She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 479

Joy tilted her head slightly back, hiding her eyes in deeper darkness, but her gaze became even brighter. She wondered if Athena really figured it all out.

Athena paused for a moment, before saying, "Just like how Lockwood wrote in his book that before Christmas, Zilvia went to the department store and Franken Street multiple times. I guess she was scouting the area, figuring out the locations and coverage of the surveillance cameras. Of course, there's more.

"On Christmas Day, she asked her grandparents to take her to the department store. Once there, she wandered around, then blended into the crowd watching acrobatics. While watching, she sent her grandparents away and took the chance to leave on her own" "How could she leave without being noticed or detected?" Athera smiled faintly. "In the novel, Lara had someone helping her. That noon, her friend's mother had already sent people to wait for her. While she was watching the acrobatics, two people were standing next to her. "When her grandparents left, Lara took off her coat, put on the one given by the helpers, and wore a hood. She then left hand in hand with one of the helpers, looking like an adult taking a child shopping, perfectly normal. But in Zilvia's case, she likely left on her own." Athena pressed her temples, even her tone tinted with fatigue: If I were her. I would definitely use some disguise. For example, I might wear my coat inside out, blow up a balloon, and hold a stuffed doll to cover my face. Then, I would quietly slip out of the crowd, avoid surveillance, and head to my destination."

"It was Christmas Day. The city center was crowded, and full of fun and delicious things. Most people were out with family or friends, rarely alone, and many had kids with them. In such a situation, who would notice an ordinary child? And it was 17 years ago that surveillance cameras were not as widespread or clear as they are now. No one would see a small five-year-old child, hidden in the crowd or walking beside obstacles."

Joy subconsciously took another sip of the cold coffee.

was so bitter, and she had never found coffee this bitter before.

Although Athena's words differed in detail, she was basically right

o and become Zilvia, executing that astonishing plan step

back to the crime

looked at the detailed map of that area from back then. I guess she went to the

was connected to the department store's parking lot. It was large, with many entrances and exits. "Additionally, underground parking lots are usually dimly lit Security guards generally stay at the entrances and exits, and don't patrol inside, so there

hide. In other words, there are many blind spots where children can't be seen. Otherwise, we wouldn'occasionally hear about children getting hit by cars in underground parking lots." She sighed deeply. "If it were me, I could also avoid all the surveillance and people, sneak into the parking lot, and hide.

didn't

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Athena had said everything

out that Nellie was leaving Kitmore City that day to fly back to Aloria. She could recognize Nellie's car and waited by it or hid under it She looked at Joy and said, "I think, at that time, Zilvia wasn't determined to leave. She was taking a gamble or playing a thrilling and challenging real-life game. If she managed to meet Nellie and Nellie agreed to take her away, she would have won this

hug Nellic, and call her 'mom, crying and begging her to take her home. Or maybe she would say she had lost her memory, or that she had escaped from an orphanage, or that her family treated her badly and wanted to sell her, so she had to run away "She might even intentionally injure herself, like hitting her

let out a bitter

Athena said was not very accurate, it was basically

the details, yet she had figured out most of

was in the pain of losing her daughter and was about to fly back to Acloria. If

careful thought, Nellie accepted Zilvia and took her away on the spot. Nellie entered the country

haven't thought