Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace ( Dexter )

"Caleb, you're a lunatic, a fool, incapable of rational action. You have no right to sell the company!" Leading the charge was the daughter of that so- called matriarch.

Her son-in-law probably didn't dare show up, what with the few stabs I gave him. He's likely not fully recovered yet.

The group was clearly frightened, hiding behind their bodyguards, not daring to get too close to the iron gate because of the "Beware of Dog" sign hanging on it.

Coly bared his teeth at them, ready to attack at any moment.

I stepped outside for a look, and to my surprise, the Larsons had also shown up.

Coraline didn't make it, her face was disfigured, and she called off her engagement with the Helms, must be pretty rough for her now.

But she brought it upon herself.

"Caleb is mentally ill, he needs a guardian. Foebe, your unborn child is gone, you've lost the Langley heir, you have no right to remain Caleb's legal guardian." Olivia shouted in my direction. "You're a madwoman, I think you're not right in the head either. I've already applied for a psychiatric evaluation, I bet you're crazy too."

Olivia had gotten smarter, clearly someone was advising her.

She wanted to force me into a psychiatric evaluation, to label me as mentally ill, so that Caleb's guardianship would fall into Henry's hands.

Once Caleb's guardianship was in Henry's hands, he could argue Caleb was incapable of making decisions and get back the shares sold to All-Stars Consortium.

They've planned it well.

I guess, even if I wasn't mentally ill, they would still have the hospital label me as such, planning to lock me up.....

"Foebe, you've been acting strange since you were little. As your parents, we're really worried about you. You even let your dog bite your sister, you're aggressive." Anthony chimed in quickly, spinning a tale about Foebe being mentally ill.

I noticed the psychiatric hospital's van parked behind them, guessing that after provoking me, their next step would be to forcibly take me.

"Looks like Henry's gotten smarter today," I said to Colin.

"His genius son is back, playing the role of the strategist," Bran scratched his ear, annoyed by the noise.

Matthew was forcing Colin to make a choice.

If I were taken to a psychiatric hospital, Colin would have no choice but to cooperate with them.

Henry and his cronies were only after power and short-term gains, but Matthew, he was after the organization's larger interests.

He wanted to climb the ranks, to replace the organization's shadowy leader.

He aimed to cut off the source of gene editing and become one of the few to benefit from gene editing technology.

"Phoebe, your mental state is unstable, come back with mom and dad, what harm could we possibly do to you?" Anthony started coaxing me to come home.

Take me home, drug me until I'm dazed, and then send me to a psychiatric ward, locking me up for good.

Harsh.

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"Dad, your emotional state seems pretty unstable too, could this be some bad gics running in our family? Oh... sorry, I forgot, dad, you're sterile, no sperm means no genes to pass on, right?" I retorted with a smile.

Because of his sterility, with no viable sperm, he had to beg 'Phoebe Caldwell's' parents to assist his wife with IVF.

Sure enough,

my words hit a nerve

with Anthony. Fuming, he pointed at me, cursing; "You little wretch, come out here! Do you think Caleb can protect you? Without the Langley Group's shares, what is he worth!"

As he raged, Anthony started to kick the iron gate furiously.

Coly, sensing the threat to me, began barking fiercely at the gate, ready to bite him.

Anthony, terrified, fell to the ground, continuing to hurl insults.

"To those of you from the

psychiatric hospital, look sharp! There's someone here having a mental breakdown. You're all so unprofessional, hurry up and take him away!" I called out to the people standing behind Mrs. Larson, all from the psychiatric hospital.