“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
At Prestige Residence…The large, luxurious gate was shut tight. The air around the house was dark and gloomy, implying that a death had just occurred in this house.A security guard approached Zachary’s car as soon as it arrived. “Mrs. Valentine says that she wants to be alone and won’t see anyone. Please leave.”“She won’t even see Master Zachary?” Lucas poked his head out the window.The security guard looked frightened.“Master Zachary? Which Master Zachary are you referring to?”Lucas’ expression sank. “How many Master Zachary-s are there in Rothesay? He’s the very same one who would strike terror into your heart. Are you going to open this gate or not?”“Uh…” The security guard glanced at the back seat, but the car windows were heavily tinted. It was difficult to see who was inside.“Even if it really is Master Zachary in there, I can’t let you in. How about this, you can wait here, and I’ll go inside and ask Miss Larson.”He turned around and entered the villa through a
Charlotte and Lorraine ended the call at the same time.“That was the police,” Lorraine exclaimed with contempt. “They’ve caught the murderers, Charlotte Simmons. Now we’ll find out which of us is guilty and which of us is innocent. The truth will be revealed very soon.”Charlotte went back to the car and saw Zachary staring icily at Lorraine’s face as if he was trying to penetrate Lorraine’s camouflage and reach deep into her heart.“Do you think it was her?” Charlotte asked.Zachary’s inky, black eyes suddenly flashed with a glint.“Maybe it wasn’t her.”‘Maybe… That means that Zachary is confused too.’Zachary was an incisive man who could see through things where most people could not. Since Zachary could not figure it out, it was clear that this was an extremely puzzling mystery.Charlotte arrived at the police station. Officer Zimmerman greeted them.“Mr. Connor, Miss Simmons, let’s discuss this in my office.”Charlotte and Zachary arrived at Officer Zimmerman’s offic
The coded door to the interrogation room was tightly closed. Charlotte saw three police officers and two men inside after Officer Zimmerman scanned his face to open the door.The two men’s hands were cuffed together on a chair. Charlotte inferred that they were the murderers caught by the police.“How’s the interrogation going?” Officer Zimmerman asked as he entered.An officer said, “They’re very stubborn and reluctant to disclose anything. Both of them said that no one hired them. They said that they retaliated against Jebediah because of the grudges they had against him. But who would believe that?”“That’s right, if this was a pure vendetta, they could have just killed Mr. Valentine briskly. Why bother going to Ms. Simmons’s house to steal a gun, abduct her and take her to the hospital, and create all these fake impressions just to blame it all on her? This clearly means that their employer wanted to kill Mr. Valentine and have Ms. Simmons go down for it!” the other officer add