All Too Late

Chapter 417 The Winner Takes It All

A woman as vicious as Luna would never let anyone who owed her off the hook.

Hence, she was determined to stay and watch Nicolette suffer.

“Mom, I’m not leaving. I can’t leave you behind.” Yareli was reluctant.

“Stop wasting time and leave now!” Vanessa gritted her teeth. “Remember this, don’t try to save me or come back for me. Also, be more obedient to your biological father. All he has is a son and a daughter, who are younger than you, but no wife. As long as you use your head the right way, you won’t have to worry about your livelihood.”

“Mom.” Tears welled up in Yareli’s eyes.

“Listen to me. Leave now.” Vanessa caressed her daughter’s face and said, “Go.”

“All right.” Yareli nodded in response.

“Ask Kathleen and the rest to come here,” Vanessa said.

“Okay.” Then, Yareli turned around and left.

Moments later, Kathleen and Samuel entered the room with Charles in tow.

Vanessa stared at them coldly while she stated, “Kathleen, I want you to send Yareli to Turlen. She’ll never return to this country from now onward. What do you say?”

Kathleen replied flatly, “Okay. I agree.”

“Do you promise?” An icy expression shrouded Vanessa’s face.

“If you don’t trust me, we can call off our deal now.” Kathleen remained indifferent.

To that, Vanessa sneered, “You’ve probably figured out what happened by now, haven’t you, Kathleen?”

“I’d still like to hear about it from your perspective,” Kathleen replied.

Vanessa took a deep breath before she began. “It’s simple. Luna is a jealous and narrow-minded person. After she found out about Trevor and your granny, she immediately set off to look for my father, Hector. Then, she told my father she’d collaborate with him on one condition. And that was to kill your mother.”

Kathleen frowned upon hearing that. “Kill?”

was soft-hearted and left your mother

soft-hearted if I provide medical treatment

a loss for

Kathleen’s expression darkened. “Surely he received some benefits

have just killed your mother!” Vanessa

had done so, there wouldn’t be so

your sins would be concealed.” Kathleen sniggered. “Karma has got you back for it

Vanessa gritted her teeth.

you and Luna start

Kathleen. “Although my father sent your mother to the orphanage, he kept tabs on her all these years. He didn’t expect Luna to catch on to that. At the time, your

then, Charles’ gaze turned sharp. “So, you’re saying Luna was behind the incident when I got separated from my parents in the

“Yes.” Vanessa nodded lightly.

clenched his fists

is too

stared directly into Vanessa’s eyes. “What did you and Zachary

target after your parents passed away. However, no one expected that you would

at

Kathleen that she could have died

the Macari

“That’s why we couldn’t get our hands on you. Fortunately, you didn’t have too much interest in your mother’s identity. Thus, we didn’t have to kill you at once. We only made a move after you and Charles came back

about Granny? Does her

granny. It was her who wanted to end

that, Kathleen descended into a moment of deep thought

that she called Trevor over the phone before

Kathleen pursed her lips.

nothing

at Vanessa without a hint of warmth. “Words alone are not enough. Do you have any

up in my overseas safety deposit box,”

send someone to retrieve it,”

Vanessa told them the bank where the safety deposit box was and

many powerful connections

to retrieve the evidence with just a

treat you guys well?” Kathleen croaked.