"I had thought Josh or Victor would be the mastermind, but it was the doing of David's man," Cyrus explained with doubt. "I was worried that David would pull some tricks, so I sent someone to keep an eye on his attorney. After all, he hasn't met with anyone except for his attorney.

"But we found nothing suspicious about his attorney. We dug into his call log—he did not contact the culprit."

"That's odd. Did one of David's men act without permission out of his loyalty to David? Was he worried that David's scandal would be publicized? Does David even have a lackey who's that sharp-witted?" Frowning, Alyssa fell into deep thought.

Then, she suddenly chuckled. "Maybe Josh had a card up his sleeve and pulled an act of killing with a borrowed knife."

"Is he using David?" Jasper wondered in a low, icy voice.

"As impatient as Josh, he must have wanted to silence Maggie after his men noticed we had reached out to her." Alyssa might be hot-tempered, but she always remained cool-headed in times of urgency.

"But the risk of silencing Maggie was high because he had to succeed at one go under our noses. It was certainly

man to pull it off. Even if we got hold of the weapon,

She glowed radiantly like

are indeed a loving family, aren't they?" Cyrus sneered with resentment. "I'll look into Josh Schmidt. He and his brother will not get away this

believe Josh has gotten the news and cleared himself of suspicion. It's hard to accuse him of anything if he did not personally reach out to the culprit. I'm afraid

him. I can't eat well until I close the case," Cyrus thundered. "I hate the humiliating feeling of failing to

Go with the flow. Do not get anxious or obsessed. You might stumble upon new clues as things

the call, silence descended

the top of her head. Her hair smelled fragrant. "This might sound horrible, but I quite like the

charges; he'd be facing charges of contract killing and attempted first-degree murder.

the same thought?" Alyssa moved closer to him

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