Jim narrowed his eyes slightly.
Joshua's face was etched with an earnest look, without any hint of pretense at all.
Jim let out a sigh and replied, "She managed to survive, but..."
He lifted his head to observe Joshua's expression and continued, “She's now in a vegetative state, and she can't speak or move anymore. The doctor says it's unlikely she'll ever awaken from her vegetative state."
Joshua's entire body stiffened. After a split second, he closed his eyes and said, "Thank God she's alive. As long as she's alive, there's still hope."
Jim squinted slightly upon hearing this.
He had said the exact same thing to Luna not long ago.
Jim let out another sigh as he stared at Joshua. He had never seen a murderer who longed so much for their victim to survive.
Either Joshua was not the murderer at all, or he was simply too good at pretending.
Jim was more inclined toward the former.
He lifted his head to stare at Joshua and asked, "You said that Heather was the one who killed Mother?" "Yes." Joshua opened his eyes and continued in a low voice, "The second time I returned to the room, the knife was already in Mrs. Landry's chest. After I summoned a doctor, she used the last ounce of strength she had to tell me that the person who killed her was none other than the fake daughter she had raised for more than twenty years.”
Jim narrowed his eyes. "That's why you came to lodge a police report?"
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