Nigel and Nellie rushed to Neil’s side.The van parked outside their house was none other than the missing florist’s van!Also, Nigel noticed that the rear tires of the van were stained with blood.When the three children were peeking through the glass, a woman dressed in black walked toward the back of the car. She opened the door and took out a white bucket that was filled with liquid.She turned, went into the garden, and came out from the other side of it. She opened the bucket and poured out the clear liquid into the bottom of the villa.Nellie suddenly realized that when she thought she smelled gasoline, she had been right.It was the smell of gasoline, after all!“It’s Aura.” Although Nigel did not see the woman’s face, he already knew who it was. “She wants to burn down the house and kill all of us inside. With that amount of gasoline, it’ll be impossible to put out the fire once she lights it.”With that, Nigel said calmly, “Nellie, look for the butler, get the butler
Lily let out an exhale, clenched her teeth, and said in a choked voice, “I know she’s always been a light sleeper and that she’s been too exhausted lately…so I gave her some sleep-inducing tea to drink before bed.“If everything goes right, she’ll be asleep until tomorrow morning…”Nigel’s entire body stiffened when he heard this. After a moment, he pursed his lips and let out an exhale. “Alright then, Zach and Yuri, plan B. We don’t need to wake Mommy; we’ll take her away right now!”Yuri nodded. Then, as soon as he wrapped Luna up in a blanket, a smokey, burning stench wafted in from outside.“It’s too late…” Zach, who at this moment was looking out from the balcony, bit down on his lip with a pained expression. He stared at Aura, who was standing near the back door, brandishing a pair of hedge trimming scissors and forcing the butler, the servants, and the two children back into the house. “She’s discovered them.”Not only did Aura discover them trying to escape, but she even s
According to her personality, Aura would not usually be so easily triggered by Luna’s deliberate taunts. Since she had no other means of turning her life around, however, Aura lost her usual calmness and instead lifted her head to glare at Luna, who stood on the balcony across from her. “Do you honestly think I’ll never be able to kill you?”“Yes, you’ll never be able to kill me.” Luna snickered. “Even if you force the rest of them back into the burning house and kill them, you won’t be able to escape prosecution either.“Even after you get sentenced to death, I’ll still be living happily ever after with Joshua and bear more children for him!”Something snapped inside Aura when she heard this.She bit down on her lip and glowered at Luna. “Are you planning to give your life in exchange for these people’s?”Luna sneered. “What do you think?”Aura let out an exhale and immediately stormed toward Luna. “You can’t escape now, Luna!”Seeing that Aura had finally been diverted, the bu
“As long as you’re still alive, you’ll be able to bear children for Joshua and live happily ever after! That’s why...”Aura narrowed her eyes and continued in a cold voice, “I’m willing to let all of them go, except you!”Her biggest wish since young was to see Luna dead, and with no other way out, she had to kill Luna. Otherwise, her life would have no meaning!Just as Aura was about four or five meters away from Luna, the electricity went out with a snap.The fire had probably spread to the villa’s control room, causing the main electricity circuit box to go out.Despite that, the villa was still as bright as day.The flames illuminated Aura’s face so brightly that it made her look grotesque. Luna clutched the railing so tightly that her hands were starting to sweat. She bit down on her lip and said, “Aura, you and I are sisters. How did we even get to this point? I’ve treated you as my sister all my life.”“Well, I never thought of you as mine!” Aura snapped as she glowered
Luna’s entire body stiffened for a moment as blood splattered onto her face.She stared at the back of Lily’s head, who had sprinted out of nowhere to shield her from Aura’s attack, as well as the…share blade that had punctured through Lily’s chest. Her entire mind was blank.How did Lily appear out of nowhere?“Ms. Luna, run!” Lily clenched her teeth and grabbed hold of Aura’s body with bloodstained hands. “Run, quick! You saved me all those years ago, and I’ve remembered it since. This is my way of repaying your kindness!”Aura’s entire face twisted into a grimace when she heard this. She glared at Lily, as well as Luna, who was hiding behind her, with a grotesque expression. “You b*tch!”She summoned all the strength in her body to withdraw the scissors from Lily’s body, but Lily held onto her as tightly as she could. No matter how hard Aura tried, she could not release herself from Lily’s grip.“Run, Ms. Luna!” Lily shouted with all her might as she spat out a mouthful of blo
“It’s all burnt down now… And Lily…”Nellie sobbed so much at this point that she needed to catch her breath. “I can never taste Lily’s homemade breakfast ever again…!”Luna let out a sigh and pulled Nellie into a tight embrace but did not say a word.Joshua gave Lucas some instructions to call a bus and send everyone to Orchard Manor. Meanwhile, he, Zach, and Yuri stayed behind to deal with matters regarding the fire with the firefighters.The fire went on for the entire night and was finally put out at sunrise.This fire—which had lit up Banyan City for the whole night—became the topic of attention online. However, with Joshua, Jude, and Bonnie’s influence, they concluded that this fire was due to human error and curbed any panic from spreading within the city.After the fire was put out, the firefighters found Lily and Aura’s dead bodies.The two corpses were found together, holding onto each other.The scissors which Aura had attempted to kill Luna with were still stuck w
“Luna, why did you even want to come here so early in the morning?” A red Ferrare pulled up next to the ruins of what was once Blue Bay Villa. Bonnie got out of the car and opened Luna’s door, complaining, “It’s all burnt down now, so what’s there to look at?”Luna, still pale, offered a faint smile and replied, “Joshua said that the air here is still polluted from the smog, so he forbade Nellie, Neil, and Nigel to come over, but the three of them kept going on about wanting to retrieve some stuff from Blue Bay Villa. I had no choice but to come myself.”Bonnie pursed her lips. “Is there even anything that was spared from the fire?”Luna shrugged and chuckled. “We’ll bring home whatever we can find.”With that, she lifted her head to glance at the remains of Blue Bay Villa. This had been a tall, towering building just the day before, but it was reduced to almost nothing. She could not help but lament this fact.All of a sudden, Luna recalled Lily.A fresh, young life.It was all
Somehow, Jim thought that his son…bore a striking resemblance to this woman.Still...He sighed. Jim remembered that although Harvey’s mother was from Banyan City, like this woman, she was poor, skinny, and mute. The woman standing in front of him was the opposite of all that, obviously so.Jim walked toward Luna and Bonnie to greet them. He then lowered his voice and explained, “My son is a fan of detective novels. I saw that the police and firefighters had left, so I brought him here to have a look. Don’t worry, though. If we find anything, I’ll make sure to pass it to the police if I can’t return it to you.”This did not raise Luna’s suspicion. She held the bag that Harvey gave her and smiled at them. “I’m sure you mean no harm. However, this is a crime scene of arson. The fire was put out not long ago, so the air is still filled with the smell of burnt chemicals. Your son is just six or seven years old. It’s not safe for him to be here. It’d be bad if he accidentally hurt him