Chapter 96

Agnes was taken aback with what Lucianne just said but she stubbornly insisted, “No, I did. It was me. Please. I’ve always h-hated Ellia Morgan, a-and I wanted her j-job, a-and…”

“Who do you love most, Agnes?” Lucianne interrupted her with a seemingly-unrelated question.

Agnes was confused but seeing Lucianne’s warm, encouraging smile, she nodded with uncertainty and uttered, “M-My child, your Hi-Highness.”

Lucianne smiled wider and leaned closer as she asked, “A boy or a girl?”

“G-Girl.” She was still lost.

“What’s her name?”

“B-Bethany… we call her Beth.”

Only then did the men know what the Queen was doing. She was getting Agnes to trust her enough to open up. But Lucianne wasn’t done yet, and she asked with interest, “How old is she?”

“Four. Well, five next month, my Queen.” Agnes said, stuttering and fidgeting less than before.

“Is there anything in particular that Beth likes?” Lucianne asked, and when Agnes looked into her eyes, she saw no manipulation, no hidden agenda. It looked like Lucianne was genuinely interested to know about her little girl.

Agnes cleared her throat before she offered a small smile and said, “Chocolate, especially fondue.”

“Oh, so does my niece! We always got her chocolate fondue instead of a cake for her birthdays.” Lucianne shared.

Agnes was sucked into the conversation so she said, “That’s actually a good idea. Peter and I never thought of that. Probably time to do away with the cake tradition.” Lucianne chuckled lightly, encouraging Agnes to smile wider.

Agnes suddenly remembered where she was and what she was doing. Lucianne caught her regaining awareness too so she reached for her hand again and said, ‘Agnes, we know you didn’t d o it. It’s okay if you don’t want to tell us who asked you to do it but I need you to tell me something.” This piqued Agnes’s and everyone else’s curiosity. Wasn’t finding the culprit the whole point of questioning Agnes?

Lucianne peered into the woman’s lilac eyes and asked in worry, “Beth and Peter, are they safe?”

We‘ve been looking after Ellia and the others for days. They’re all safe. The three families are safe. We can offer you the same protection. But

shocked at the same time,

to do because they wanted to keep

“Uh…. I have until three in the afternoon, she said. What time is it, by the way?” Everyone

glazed over as he linked Christian, ‘I want

conveyed Xandar’s order to Chief Dalloway, and he disappeared into his

said, “It’s one in the afternoon.

“Peter is at work in Gauss Enterprises. Beth is in

a head

again and asked, “Is there anything you need while you wait?

her head and wrapped her arms around her body. She got lost in thought for a moment before she said in despair,

all do, Agnes. What’s being done to

she said, “If you have Ellia

a good guess but until we hear it from you, Agnes, it’s just

“Helena Tanner.” Agnes said.

Lucianne nodded sadly, “Yeah.”

Xandar’s eyes glazed over for a moment before a smile graced his features. He walked over to Lucianne and caressed her shoulders lovingly before turning to face Agnes as he said, “We got

and tears started flowing down her cheeks. The weight she had been carrying from the moment she was threatened is now easing.

on the door and

and Agnes then

the room, giving the family some privacy. Outside the interrogation room, Chief Dalloway had bad news. “Tanner is not at her office. Our team at her house couldn’t find her there either. We tried contacting her husband and sons but they seem to have vanished. Neither of them

then asked, “Camera

been

that could be

know as

asked, “How is the progress

But I don’t know how much more he knows.

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