Lena narrowed her eyes and asked, "Why should I agree?""I know a secret that you want to know!" said Xenia.Lena kept quiet, and Xenia said, "My grandfather has passed away. I found out about a huge secret while I was tidying his things. It's about the Aspen family!"Hearing the name Aspen, Lena frowned and said, "Tell me more.""You're an Aspen, aren't you?"Lena's eyes flashed, and Xenia continued, "Don't panic. I'm not planning on exposing this secret. I swear that I'll bring this secret to the grave if you can kill Belle for me."After a moment of silence, Lena asked, "What else do you know?""I also know that you're not the only one who's still alive. Your cousin might also still be alive. I found a lot of information from my grandfather's stuff that can prove everything I say. "I'll let you have all of the things my grandpa left behind once you kill Belle. They must be very important to you, but they're worthless to me. I just want Belle dead!" said Xenia through gritte
Lena started reading the news online. Ava had already told her about Grayson blocking a knife attack for Belle, but she still didn't know Belle's identity.Even so, she knew that killing Belle wasn't going to be easy. It wasn't because Belle was powerful but because she knew that Grayson loved Belle.He was already willing to block a knife attack for her. It would be very difficult to hurt Belle under his nose.Lena needed to come up with a plan to kill Belle. Before she could decide how to strike, she received a phone call from Mrs. Cahill.Lena frowned and hesitated before picking up. "Hello?" Mrs. Cahill said anxiously, "Come back here immediately!" "What happened?""Ava told me that Phil and his followers are dead. It doesn't seem like the work of the Strauss family or the Page family. It seems more like those people! They must have their own network in Maltford. "Hurry up and get back to the mountains. You're dead meat if they find out about you!" said Mrs. Cahill.Len
All the policemen were dumbfounded. After all, Belle hadn't denied her relationship with Grayson, and she was accusing Xenia of slander. Xenia was a famous scion in Maltford who always appeared in trending searches. Everyone knew who she was.She had previously trended on social media because of her talent, beauty, and family background. After that, she had trended again for being engaged to Grayson and when they broke off the engagement. The last time she had appeared on the trending search list was for Phil's death. Her inheritance from Phil's death was obviously a hefty sum because she was the only successor. Nobody at the police station dared to disrespect Belle because she had mentioned Xenia and she was connected to Grayson. Silence fell over the station for a moment before the inspector said, "Ms. Walters, let's talk in my office."Belle looked up at a surveillance camera and said, "Let's speak here. There are surveillance cameras. I don't want anybody accusing me of h
Xenia lost her confidence the moment she saw Belle. She held her breath as she felt that trouble was coming.She didn't lash out at Belle but was silent for a long time instead. After that, she suddenly screamed at Belle like a madwoman."Belle! Haven't you hurt me enough? You're here to bully me again now that my grandfather's dead!"Belle rolled her eyes at Xenia and ignored her. She walked straight toward the coffin.Xenia guessed what she was going to do and quickly sprawled over the coffin. She glared at Belle and said, "Only bad things keep happening to me ever since you showed up. "You convinced Grayson to leave me and made my grandfather call off our engagement. You even hurt my friend! What have I ever done to wrong you?"Belle rolled her eyes again, continuing to ignore her. She didn't want to waste her breath on someone like Xenia.Xenia panicked when Belle reached the coffin. She shouted to the police, "Why are you guys doing nothing? Can't you see that she has bad
"Xenia, what's going on? Where's your grandfather?" "Who swapped the bodies? Who is this?"The Sanchez family hurled questions at Xenia, but she was unable to say a single word.Somebody shouted, "The police already said the corpse belongs to Monica. She's that Waller woman who's been missing for a long time! It definitely has something to do with Xenia. "She wanted to take the chance to dispose of Monica's body so that the police wouldn't find it. She was trying to clear the evidence!""But… wasn't Monica your best friend, Xenia?" asked someone else.Xenia had no way of defending herself. She was obviously guilty. A few elders of the Sanchez family were afraid of being implicated, so they started scolding Xenia. "How could you do something like this, Xenia? You're heartless! Where did you hide your grandfather's body?""Your grandfather loved you so much. How could you do this to him?""You look like a good person on the surface, but I can't believe you did this to your
Belle's frown deepened. She knew that Grayson didn't like Lena, so she couldn't fathom why he would meet her.Besides, Grayson knew that the scented sachet Lena had given him was suspicious. Wasn't he worried about Lena poisoning him?What was more, Lena was connected to Mrs. Sylvester Senior's death. Grayson had always suspected her and tried to track her down. So why would he meet Lena behind her back?Seeing Belle's look of displeasure, Xenia said, "That night, I found an excuse to see Grayson, and Lena saw me. She snuck into my underground garage and made a deal with me.""What kind of deal?""You want to find out?" asked Xenia.Xenia laughed and continued, "I won't tell you. The more you want to know, the more I won't tell you."Belle said in annoyance, "Why did you want to talk to me in private?""I just want to tell you that Lena wants you dead as much as I do! Don't think you can live a peaceful life just because you've gotten rid of me!"Belle stared at her through na
After that, Mrs. Cahill led Lena into a cave. Lena saw a baby lying on a bed of stone, and it was crying."Mom, isn't that my cousin?" asked Lena."She's not your cousin; she's your enemy! Go and lie down next to her," said Mrs. Cahill fiercely.Lena lay down while Mrs. Cahill heated a knife over the fire. Lena asked fearfully, "Mom, what are you doing?""Keep quiet and lie still!"Lena watched as her mother walked to Belle with the knife and unwrapped Belle's blanket. Lena shut her eyes in fear, but she couldn't cover her ears.Soon, the cave echoed with Belle's wails of agony. Lena could still recall the way Belle had looked at her back then. Belle had been less than a year old at that time. She had flailed her limbs and cried until she passed out.Lena gulped as those deep-rooted memories resurfaced. She hadn't dared to think about that incident in all these years. She felt terrified every time she thought about it. A voice inside her head would chastise her and say that
Belle had been on Lena's mind for more than 20 years! The thought of Belle wouldn't disappear even if she was dead! Unless… Lena was deep in thought, and her gaze was filled with hatred.Meanwhile, Belle had arrived at the hospital. She had no idea that Lena had found out about her.Grayson had just woken up not long ago and was in a bad temper. He scolded Sam for allowing Belle to leave the hospital alone. He yanked off his blanket, wanting to go and look for Belle. He was well aware of the current circumstances, and he was worried that Belle would meet danger if she went out alone. Sam said anxiously, "Sir, you can't move around after the surgery. I'll go and look for Mrs. Page. You need to lie down and rest."Grayson retorted impatiently, "I'll look for my own wife!"Just as Sam was in a dilemma over what to do, Belle walked in. Grayson stayed seated on the bed when he saw her, and he paled.However, his mood improved, and his frown disappeared. Sam breathed a sigh of r