Lily knew who Jonathan meant by ‘outsider’ as he had always viewed Alexander as one. “What I want to announce today is very important to the Lodge family,” Jonathan started. Though he was not loud, he made sure everyone in the hall could hear him clearly, “Our family has more than a hundred years of history in Sapphine city. We have always done our part and respected the family's rules.“However, we did not expect my dear brother, Wilfred, to leave us so suddenly. His sudden passing is a great loss to our family, and we’re all very sad about it. Unfortunately, this was no mere accident. It was, in fact, a planned murder!” He looked at Lily as he finished his sentence. It was as if he was implying that she was the murderer. Since Jonathan was so crude with his statement, Lily did not shy away. She stood up and said, “Granduncle, I think you’re wrong.”“Oh?” Jonathan smirked coldly, “Do tell me what I said was wrong?”“You’re wrong about two things. Firstly, you said everyone
Lily sneered icily and asked, "How is that not my business? Just a short while ago, Granduncle said that since this was a meeting of the Lodge family, anyone outside the family had no business being present. If Grandpa already expelled you from the Lodge family, what gives you the right to be here?”“You’re not qualified to question my presence here!” Henry looked at Lily nastily.“You’re wrong. Not only do I have the right, but everyone here also has the right to question why you’re allowed to be here.” Lily did not back down and looked him in the eye. Henry started to counter, but Jonathan cleared his throat and said, “Lily, you’re right, but Henry isn’t wrong either. I’ve heard of what happened in the past, but we should let bygones be bygones. Besides, there shouldn’t be hatred that lasts forever between father and son.” “Furthermore, everyone knows that Henry was your grandfather’s favorite. He was blinded by anger when he banished Henry from the family, and we shouldn’t
Lily could already guess what was inside the envelope without even looking at it. It was a set up all along, and the contents provided the necessary evidence to support their claims.However, she decided to play along and opened the envelope. Sitting inside were two sets of reports. One was the autopsy report of her grandfather’s death which stated that the cause of death was heart failure due to toxicity. There was also a report detailing the candle she had created for her grandfather, with the contents that could cause heart failure highlighted in red. These two reports informed everyone in the room that Lily was the murderer! Many of those present looked distressed after reading the reports. They turned to gaze at Lily, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.They had all seen her as the granddaughter of Wilfred. After both her parents passed away, Wilfred brought her back to the Lodge family, and she had grown up in that house. Lily was Wilfred’s flesh and blood. How co
“You dare claim you didn’t make the candles?” Henry questioned confidently, knowing he had sufficient evidence. “This lab testing report has exposed you. It says here that a poisonous substance was inside the candles. How can you still try to lie your way out of it?”“What a joke,” Lily laughed coldly, “Just because the candle contained a poisonous substance, it means I was the one who did it? Not to mention whether there was what you claimed as poison in the candle. Why do you insist that I poisoned it even if it does?”Henry looked like he had expected Lily to say this. He continued, “I knew you wouldn’t admit it. Don’t worry. I have enough proof to show that you were the one who made the candles. You’ve also admitted that you gave the candles to Justin personally. Does that mean you’re accusing Justin if it wasn't you?”“Also!” Henry turned and signaled his subordinate to bring a box over. He took it and showed it to everyone in the room, “This box contains the unused candles in
Henry did not know what Lily was up to, making him anxious. “What tricks are you trying to play in front of your elders, little girl?”“What’s the rush, Uncle Henry? What are you afraid of?” Lily shot him a faint smile, which sent chills up his spine. Suddenly, a screen projected onto the white wall in the hall. The others were surprised that Lily had already prepared the projector. As for the screen, it was playing a video. Others might need some time to identify the characters in the video, but Henry could almost instantly tell it was the scene of him making a deal with Nathaniel.The person who took the video was a distance away, but the video was still quite evident. Everyone could see that Nathaniel had passed something to Henry and that Henry patted Nathaniel on his shoulder after receiving the item in his hands. The elders could see the scene clearly.Beads of cold sweat had already dotted Henry’s forehead. He had never expected Lily to know about his meet-up with Nathaniel
“Yes!” Henry blurted but soon found it strange and rephrased his words, “No, that’s not what I meant. You were the one who created the poisonous candles, so how would anyone have that? He just told me things such as you were disrespectful to Grandpa…”“You said he gave you evidence earlier, didn’t you?” Lily interjected and pressured him. “Why are you saying a different thing now?”Henry was dumbfounded.“Well then!” Lily took a deep breath and thundered, “The chaos ends now!”She raised her head, eyes closed, looking like she was meditating. Then she turned to face Henry. “Since you insist on saying I was the one who poisoned Grandpa, I’ll first prove to you that there’s no possible way I could’ve done it!”“How are you going to do that?” Henry asked subconsciously.Lily smiled at him and took a few steps closer. “Uncle Henry, does the perfume I use today smell nice?”With the question that came out of nowhere, Henry subconsciously sniffed but realized something was amiss upon
“I didn’t do anything! Since you’re so riled up, I was wondering if you feel dizzy or… nauseous. Do you, though?” Lily asked with a calm expression.The onlookers who knew nothing about the situation may even think she was asking those questions out of concern for Henry.Henry felt fine before Lily mentioned those symptoms, but once she said it, he felt a pain in his head and nausea. It was a feeling he could not describe. He tried hard to keep his head clear, but the dizziness that struck him suddenly was not something he could suppress.In shock, he quickly released her hand. “You! What in the world have you done to me?!”Everyone noticed the changes in Henry’s expression. Although they had no idea about what Lily had done, it scared them enough that they all moved back in panic, fearing that they would be affected as well.That was especially so for Jonathan. He was within the closest proximity to Lily, but he had no idea what was going on at all. When he saw Henry staggering,
Jonathan was unwilling to take responsibility, so he guided Lily toward bringing Justin down in his absense. Since this was brought up, they stated that Lily and Justin were the only ones that touched Why was Justin not there yet?With a frown, Lily sneered, “Granduncle Jonathan, who’s the accomplice you’re talking about? Could it be that you have someone in mind already?”“You…”“Sorry for being late.” A familiar voice sounded. Lily’s expression finally relaxed as she looked over and saw Justin walking into the hall. He was accompanied by both his personal assistant and a director of the company. Lily knew who they were.Jonathan frowned upon seeing the two people walking side by side with Justin. “Justin, we’re gathered today to discuss our family’s matters. Why are you late, and why did you bring outsiders with you? What’s wrong with you?”“Outsiders?” Justin laughed, glancing at both sides before averting his eyes back to Jonathan, then to Henry. “Humans are the most unpre