’s confession has helped him reduce the charges against him, he is insistent that his brother could not have committed suicide.
"Alex insists that his sibling had a psychological disorder that made him obsessed with people without understanding the right or wrong of it. He believes his brother couldn’t have felt genuine guilt because he didn’t know what he did was wrong."
Demetri’s brow furrowed as he processed this information. "So, you’re saying there’s a possibility that he didn’t know the gravity of his actions?"