Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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Damian explained everything, recounting how Jeffrey and Carl had been working in secret, investigating Alisa and trying to expose those supporting her.

They knew she was not acting alone and had planned to reveal the network behind her.

Apparently, Alisa had been trying to keep her pregnancy viable until six months, when medical intervention could give her baby a chance.

She was just two weeks shy of that mark and had been staying secluded in her room.

However, Jeffrey made a cold decision. He added a miscarriage–inducing drug to her late- night snack, ensuring the child would not survive.

As harsh as it was, he could not allow a child from someone with such malicious intent to threaten the family in the future.

Alisa panicked when she realized she was losing the baby. Too afraid to alert anyone in the household, she secretly contacted her people to help her.

What she did not know was that Jeffrey had set a trap. Her attempts to fix the situation only led to the exposure of those aiding her.

The plan was flawless. I could not help but admire how well it was executed, though I regretted not witnessing it unfold myself.

“And the baby?” I asked, feeling a mix of emotions.

Damian shook his head. “It was too early–barely five and a half months. The baby didn’t survive long enough to take its first breath.”

Alisa had fought so hard to save that baby. Just half a month more, and it might have lived.

I remembered how she once told me it was a girl, and I could tell she had been sincere about her hope for her child.

singled out as the murderer?” I

sleeping, Mr. Carter took it upon himself to dig deeper,” Damian

it?” I asked

you received, everything pointed to a woman about five–foot–five tall. At first, all clues seemed to lead to Wisteria. However,

than this”

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stabbing me in the back

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a lot, but I always had this

was to divert

cliff on Rosbel Island. Even if she survived, we barely stayed in Jaford before returning to Snowville. A murder happening so soon after we returned–it couldn’t have been her. She wouldn’t have had time to get back here unless she snuck in, and even then, it would’ve

did return, it would’ve required a carefully planned identity change. However, Mr. Carter pieced together clues that pointed away from Wisteria. Whether she’s alive or not, this case isn’t her doing. Someone deliberately used

I muttered.

found out I was pregnant, didn’t she? Luther probably let it slip, and she used that knowledge to frame Wisteria. She staged everything–the murder scene, the severed head, the photos

close enough to harm me physically because Carl kept me so well–protected. So she went after

of pregnancy, the development of the embryo is so delicate, and many women experience miscarriages within the

was not someone to underestimate.

past couple of weeks and she did not

set me up, but it all backfired. In

cold–hearted as her is vulnerable at

and said the baby must be doing well, there was a

she resented my pregnancy, especially with how healthy my baby

she even wished for my pregnancy to end, but Carter made sure that did not happen, letting her face

The

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