The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 551 Solving the Case

"Since you're so into setting fires, I'll let you burn to your heart's content." Randall lugged the gas can, twisted off the cap, and got ready to douse the place around Abby and light it up. Abby caught a whiff of the strong smell, knowing it was the real deal.

"Molly, this is murder, you know that?" she screamed, her voice cracking with fear.

Molly squatted down, grinning wickedly at the tied-up Abby. "Isn't this your favorite game? Arson, burning yourself? I'm just helping you keep playing."

Abby watched Randall pouring gas nearby, her face going ghostly pale.

Vera took the chance to get out of the car with Theodore. She stood in front of Abby and demanded, "Why frame Molly? How did the fire start? Spill the beans, and maybe we'll let you live." Abby looked at Vera, who had just shown up and beat her so bad she couldn't fight back. She thought she recognized Vera. "Who are you?"

"Patrick's wife," Vera replied.

Abby's eyes went wide with terror.

Vera gently held Theodore and said, "I'm a mom now, not as ruthless as before. So I'm giving you a chance. Answer honestly, no funny business. There's no cameras here, no witnesses. If you die today, the cops won't have any proof to nab us, just like your arson case, no evidence."

Abby looked at Vera, sweating despite the cold winter air. Molly got impatient, "Vera, take Theodore over there. if I don't burn her to death, I'll at least burn her badly."

Vera said again, "Think it over. The three of us can do anything."

Abby hesitated, stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Randall pulled out a lighter, ready to light it when Abby quickly blurted, "I did it to kick Molly out of the Chase family."

"She isn't even a real Chase, yet she lives there and everyone loves her. What's so great about her? She can't do anything, has a bad temper, why do Ellie and Timothy like her, and why does Sebastian spoil her so much? Compared to me, she's nothing," Abby said.

Molly glared coldly at the spiteful Abby.

back, "I can do way more than her. Once I get her out and move in, the Chase family will see the difference and realize

Ellie was scared she'd

great about Molly? She already has the Olteran family, isn't

don't need a daughter who can do laundry and cook, my grandparents don't need me to please them, and Sebastian doesn't need a scheming pursuer. I'm better than

happiness, am I

the damage to the inn, was the owner wrong? What about the people hurt in the fire, were they wrong?

"One more thing,

up, glaring

at the defiant Abby, shook her head, and stood up holding Theodore, "I'm out. My husband worries I'll set a bad example for Theodore. We'll step back and watch. Randall, Molly, don't hit her vital parts." In less than

less than ten minutes, Abby shouted, "I

us she snagged the lithium battery from a junked second-hand electric bike. She bought it without any paperwork and lived in a sketchy area with

from a store; she yanked it from the bike. No one reported a stolen battery, so even if you checked cameras or talked to neighbors, you'd come

finished, Sebastian

don't buy it, check the junked electric bikes near the inn to see if they still have batteries. Sebastian, don't you have the power to check Abby's account transactions? See who she sent money to, and you'll know who she bought

He and Sebastian exchanged a look,

for a full checkup and was dragged back to the station in the afternoon, looking

the whole

the afternoon, Molly, Vera, and Randall were taken to a conference room. Worried that Theodore would pick up bad habits from Molly, Vera, and Randall,

in the afternoon, a few people

Ernest walked in together. "Mr. Chase, we're all on the same team. How do you want to

verify

provide evidence?" Molly

glanced at Patrick holding Theodore. He had just seen Abby's sorry state; she was clearly beaten black and blue, covered in bruises, but the

on this

come to the police station to turn themselves in, which meant a lighter sentence. Plus, they provided very useful clues. Even Ernest felt embarrassed, "I've been a cop for years, solving every

needed to be punished. The punishment couldn't be too heavy or too