Calista’s heart hammered against her chest as the formidable agents from Vanguard Agency closed in around her. Memories of that claustrophobic interrogation room flooded her mind, and panic spread like wildfire through her veins.

She took an involuntary step back, her voice trembling as much as her body. “I…I thought you cleared me. I had nothing to do with that virus. Why are you taking me in again?”

She was terrified.

The thought of being back in that room was unbearable.

The team leader’s face was a stone mask of seriousness as he said, “You are suspected of attempted murder against the captain of Vanguard Agency. You’re coming with us under the law.”

He presented the arrest warrant.

Calista’s eyes nearly popped out of her skull. “What are you talking about? When did I ever attempt to murder the captain of Vanguard Agency? I was after…”

She had meant to target Vivienne. How could Vivienne be the captain of Vanguard Agency?

The leader remained unflappable. “Percival Ellington is our captain, and you positioned that rebar to kill Captain Ellington with premeditation. You’re coming with us.”

“What!” Calista and the entire Brooks clan were stunned.

Percival was the captain of Vanguard Agency!

Whoever called him a loser was dead wrong. Could a loser helm the elite Vanguard Agency squad?

Standing at a distance, Scott’s eyes narrowed. Percival’s identity had caught him off guard; he had been so focused on Vivienne that he had overlooked this guy.

faced the leader, but before she could plead her

wanted to intervene, but the sight of the

the agency’s team had departed, the Brooks Mansion returned to its eerie

“You always said you were better than me, always trying to one-up me. But what do you have over me, apart from your taste in women? What kind of person have you married?

into his chair, for once

Judith got what she deserved. I need to light a candle for Dahlia and share the news with

that, Baron stood abruptly.

in response and left.

family was slowly coming to terms with

visibly shook

silent, not

first regained his composure. “We should start planning the

the police had taken the body, it

her family, and it was their duty

grave as he instructed Ronald,

he said, “We need to talk. In private. Come

the sorrow of

at him coldly. “We’ll talk, but

lips pressed into

Her quest was solely to unearth the truth behind her mother’s death. She

and the others who had stood by her, she harbored a different sentiment. Even if their help was unneeded, she could not bring herself to be callous to those who showed her kindness. As people said, only one with a cruel heart

eyes, struggled to speak. Finally, she mustered a wry smile. “Morally, I don’t blame you. Judith killed ten people; she deserved to pay for her crimes. But on a personal level, I can’t understand. She was your grandmother, too. Even if she was guilty, you could’ve reported

her voice breaking. “I don’t know how to go on. Everyone in this house has changed, hiding behind masks. I can’t stay here anymore.

that, she turned

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