Chapter 1779:

He covered his face with trembling hands, his voice raw with emotion. “His death was so sudden, so unexpected. How do I even begin to break the news to Aunt Zoe? She’s been messaging me nonstop, desperate for updates.”

Jayden’s eyes widened. “You haven’t told her yet?”

Brook shook his head miserably. “I can’t find the words. It’s all too much—not only will she have to cope with her husband’s death, but she’ll also have to learn of his infidelity. I fear it will shatter her completely.”

Jayden fell silent, at a loss for how to proceed in such a delicate situation.

They fell silent for a while.

Finally, Elyse spoke up tentatively. “How do you know Corrie is responsible for his death?”

Brook said, “Her car was found at the abandoned factory. The trunk was stained with blood. She must have fled there from the primary crime scene after the murder. The police are investigating that location as we speak.”

puzzled. “Wasn’t she in

the car and vanished into thin air.” Then he sighed and added, “To make

her family

the Bates family residence, Bertha and Nicholas were

you brought officers to

daughter Corrie is a murderer. Tell us everything you

Nicholas exchanged stunned,

someone?” Nicholas choked

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Owen family,” Elyse

sobs. “What have I done to deserve this? She’s ruined

dark with fury, clenched his fists. “Where

wasn’t an act. She turned to

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