“Any recollection?” Leo’s expression remained unchanged, but Elyse could sense his hostility. The frostiness sent chills deep into her bones.

She finally looked up shakily with darting eyes. “Leo…”

“You can’t hide what you did forever. Calista from Kirkford Village is the daughter of the family who got Bria buried under the pillar. The other three are related to their family.”

She did not need further explanation to understand what he was getting at. Not only had he gotten to the bottom of the incident, but he also hurt everyone she worked with to take revenge on her, and he didn’t even bother to hide the truth. It was a clear attempt at taunting and humiliating her.

How ruthless!

Elyse sat tensely on the bed and realized belatedly that, before this, Leo had only shown her a tenth of the ruthlessness he was capable of.

“Get her the best medicine, doctor, and nurse,” Leo gave some instructions and left.

Eugene, who had been following Leo around, stole a glance at Elyse and looked at Leo with pursed lips. Leo took revenge on Elyse because of her wrongdoing, but he asked Eugene to take care of Elyse out of courtesy. It was Leo’s way of telling Elyse that Ellen’s kindness could only go so far as to spare Elyse’s life, and served as a warning that Elyse might end up in a worse situation if she dared to misbehave.

Bria suffered from some fractures but was not in serious condition. When Amelie was released from the hospital, she brought Bria home with her and hired a doctor to look after Bria.

Meanwhile, Samuel and Julia did not slow down on their investigations. One day, he and Julia visited Amelie with the results of their investigation. “Someone purposely shoved Bria under the pillar.”

Amelie had expected the answer, but the truth still crushed her.

one of the victims, Julia took the investigation personally. She could not hold back her anger and resentment. “Have

understood that she suffered from guilt for failing to protect Bria in the accident. He reached

better at keeping her emotions in check, but as Bria’s mother, she was anxious to know the outcome of the investigation. Samuel read their expression and stared at

two days ago and lost both arms. The couple

troubles as well, to the point that the Kirkford villagers thought there must be some paranormal activities around. They have been holding ceremonies for days to drive away the

Someone was behind the rogue

fell on Samuel. Amelie whispered her guess, “Could that person be… Leo…” Leo’s figure

finished her sentence. “Is

expression crumbled as she struggled to comprehend. She knew that the perpetrators were seemingly after Bria, but they

avenging me? Amelie

when he heard that. After a pause, he explained,

information?” Julia’s heart sank. “Who would

one thing is clear—two different groups were

get help from two different groups.” Samuel’s remark led to more doubts in

list out the people who hold grudges against me, and we’ll get the

realization and slapped her thighs in excitement. “Yes! Why have we not thought of

the three people, but they knew the answer. Elyse Clayton, Melissa Richards, and Jodie Alston

mess with Bria to hurt Amelie, which

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