Chapter 257 Twisted Fates and Hidden Agendas

Chapter 257 Twisted Fates and Hidden Agendas

The next day was Christmas, a time meant for family reunions.

That evening. I had plans to return to the Boltons for dinner, but my mother called early in the morning asking me to visit the Gardners at noon.

News of the car accident involving the Sanders had already spread. Representing the Bolton, I went to pay them a visit.

Most of the Sanders members seemed fine physically, but Kate's mental state was a complete mess. Having one tragedy after another pile-up, coupled with her own brush with death, left her dazed and unresponsive. When I arrived, a nurse was trying to chase her down to administer an injection.

Pushing the door open, I saw Kate standing barefoot on her bed, her eyes darting around in paranoia as though everyone in the room was plotting against her.

"Mrs. Sander, please come down from there."

"Honey, it's safe here. No one's going to hurt you!"

As soon as she spotted me entering, Kate jumped from the bed and grabbed my hand. Her voice was urgent and trembling.

"Chloe, hurry! We need to get out of here-there are ghosts in this place!"

Looking into her vacant, disoriented eyes, I quickly pieced together the situation.

"Mr. Sander, what's wrong with Kate? I heard there was a minor issue with the car, but this.....

Josh sighed heavily, the lines on his face more profound than usual.

"I apologize for the embarrassment, Mrs. Bolton. My wife is still shaken from the accident. She just needs some rest to recover. Because you resemble our late daughter, she mistook you for her." "So that's what happened."

smiled faintly and gestured toward Anna, who was standing

it wrong. I'm not your daughter.

you've m

Anna, she recoiled as though struck by lightning. Like a terrified cat

apart. She's the one

When Kate was mentally sound, she was under Anna's thumb, dancing to her every

fractured, she finally

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did it

me. The Sanders refused

family. How could

clearly wearing thin. "What nonsense! Absolute rubbish! Mrs. Bolton, don't

a light smile. "But honestly, think Mrs. Sander's condition isn't great. Mr. Sander,

physically unwell. I suggest we get her to see

bad idea. She can't keep going on like this, acting so

want Kate to see a doctor. She probably intended to have her locked

calculating woman. She had no mercy, not even for her own

plan may have failed, but it was clear she wasn't done. She'd likely move to break

institutionalized, Sanders would be left with just Josh and the two brothers. That would make things much easier

his urgency. "Captain Tucker, is there

he could answer, Kate lunged forward and grabbed Nelson's arm, her eyes wild. "Captain Tucker! Arrest her! It's her, she's the killer!" Nelson looked startled. After all,

Sander," he asked cautiously, "do you have any

this case for a while now. Despite keeping his investigative team

it would finally

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