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Keira didn’t expect Connor to be arrested so soon. She didn’t realize that as soon as she named Connor as the murderer, Holly had already asked her colleagues at the police station to monitor him.”

So, when the message arrived, the arrest happened swiftly.

What was more, due to the presence of journalists nearby, the whole process was filmed!

When the police, followed by the journalists, arrived at Connor’s dormitory, Poppy was causing a fuss, hurling insults and hitting her nephew repeatedly, all while sobbing and cursing loudly.

“You ungrateful boy, how could you write a letter of forgiveness to Keira? Do you have any respect for yo deceased father?

“You bastard, you sold your conscience for a bit of money! I’ll kill you today! You better retract that letter immediately! I want that ungrateful creature to rot in jail! She must pay for her actions!

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“You damn fool!”

Despite being a man, Connor was rather frail and, surrounded by a crowd of students, he felt unable to fight back.

Poppy, however, was a middle-aged woman with a strong hand, so Connor was left dodging her strikes and covering his head, unable to pull away from his aunt’s grip.

Fortunately, the arrival of the police provided him with a timely rescue.

Enthusiastically, he blurted out, “Officers, please, take this crazy woman away! She’s assaulting me!”

Unfortunately, the officers simply walked up to him. “Hello, you are suspected of murder. Please coop te with our investigation.”

Hearing this, both the surrounding journalists and Poppy were dumbfounded.

Poppy regained her composure to speak, “Yes, take him away. Make him retract that letter of forgiveness.

won’t accept it! I want the murderer to die! Die!”

At her words, a nearby journalist inquired,

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“Officer, we’re confused. Why are you arresting Connor for murder? Shouldn’t you be arresting the suspect?”

“Could it be because he was paid for the letter of forgiveness?”

“When will you arrest Miss Olsen? The murder suspect is out on bail awaiting trial. Why are you here arresting the victim? What’s the reason?”

“Have you been pressured by the wealthy family? Is there some kind of collusion going on?”

Poppy shouted, “You should be arresting Keira Olsen! She’s the murderer! Shoot her!”

the wides d repercussions of this case, the officers applied f permission from their superiors before reluctant

Horton

resolve on Keira’s face, she

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be as

the journalists are starting to mention our family! Soon, people will find out that the wealthy family they’re referring to is the Horton family! Are you really going to protect a

consider why the police are arresting Connor rather than

Keira?”

it’s because they need more evidence from Connor Hill,

at his words, her gaze fixated nervously on

the police officer spoke. “We have evidenc that Connor Hill is the murderer. He has made false accusations against Miss

the journalists

Everyone began shouting.

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that

right! The victim is

the murderer? Isn’t this a forced confession? Just to clear that woman’s name?”

nephew be executed. She abruptly stood in front of him, glaring angrily at the

officers remained stoic and serious. “We won’t be lenient with any criminals,

you show us, you can’t tak

him away!”

continued to

he portrayed

“I didn’t kill him. Aunt, please help me. I’ve already issued

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were immediately

around Connor.

of forgiveness given involuntarily? There must be some conspiracy!” “Until this point, we’ve been stationed outside the wealthy H family’s mansion, yet we’ve seen no sign of any arrests. Instead, you’re arresting the victim. Are some people really above the law? Is your plan to arrest the victim’s family, so there’s

out of

or are you slandering Connor Hill? Do you hear that? The public

the Horton family’s reputation for

woman?”

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he questioned, one of the officers took out a phone

captured a conversation between

I killed my dad! He won’t

you kill someone? You’ll go to jail for that!”

I’ve taken care of both annoying people for you. I did it all

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