Dark Secrets (Thriller)

Chapter 10

Zara was a lively woman. Her charismatic personality and her willingness to get questioned second guessed her capability to be a murderer. But Neil Schoenfeld wouldn’t fall for that. His obnoxious plan to get the interview done and prepare for his flight the next day was his priority at that moment. He sat her down, adjusted his black gloves and began the questioning.

“Do you know Melanie Hopper?” He began.

At the hearing of her name, Zara rolled his eyes and ran her hand down her hair in disgust.

“That lady…,” she said in a low tone as if remembering a moment she wished she couldn’t. She looked away from Neil for a while, before complying. “God rest her soul. No one expected her to die like that, but that lady had such a personality.”

Neil nodded and drew closer to her.

“How close were you?”

“She was my best friend. We were very close to the point her sister knew of me. My boyfriend at that time knew of her too. That explains how much I trusted her.”

“So what happened? Why did