Hobert begged desperately, but all he got in response was the loud slam of the door shutting in his face.
Through the thin door, he could hear the woman on the other side talking on the phone.
"Don't let Nadia go to school for the next few days!"
"The school's not safe! Tell the teacher she'll be absent!"
"I don't care—Nadia's not leaving the house anymore!"
The voice on the other end, probably her husband, managed to calm her down, and gradually, her agitation eased.
The door creaked open again.
The woman stood in the doorway, her expression cold. "Mr. Stein, I know who you are—you're Kellie's ex-husband."
The words "ex-husband" struck Hobert like a blow to the chest.
"Kellie brought so much hope to our family. But I heard... she died because of you. You killed her with the way y
