She heard the sound of footsteps. The two masked men walked toward Jebediah’s bed in unison. The taller man stared at Jebediah’s pale face and said, “Mr. Valentine, since you’re going to die, I guess I should give you an explanation before your demise. I was the one who shot you outside your jewelry store, but you survived. Our employer asked us to make sure you died.”He tore off the tape on Jebediah’s lips.Jebediah had just been through a major surgery. He was weak, so it took him a very long time before he managed to reply in a weak voice, “I’m sure you’re doing this for money. Don’t… Don’t kill me. I’ll pay you ten times more than your employer…”“Mr. Valentine, this isn’t just about money. Our employer has leverage over us. If we spare you, our families will die. So, you have to die,” the shorter man replied helplessly.“I can’t die!” Jebediah shook his head.“In the past, I would never have compromised even if someone had held a knife to my throat. I’d never kneel and beg f
When she recovered from this trance, she realized that the rope on her body had been untied by the two men and the tape on her mouth had also been torn off.“Ms. Simmons, Ms. Larson also asked us to give you a message on her behalf. She said that you’re the cause of this incident and you’re responsible for Mr. Valentine’s death.” A deep voice spoke beside Charlotte’s ear.Charlotte opened her lips but could not utter a word. All she could think of was the name “Lorraine Larson”. She stared at Jebediah, who had lost his vitality, but Lorraine’s gorgeous face appeared right in front of her eyes.“Has everything been taken care of?”“Don’t worry, boss. No evidence will be left behind.”“Okay, let’s go!”The ward was located on the second floor, and the two men jumped out of the window and fled.Charlotte had been tied up for too long, so her arms and legs were sore and weak. She rested for at least a minute before being barely able to harness a tidbit of strength to support herself
“She’s lying. Don’t be deceived by her hypocritical look. She’s at her best when she’s trying to set someone else by the ears. Don’t believe anything that came out of her mouth!” Immense anger caused Charlotte to tremble from head to toe, and flames of wrath were sparkling in her eyes.The officer who had just spoken looked down at Charlotte. “Ms. Larson is outside at the moment. If you have any doubts, just go talk to her.”As soon as the officer finished voicing his suggestion, another officer opened the door of the interrogation room seamlessly.Sure enough, Lorraine was sitting on a chair in the office outside. She was wearing semi-transparent pajamas that looked as thin as a cicada’s wings, and her graceful body looked looming.Upon seeing her, Charlotte felt as if someone had dug an abyss in her heart, and a potpourri of emotions gushed out of this abyss hysterically!“Lorraine Larson...” Uttering the name hatefully, Charlotte walked toward Lorraine step by step.The police
“Your head’s bleeding. Use this to stop the bleeding.” One of the officers threw a bandage at her feet.She did not pick it up. Instead, she watched coldly as Lorraine’s silhouette drifted away. “I told you that Lorraine is best at manipulating the people around her. She just did that to put on an act in front of you. She’s an actor, and you know that she’s the person behind Jebediah’s murder. Don’t let her go.”The police officers gazed at Charlotte indifferently and refused to respond to her.Only Officer Zimmerman approached Charlotte, picking up the bandage and pressing it against Charlotte’s head. “Ms. Simmons, we’ve all seen even more cunning murderers. Please trust us. We won’t listen to anyone’s biased theories.”Charlotte nodded in a daze.Officer Zimmerman sighed helplessly at that moment. “I’m very familiar with you. We exposed Virginia Swenson and brought the Greens justice a few months ago with your help. The police department also praised you publicly because of that
Everything finally made sense in Charlotte’s mind at that moment!‘This is a carefully planned frame-up...‘Lorraine arranged for the killers to steal my Silver Charm, then got the killers to knock me out, bring me to Jebediah’s ward, and kill Jebediah with Silver Charm in front of me... The killer then wiped off his fingerprints after using the gun to kill Jebediah and planted my fingerprints all over the gun...‘The vase tainted with my blood and Jebediah’s fingerprints was also forged by the killer. The purpose of this entire scheme was to blame everything on me!’All the police officers were suspicious of her, and every single one of them thought that she was the murderer, which was why they were so indifferent while talking to her.Only Officer Zimmerman helped Charlotte up carefully. “Ms. Simmons, no matter how unfavorable the evidence we currently possess is, we won’t convict you until we get to the bottom of the incident. You have the right to prove your innocence, so just
Zachary’s cold, hard heart broke when he saw the look on her face. However, he maintained a cold tone in his voice, with a warm look in his eyes.“As long as I’m around, little girl, no one can hurt you.”Charlotte cried even harder.Zachary didn’t say anything more. Instead, he pulled her into his arms.More than ten minutes later, the car door opened. A man sitting in the back seat spoke in a reverent tone. “Mr. Connor, may I speak with Miss Simmons?”Charlotte turned around and looked at him. She saw a middle-aged man dressed in a blue suit. Upon closer inspection, she realized that this man was Hans Yenson, the country’s most famous platinum-tier lawyer.Charlotte recognized him because Garrison had previously hired Hans for a lawsuit. The opposition’s lawyer was shrewd, but Hans had managed to help Garrison defeat him…Later, Garrison had told her that Hans was a legend in the legal industry. He had never lost in court.“Mm,” Zachary replied steadily.“Why did you kill Mr
Previously, Charlotte was certain that Lorraine was the person who had hired those assassins, but upon hearing Hans’ opinion, she was swayed.‘That’s true! No one cared for Lorraine more than Jebediah. Lorraine is pregnant with Jebediah’s baby too. Why would she kill Jebediah?‘Maybe someone else is behind all of this?‘Maybe Lorraine’s fight with me at the police station wasn’t an act? But a result of her devastation over Jebediah’s death?’“Regardless of who it really is, this person must know you like the back of their hand. Furthermore, they are extremely sinister. I believe that this person will not rest until they have achieved their objective. I’d advise against leaving the house for now and don’t go to the studio either. You don’t want to risk getting hurt again…”Hans continued rambling on and on.However, Charlotte wasn’t listening. She simply stared absent-mindedly into the dark world outside the car. Her vision gradually blurred.Charlotte fell asleep before the car
Charlotte curled her lips with contempt.“Money wasn’t their objective. It was my life.”“Huh? Miss… What are you talking about?” Mr. Gold was even more shocked than ever.“Don’t ask too many questions, Mr. Gold. Get me a much safer lock,” Charlotte instructed, feeling lost.“Oh, right! I’ll do it right away…”Charlotte took the Queen’s Ring and placed it on her finger.Four years ago, after she had been forced to divorce Zachary, the ring that he had given her was the only thing she kept. Later, after pushing Lorraine off the cliff, she had gotten into Sotiria’s car. Then, after Sotiria had tried on the ring, the car was met with an accident. Zachary believed that Charlotte was dead because Sotiria had been wearing this ring…Zachary had returned the ring to her after she had regained her memories.This ring held too many memories and sentiments for her. Charlotte rarely wore it because it was too flashy. Instead, she left it in her safe. Luckily, this time, it was safe. From