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.

the leader, but before she could plead her case, she was whisked away by two

intervene, but the sight of the Vanguard Agency’s operatives withered her

departed, the Brooks Mansion returned

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 true, wicked

for

wasn’t by my hand, Judith got what she deserved. I

Baron stood abruptly.

and left.

rest of the Brooks family was slowly coming

shook Kala

silent, not a

his composure. “We

police had taken the body, it would need

Judith had done, they were her family, and it was their duty to see

his voice grave as he instructed

said, “We need to

betrayed none of the sorrow of

at him coldly. “We’ll talk,

lips pressed into a thin

family. Her quest was solely to unearth the truth behind her mother’s death. She was not one to show mercy in her dealings, and the Brooks

help was unneeded, she could not bring herself to be callous to

But on a personal level, I can’t understand. She was your grandmother, too. Even if she was guilty, you could’ve reported her to the police. Instead, she was killed on

on. Everyone in this house has changed, hiding behind masks.

that, she turned and

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