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.

pointed to

was puzzled, turning to Percival, wondering what a

Percival spoke calmly, “This statement is perfect. Too perfect, in fact.

testimony, you said you hadn’t left your home for three days around the time of Grandma’s dinner

to

Judith went pale.

How could this be?

tracks perfectly. How had Percival gotten

crowd, their gazes shifting

Judith! It was

quick to intercept. “Calm down. Let’s get the

composed, countering, “What does this photo prove? I was merely out for

town for shopping? What business does a lady of your stature have there? That’s

nearly

out of town. They had grown tired of the local Rivenwood 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, having never heard of the place,

about a nearby church said to be powerful, they

for safety, and

their safety did

that evening – a fire claimed the lives of ten

Dahlia, her friends, and

The devastation was incomprehensible.

it was intentional arson.

passed, and the pain was as fresh as

dining? They didn’t even

Percival’s voice dropped an octave, his eyes narrowing.

switched to the next

showed a call from Judith’s family

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