It was already dark when Ralph returned to the Riggs Manor. Images of his mother getting pushed into the emergency room filled his mind. He had gone out for drinks to drown them out and was stumbling into the house, drunk.As soon as he entered the door, Hannah was already waiting for him with a darkened expression. When she noticed he was drunk, she became even more unhappy. "Why are you back so late? I've called you so many times. Why didn't you answer my calls?""I didn't hear it." He had been drinking at a bar. The loud music blocked out any sounds from his phone, and he did not bother to check it either."Where did you go? Did you visit that woman again? She doesn't want you anymore. Why do you keep wanting to see her?!" Hannah was furious.She already had a rough idea of where he went. She was upset after hearing that he had dropped by the hospital today. Now that he was home late and drunk, she was about to lose her mind.Hannah was secretly delighted after the Russell fami
"I…" Ralph was at a loss for words for a moment before he continued in a deep voice. "I know. I just don't feel good.""Then, cry. You can be vulnerable in front of me!" Hannah said while hugging him lightly, nestling in his chest. …Early the following day, Ralph was still asleep when he heard loud commotions from downstairs. He got up and went to the balcony to look, but all he saw were the maids running around. He had no idea what they were busy with, and voices continued to come from downstairs.In the end, he put on his clothes and hurried down. Then he saw a few maids covering up the sofa and coffee table with pieces of cloth. He quickly stopped one of them and asked, "What are you doing?" "Ms. Riggs said that no one will be living here for a long time, so she got us to cover everything up and wait for her next orders.""A long time…" His head was still hurting from his hangover, but he vaguely remembered what Hannah had said. She told him they would leave tomorrow,
Hearing the movement, Hannah turned her head and saw Ralph standing behind her. "Did I wake you?"She spoke again when she noticed that he was just numbly standing there. "Well, right on time. Come and take one last look at her before I send her to her death."Heather panted by her bedside for a moment before raising her head and flashing a bloody smile. Her gaze was filled with mockery. This upset Hannah. "Why are you smiling?" "I find your stupidity amusing." As Heather laughed, she continued, "Do you really think he likes you?""Of course!" Hannah spat confidently. She had asked him many times, and his answers were always affirmative—that he loved her. Of course, he loved her! "How ridiculous. Why don't you take a good look in the mirror? Which part of you is worthy of love? Look at yourself. You have nothing but a face like mine!" Heather jeered, scrutinizing Hannah with disdain. "You're not smart, nor are you good at kickboxing. After doing a few simple things, do you r
This was an idea Hannah came up with on the spot.After living under Heather's shadow ever since Hannah was a child, she had a natural fear of Heather. Although Hannah wanted to use poison to kill Heather slowly, she did not dare do it herself.On top of that, this was her chance to get a hold of Ralph. Her fear of him leaving was so strong that she wanted to use this chance to lock him in. This way, she would never be afraid of him leaving again. It was essentially killing two birds with one stone."Annie…" Ralph was hesitant. He didn't dare to do it."What's wrong? Are you reluctant?" Hannah jeered, feigning anger. “In all this time, you've never loved me, right? It's her that you love! That's why you can't bear to do it, right?" "No, Annie, I love you. Of course, I love you! It's just that…" In his hand, the warm bowl of concoction felt scorching hot. He wanted to toss it away.In the face of his hesitation, Hannah coaxed softly, "I know you're reluctant, but I've had everyth
‘That’s right. Annie asked me to do it so she would have something to hold against me, right? If I do as she said, I will be a murderer, and she will have evidence of it for the rest of my life. She could threaten me with it whenever I go against her wishes.’Ralph recalled the incident from a few days ago and how crazy Hannah could get occasionally. He felt suffocated by the thought of obeying her for the rest of his life.He turned around and said to Hannah, “Annie, why don’t we just forget about this? She’s still your sister, after all! What about we just send her back to the Riggs Estate? Your parents live on the island, don’t they? We can get them to lock her up on the island too.“Also, don’t you think we’re going too easy on her by letting her die so easily? We should let her suffer from all the pain you went through before as well!”“Are you nuts?” Hannah became furious all of a sudden. “Don’t you know that my parents would only help her if we sent her back to the island? T
The two were startled and loosened their grasps subconsciously while Heather took the chance to swing her hand toward the bowl, causing it to fall to the ground and scatter into fragments everywhere. “What the f*ck are you guys doing?! Do you want me to kill you?!” Hannah returned to her senses and walked out furiously as she rebuked. She thought it was her people that caused the commotion. However, Hannah felt a strong wind when she reached the door. With a pain in her chest, she flew back into the basement.Bang! Hannah dropped to the ground with a thud.“Annie?!” Ralph was shocked when he saw Hannah returning to the basement in such a way. He ran over to help her up, and just as he looked out the door, he felt suffocated and sent flying backward alongside Hannah this time around.They were in a small room, so there was not much space. Hence, the duo’s backs smashed into a wall, scraping dust off it before falling to the ground again. The room became dusty instantly.“Cough! Co
Hannah and Ralph panicked when they saw Heather standing up. Their fear of Heather had taken root in their hearts, after all.When Heather was lying in bed, unable to move and dying, the duo still feared her a little, let alone now when she could stand before them. “No! It’s impossible!” Hannah did not want to believe what she was seeing. She thought her plan was perfect and had everything under control. Hannah thought she had secured her victory, so she would not believe it if anyone told her she had lost.“Chump, do you think you can fool me with that nonsense?” Hannah smiled forcefully and continued, “You wish you could intimidate me so easily! It would take you longer than this to return to the Riggs’ Estate and get reinforcements. You’re just bluffing, aren’t you? My people will rush inside and take you down as soon as I call for them. I’d advise you to run for your life before I change my mind! I can let you off the hook if you walk away now.”“You’re the one bluffing here,”
“No, that can’t be it!” Hannah shook her head, frowning in disapproval. “If she wasn’t poisoned, why didn’t she fight back when I slapped her? With that temper of hers, she wouldn’t be able to endure it! She must have been pretending to be fine earlier! I swear she’s poisoned!”“But just now, did you see…” Ralph's gaze was drawn to the broken bedframe. The truth was right in front of them. If Heather were poisoned, she would not have the strength to break the bedframe. “I can guarantee you that she’s just pretending to be poisoned. In the deal I had with her, I was supposed to be the one to steal the secret handbook, but she did it herself in the end. Think about it. She’s so cautious, so how could she not realize that you were going to poison her? I’m sure that she was just pretending because she has some other ulterior motives!”“What kind of ulterior motives could she have?” Hannah immediately responded with a question.“Well…” Ralph did not know what to say.If he had known,