Chapter 4%
Right behind me, motionless, stood someone wearing a clown mask
In their hand was a gleaming, razor sharp knife.
Genevieve’s POV
The sudden horror of that moment sent the entire livestream into chaos.%
(What the hell! Is that a person or a ghost?!
[Wait was the streamer telling the truth this whole time?%
(Oh my God, there really is a killer!
[“Run! Run now!!]
The live chat exploded. Comments scrolled so fast that it was impossible to read them all. Everyone watching was holding their breath, furiously typing and begging me to get out
But before I could react, the masked figure lunged forward./
Without saying a word, they grabbed my phone and smashed it against the floor%
The screen shattered, and the stream went black.M
All that was left was me, frozen, staring at the person in front of me.
With a trembling voice, I asked, “Mom… is that you?”
ut they didn’t answer.
Instead, they slowly raised the knife in their hand.
Under the ceiling light, the blade gleamed–sharp, cold, and blinding
Just as they lifted it, the locked door behind me burst open with a deafening kick.
A squad of police officers rushed in, storming the room in a blur of uniforms and urgency.%
Relief flooded me. My knees nearly gave out as I pointed at the masked figure, shouting, “That’s the killer! Grab them now! They’re the one who murdered all the top scorers!”
For a moment, it felt like everything was finally over
But then, the police walked right past the masked figure and straight toward me. Then they slapped a pair of cold metal handcuffs around my wrists.
“You’re under arrest for the suspected murder of multiple national top scorers.”
The chill of the cuffs sent a jolt through me. I stared in disbelief. “What? I’m a suspect? You’ve got to be kidding me!”
I turned to point at the masked figure again and insisted, “The killer is right there! They just tried to murder me! Didn’t any of you see that?!”
The lead officer, Captain Hector Shelton, calmly walked over to the masked figure and removed the clown mask.
Underneath it was my mother.”
She looked straight at him, her face calm, and her voice was steady as she said, “My daughter is telling the truth. I’m the one who killed them. You’ve arrested the wrong person.“W
She confessed just like that. No hesitation. No fear. Her tone was almost casual, like she was talking about the weather.
But Captain Shelton didn’t flinch. He didn’t shout or argue. Instead, he looked at her with a cold, knowing stare and said, “Drop the act We’ve already uncovered everything. Your daughter is the real killer. You showing up in the stream and pretending to attack her was all just a setup. You’re trying to take the fall for her.“W
His words hit me like a truck.
What?%
I stood there, stunned, my mind racing, trying to make sense of what was happening.
Before I could speak, Captain Shelton ordered his team to take me away.
And because I was this year’s top scorer and because my livestream had gone viral, my house was already surrounded.%
Outside, it was a madhouse. People crowded the street–neighbors, streamers, reporters, influencers–everyone had come to see what was going on
As soon as they saw me being led down the stairs in handcuffs, the crowd erupted.
“What’s happening?! Why are the police arresting the top scorer?!”
“Didn’t the stream show someone in a mask trying to kill her? Why aren’t they arresting that person, but her instead?!“%
“What the hell is going on?!*%
Questions flew through the crowd like sparks. Confusion was everywhere.
Reporters and influencers shoved cameras toward the officers, demanding answers.
