Once Marilyn regained feeling in her arms and legs, she left the study hastily and returned to her room.

After shutting the door behind her, she leaned against it while breathing heavily. Her heart sank at the thought of Harriet’s sudden death, but she soon composed herself.

She provoked me first. There’s nothing wrong with me talking back! Her death has nothing to do with me! Wait… The housekeepers of the Faulkner residence knew Grandma called me to her study, and they’ll undoubtedly discover that she’s dead when they go to the study later…

Panicking a little, she took out her phone to make a phone call.

At that moment, she heard a housekeeper’s voice outside the door. “Mdm. Genevieve, Mdm. Marilyn and Old Mrs. Faulkner are talking in the study.”

Genevieve is here?

Her fingers paused.

Instead of making the call, she opened the door slightly, peeked outside, and saw the housekeeper bringing Genevieve to the study.

While the housekeeper went back downstairs, Genevieve knocked on the door. After waiting a few seconds, she pushed the door open and walked into the study.

was relieved when she saw Genevieve enter the room, and a hint of cruelty flashed

use this to get rid of

of her injured vocal cords, Genevieve could not talk. When she did not hear a response after knocking on the door, she decided to open the

study was quiet, and Marilyn was

clutching her chest with one hand. It seemed like the elderly woman had fallen onto

were wide open. It was evident that she had stopped breathing

Grandma! Genevieve screamed internally.

her phone to call

the number, she suddenly remembered that she could not speak. Just as she was about to get up and look

set of utensils…” Marilyn

to leave

Genevieve, she asked curiously, “Genevieve,

on the couch behind her. Horrified, she dropped the

Faulkner…” the housekeeper stammered, unable to say a complete

Marilyn asked as she followed the housekeeper’s

a jolt. After pushing Genevieve out of the way, she stumbled into the study and pounced

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