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.

resurfaced as she faced the leader, but before she could plead her case, she was whisked away

of

departed, the Brooks Mansion

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? How could you not see her

into his chair, for

my hand, Judith got what she deserved. I need to light a candle for Dahlia and share

abruptly. “I’ll go with

grunted in response and left.

Brooks family was slowly coming to terms

shook Kala and

and Timothy were silent, not a

regained his composure. “We should start planning the

it would need to be returned sooner or

and

up, his voice grave as

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

the sorrow of

him coldly. “We’ll

approached Kala, and her lips pressed into a thin line. “Do you

the truth behind her mother’s death. She was not one to show mercy in her dealings, and the

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 could achieve great

crimes. But on a personal level, I can’t understand. She was your grandmother, too. Even if she

Everyone in this house has changed,

she turned and

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