Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter and Phoebe) novel Chapter 241

Chapter 241

“Caleb, my dear, Foebe is my daughter, and by marrying her, you’re as good as my son–in–law. Now, when your wife hoists her sister up by the rafters, it’s your job to teach her a thing or two on my behalf,” Diane was rambling on when Anthony cut her off, clearly unable to get a read on Caleb.

Colin cocked his head to one side, eyeing me curiously. “How could you string up your own sister by the rafters?”

Anthony visibly relaxed, eager to take any lifeline to escape the situation.

But Colin, ever so earnest, added, “She should have been left hanging from those rafters for good.”

Silence fell. Not only did Anthony look shell–shocked, but so did I.

He was dead serious.

So, I gave him a serious piece of my mind. “Zip it, no one’s breaking the law on my watch.”

Colin nodded obediently. “Oh, okay.”

“You! All of you! This is too much,” Diane blustered, face flushed with anger.

Anthony was fuming, teeth clenched. “Caleb, you’re nothing but a bastard child of the Langley family. You haven’t even secured your footing with them. The Langleys have Henry; it’s not your turn to strut around.”

That was Anthony, lashing out in embarrassment and fury.

I raised an eyebrow. “Oh boy, look who’s getting worked up.”

“Or, you know, we could just lock the door and take care of them all,” Colin suggested, his voice a low rumble.

At the door, Eric, who had finished up his tasks, strolled in. He was ready to close the door as instructed.

Anthony and Diane panicked. “What are you going to do?”

“Hmph, I don’t believe for a second he’d have the guts to kill us in broad daylight!” Anthony blustered, trying to muster some courage.

That’s when Eric, ever so seriously, pulled out Colin’s mental disability certificate.

“Sorry, our young master has a mental disorder,” Eric sighed.

Anthony’s legs turned to jelly with fear, because Colin had grabbed a paring knife from the table.

Diane, terror–stricken, clutched Anthony’s arm, backing away in a frenzy. “Foebe Larson! You’re inciting a mentally ill person to commit murder. Tell him to put down the knife; let’s talk this out!”