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"Back then, we thought we could take advantage, but we didn't expect Scott to wake up. He freed Heather and then came back to save Emily. During the struggle..."

"We just took out the knife to scare them; we didn't mean to hurt anyone."

"Yes, we didn't mean to hurt anyone. We just wanted money."

"Yeah, it was Emily Hastings, that bitch. She pushed that guy onto the knife... it has nothing to do with us, really nothing!"

Caleb frowned, thinking they had already told him the truth. He didn't expect there was more to the story.

Ophelia's chest heaved as she calmly said, "Keep talking."

"Then she ran. We were afraid of causing a death, so we pulled the knife out. Two guys went after them. Just when we thought about dealing with the dead body, your people arrived. Everything we said is true, I swear!" The man, hands and feet bound, wriggled desperately.

Ophelia handed the gun back to Caleb, as calmly as if nothing had happened. But the calmer it was, the more unusual it seemed. "Find Emily," she said.

The tech department restored the surveillance video early in the morning. Ophelia sat on the couch in Rosewood Manor, watching the grainy, dark surveillance footage over and over, which was silent and only had visuals. It was almost exactly what those people had said. In the surveillance video, the person wearing the Everland Hotel server's uniform was Emily.

As Scott was trying to help her escape, someone grabbed her hair. Just after Scott pushed those people away, Emily turned around and, without him knowing, pushed him onto the knife's edge.

Scott took the knife directly in the back, and the people were so shocked that they immediately pulled it out. Emily ran away without even looking back. Heather had disappeared long ago.

If either of them had just turned to check on Scott and got him to a hospital in time, things wouldn't have ended up like this. She dragged the progress bar back, and the scene played again.

Kenneth said as he snatched her phone away. He

to get revenge for Scott and make those two

the dawn was breaking. "One's at Serenity Villa, which is Sophia's place. The other are

quickly went upstairs and changed into new clothes. The black coat made her face look even paler and sicklier. Kenneth wasn't sure if he should allow her to do this. After a sleepless night, she was heading

front of her to stop her. "Let me handle this, okay? Go back inside and

know me," Ophelia said, looking up with brown, stubborn eyes that held a hint of pleading.

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eyebrows knitted together. Looking at her stubborn demeanor, he realized he should be angry,

finally gave in. He took

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back, and with the softest voice

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with a group, left Rosewood Manor and made their way to the Serenity Villa in a grand manner. With Kenneth's information network, finding someone wasn't hard. "Wait for

asked us

say it again." Her fierce gaze was exactly like Kenneth's. Even though they were his subordinates,

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The smart door camera inside the door showed her innocent face. The door was opened by

was about to close the door, Ophelia blocked it with her hand. "It's

a threat, the housekeeper decided to

went upstairs to call Sophia, who soon came down with a bathrobe on. After seeing who was at the door, Sophia's sleepiness vanished

to talk to you." Her tone was calm, without a hint of emotion. "You are a smart

a smile on her face, Sophia

sent her away, leaving only the two

trying to figure out a way to help your son? I have some evidence that might assist you." Ophelia placed

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