Chapter 433

Upon hearing those words, Chet stumbled back several steps, eventually collapsing onto the bed. The very thing he had feared most had become a reality.

The driver, Eric Lindt, was a distant relative of Iris, battling cancer even before the incident. Despite his illness, he had hidden it and continued working for the Sullivans. With only three months left to live, the unsettling possibility of bribery lingered.

Following the accident, Iris promptly paid Eric's wife half a million dollars as compensation.

"Was this just a coincidence or a meticulously planned scheme years in the making?" Chet wondered aloud. "If Iris is truly responsible for Mom's death, how will Evie face Warren?"

These troubling thoughts weighed heavily on Chet's mind as he took a deep breath. He returned to Bramston City that very night.

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Meanwhile, Iris sat alone in the cafeteria, her gaze fixed on the untouched food before her. Her eyes simmered with bitter resentment.

Suddenly, she noticed a familiar