This sudden twist of events made Luna's eyes widen in shock.She bit her lip and struggled to release herself from Cheryl's grasp. "I didn't try to kill you, Cheryl!"However, Luna had underestimated the sheer amount of strength a person could have when on the verge of dying.Cheryl gripped her neck so tightly that Luna felt as though her neck would snap at any moment!Blood had stained Luna all over, and the pungent smell of blood, along with Cheryl's terrifyingly tight grip on her neck, made Luna's face turn purple, and her eyes rolled.She struggled against Cheryl's grip, thinking that she was about to die right then and there.However, humans have frighteningly sharp instincts.Just as Luna thought she was about to die, she immediately released herself from Cheryl's grip.With a thud, Cheryl's body slammed against the railing behind her, and the contents of her stomach gushed onto the ground.Her face was pale, and her head had tilted to one side.With that, Cheryl died.
As soon as Joshua got closer, he could smell the stench of blood.A few steps more, Joshua caught sight of Luna, retching on the ground, and a few guards keeping watch over her.The ringtone seemed to be coming from the balcony behind Luna.Joshua furrowed his brows and strode toward the balcony. One of the guards caught sight of him and quickly stopped him. "Sir, a murder has occurred here, so you…"A murder?Joshua narrowed his eyes, circled past the guard, and strode toward the balcony—The sight before him made Joshua frown.He turned his head away and asked calmly, "What happened here?"The guard fell silent, then turned to glance at Luna and said tentatively, "We received a call saying that someone had gotten hurt on the balcony, and when we arrived here…we saw Ms. Luna and the woman that had died…holding onto each other. The woman was even choking Ms. Luna and demanding to know why she wanted to kill her…"And then, Ms. Luna shoved the woman away, and this was what ha
The police had arrived.The coroner was the first to storm onto the balcony, and after giving her a thorough examination, he declared Cheryl dead.They did not even have to resuscitate her.The coroner summoned a few policemen who were bolder than the rest and instructed them to take care of Cheryl's dead body.Just as they were about to take her body away, Joshua furrowed his brows and stopped them.He gently hugged the corpse through the white cloth that had been draped over it and said, "Don't worry, Cheryl. I'll find the person who killed you."He let out a small sigh and took off his jacket to drape over Cheryl's body. Then, he turned to instruct the coroner, "Please take care of her after performing the autopsy. The dress she's wearing is too revealing, so I'll use my jacket to keep her covered for now. "In the morning, I'll send someone over with a set of new clothes for her."The coroner nodded, then left with the body.A twinge of sadness shot through Joshua's heart
Jim did not have much of a reaction at all. Instead, he just frowned, staring at Joshua. "What on earth are you talking about? She's my sister, so of course I care about her innocence!"With that, he let out an exhale. "Even though neither Luna nor I was fond of your secretary, I know that Luna would never kill someone. I'm sure you know this better than I do."Besides, I heard from the police just now that they found a fingerprint on the murder weapon, but it didn't belong to Luna."There was no security camera on the balcony, and the only evidence they have is the witness statement from the security guards."Jim let out another exhale before continuing, "Luna has just been appointed as the new CEO of Landry Group tonight, and she is now at the height of attention here in Merchant City, so we cannot let her go to jail."Those security guards' witness statements cannot prove that Luna was indeed the murderer."When Cheryl's parents arrive tomorrow, I hope that you, as Cheryl's bo
Joshua's car peeled off into the distance.Charles was so angry that he could not stop patting his chest in frustration as he watched the black Masevati disappear into the distance.It turned out that Joshua Lynch was just as cruel as his late grandmother.Luna was the woman that had loved him for many years and had borne four children for him, even though one had died at birth.Truth be told, even as Luna's family, they had to admit that they did not know Luna as well as Joshua did, but at this point, not only was he unwilling to help clear Luna's name, he had even threatened to let her stay in jail because of her recent appointment as CEO!"Father." Jim immediately rushed over to gently pat Charles' back. "Don't be so upset; we can think of another plan."Charles gazed up at the sky and replied, "It's now midnight, and there are only a few hours left until morning comes."The person who died was Joshua's employee, so how can we get Luna out of jail before daylight comes withou
Granny Quinn took a sip from her tea, sneering. "I knew the two of you would be useless!"She let out a scoff and continued, "Fortunately, I had been preparing for this day since a long time ago, and if I had relied on just the two of you, the Quinn family would have gone bankrupt by now!"The Quinn family had already gone broke after their supply chain was attacked by Lynch Group, but in the end, Granny Quinn had placed all of her personal savings into Quinn Group's funds and had successfully saved Quinn Group from going bankrupt.Granny Quinn let out an exhale and tossed a piece of paper in front of Malcolm and Heather. "Sign this."Malcolm picked up the paper, trembling.Just one glance at the paper was enough to make him almost faint.This paper was a contract denouncing that he would resign his position as the CEO of Quinn Group and leave the Quinn family with his wife and child!"Granny…" Malcolm bit his lip, and his form trembled like a leaf. "I had just committed a small
The next morning, Lucas drove all the way to Cheryl's hometown to bring her parents to Merchant City.The two elders were excited to be picked up by the personal assistant of Joshua Lynch, CEO of Lynch Group. "Assistant Lucas, a few days ago, Sherry told us that she and President Lynch were growing closer and closer…is that true?"You must be busy, working as President Lynch's assistant, too, aren't you? Is Sherry the first person President Lynch has ever sent his assistant to pick up her family before?"What is she doing right now? Why isn't she picking up her phone?"Why did President Lynch send you to bring us to Merchant City? What's going on?"…Cheryl's parents kept asking Lucas questions left and right.Lucas could not bear to deliver the bad news himself to the two elders who took so much pride in their daughter.He had no choice but to give them vague answers as he stepped on the gas.Soon, the car arrived at the police station.When Lucas asked them to get out of th
Jim strode into the lobby and frowned, glancing at the hallway as he signed the visitation forms to visit Luna. "Why are they crying so early in the morning?"The policeman let out a sigh and replied in a low voice, "They're the family members of the murder victim which your sister is involved in, and they just got in this morning."I hear that she was the only child and had always been the pride of the family. Both her parents are old now and no longer in the best health. Who would've thought that…"The policeman sighed again. "What a pity."Jim's hand, which was holding the pen, stiffened when he heard this.A split second later, he, too, let out a sigh and continued filling in the form.When he finally finished, both of Cheryl's parents had stopped crying.When Jim left the room, he bumped into Joshua, bringing Cheryl's parents to meet with the chief officer in charge of their cases.The two elders had to be propped up by Joshua and Lucas as they walked.Cheryl's father was