The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 374

Percival had never intended to summon Richard, but since Baron wanted Richard there, he had no objections.

The tale of his grandparents and Baron was something he had heard since he was a child. His grandmother had been pivotal to both men.

If they wanted to settle old scores, Percival was willing to let them.

Upon hearing that Percival had unearthed the murderer of the dear old lady, Richard dropped everything and bolted over to the Brooks Mansion.

Bursting through the door, he was brimming with urgency. “Percival! Baron just told me over the phone that you found out who killed your grandma. Is it true?”

With a nod and a knowing glance at Thomas, Percival affirmed, “Yeah. Take a seat. We’ll get to the bottom of this.”

Thomas dragged over a chair, and Richard plopped down eagerly. “Alright! Let’s see who murdered your grandma. Just give me a name, and I’ll break their damn kneecaps!”

His gaze purposefully swept towards Judith.

Baron had hinted over the phone that Judith was tied up in this mess.

Richard settled in, but Baron did not have anyone to fetch him a chair. So, he grabbed one himself and sat down.

Percival scanned the room, pulled out his smartphone, and handed it to Thomas. “Project this.”

His phone had a built-in projector, a feature Thomas had used countless times. He quickly set it up.

“Open this photo,” Percival instructed Thomas, then turned to Judith. “After the tragedy with my grandma, the police locked down the scene. You, being her close friend, were interrogated. This was your statement from back then.”

The statement seemed clear-cut, leaving no room for suspicion.

evidence pointed to Judith having an

puzzled, turning to Percival, wondering what a flawless statement

“This statement is perfect. Too perfect, in fact.

onto Judith, “In your testimony, you said you hadn’t left your home for three days around the time of Grandma’s dinner party. Witnesses confirmed that. So then… Who is

flicked to the

Judith went pale.

How could this be?

covered her tracks perfectly. How had Percival gotten hold of

rippled through the crowd, their

exploded instantly. “You sneaky witch, Judith! It was you! I’ll kill

lunged at Judith, but Thomas was quick to intercept. “Calm down. Let’s get the

composed, countering, “What does this photo prove?

some podunk town

of the incident nearly sent

cuisine and craved something new. Somehow, they settled on this little town with a rumored fantastic hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Richard had questioned the choice,

restaurant’s reputation and learning about a nearby church said to be powerful, they booked their visit on the fourteenth, planning to stay overnight and visit the church on the fifteenth. Dahlia was quite superstitious, so she was very interested in attending

girl was accompanied by a nanny for safety, and

assuring their safety did he allow Dahlia to

that evening – a fire claimed the lives

her friends, and the nannies

The devastation was incomprehensible.

concluded it was intentional arson. Yet, the culprit remained

the pain was

were dining?

Percival’s voice dropped an octave, his

switched to the next

from Judith’s family

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