She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 295

"Aren't you supposed to have a lot of time, Mrs. Graham?" Athena deliberately provoked her. "Why are you in such a hurry to leave without any hands?"

"You..." Farrah was furious, wanting to curse, but was silenced by Matthew's piercing gaze."

Athena's gaze swept across the faces of the people in front of her

Finally, her gaze landed on Nicolas's face as she spoke slowly and deliberately, "The answer is to prevent Mr. Graham from leaving, or rather, to avoid leaving Mr. Graham."

Other than Matthew, everyone else was curiosity and suspicion.

artled. They all turned to look at Nicolas in unison, their eyes filled with

Nicolas clearly didn't like this conclusion. He put down his coffee and stared seriously at Athena, his tone sharp. "Lockwood, please make yourself clear."

Athena said calmly, "The culprit drugged you to keep you from leaving and prevent you from enjoying yourself too much with your lovers outside."

Nicolas and the others were once again shocked by her conclusion.

Loreen gasped. "You mean the person drugging my dad has a crush on him and used such twisted methods to keep him at home?"

"If Mrs. Maggie divorced you, she'd leave the Graham family, and the culprit would also be forced to leave, never to see you again. So, the culprit made sure Mrs. Maggie could never divorce you. After you married Mrs. Farrah, instead of resenting or being jealous of her, the culprit knew that she would only keep you in the Graham family

of them gasped softly, instinctively turning their

her hands resting neatly on her knees, with her eyes lowered. She appeared calm and disciplined, sitting properly without a

this, she remained composed,

you're talking about can't be this

"The murderer doesn't want

similar to

is to see him every day and live like

Graham and had no intimate contact or behavior with him, which allowed her motives to remain well hidden."

leaning back in his chair as if trying to

this old woman still won't leave. It turns out she just can't bear to part with Nicolas." Adele kept her head down, remaining silent. Only her body trembled slightly, leaving others uncertain about her feelings. Athena ignored Farrah and continued in a calm tone, "After confirming the murderer's motive, we can speculate the murderer's identity. This person must know

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when that failed, she chose to make Mrs. Maggie disappear. After Mrs. Maggie's death, she remained in the Graham family, living with Mr. Nicolas," It was clear who she was referring to

reasoning has flaws," Nicolas frowned, visibly uncomfortabile as he countered. "I've only been frequently ill or faced accidents in the last five or six years. Before that, I was doing perfectly fine. If the murderer is as you say,

you can't determine who the real murderer is, you can start by assuming someone is the murderer and then work backward from that conclusion to deduce the murderer's motives, methods,

and devoid of emotion. "First of all, she fell ill right after Mrs. Maggie's incident and spent several years recovering. Secondly, Mr. Matthew and his sister have been investigating this case for years,

after Mrs. Maggie's death, Mr. Nicolas had to manage household affairs and prepare to marry a new wife, spending more time at home. This allowed Adele to feel emotionally and psychologically fulfilled. In the end, after Mr. Matthew and his sister had been investigating for over a decade without finding any new clues, they