I said without so much as a thought, "You won't do something like that!"

He was slightly surprised, then raised his eyebrows at me. "Someone's confident about this!"

"Sierra was annoying, but she didn't deserve this. Besides, the company is keeping you busy. You wouldn't be interested in this little celebrity. This was obviously a strike of revenge. You're not that kind of person." Back then, I never wanted to take Valerie's life, nor would I want the same for Sierra.

To some degree, Hendrix and I worked the same way, so I was certain that he didn't do it.

He paused slightly, then drew me into his arms and put his chin on top of my head as he said in a low voice, "You think so highly of me. I'm flattered."

I didn't joke around with him. I felt something was amiss and said, "The Moore Family wouldn't do that either. Let's not talk about Valerie. Even though Pedro was in the shady business for years, he wouldn't take another's life."

He nodded. Lowering his voice, he said, "Stop thinking about it and just focus on preparing for your exam."

In short, this had nothing to do with me, so I stopped talking about it.

It was National Day in October.

to get into Jarold University, so it wasn't difficult

huge. Upon exiting the academic building, I bumped into Freya's fiance, Zachary. He was tall and slender and had a gentle demeanor. His glasses made

few classes at Jarold University, thanks to him. Seeing him from

me and stood there,

went up to him and saw that he was holding a law textbook. I figured he had just finished a

English class going?" "I learnt a lot!" I carried my books in hand as I walked with him towards the school gate.

shoulders. "Probably not. My family is coming to Jarold City, so I need to pick them up. Please help me tell Freya

thing!" I replied, then curiously

wedding date was fast approaching. Zachary was from Ucrebury, so his

smile on his face and didn't say

so we exchanged a simple

University was close to the Southrea Villas, so I usually walked. Autumn in October wasn't too chilly, so strolls were

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frowned, "What

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