The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 497

Yulia jumped to argue, but Victoria closed her eyes briefly and spoke, her voice calm but cold. "My father is gone. I'm sorry, everyone, but that's the end of this meeting. I have to go collect his ashes. The burial is tomorrow, and I hope you'll all come to say goodbye."

Just moments ago, Yulia had been shouting, but the news that Simms had already been cremated hit her like a blow to the head. For a second, the world spun out of control.

Violet hadn't even processed what was happening before she and Yulia were quietly escorted out of Golden Era Enterprises.

"It's over. Everything's ruined. Damn that woman, Victoria."

Yulia never imagined Victoria would pull something like this-cremating Simms before anyone had a chance to say goodbye or even see his body.

With the remains gone, even a paternity test would be useless. As long as Victoria, the "biological daughter," refused to acknowledge any such test, no one could ever prove that Violet was actually Simms's daughter.

"Why do you say it's over? We can't just let this go."

A bitter, poisonous glint flashed in Violet's eyes.

Yulia looked defeated, hollowed out. "What else can we do? There's nothing left."

She saw no future for herself anymore.

"We dealt with Simms. We can deal with Victoria the same way."

If Simms could die, why not Victoria? Anyone who stood in the way of Violet and her mother deserved to be eliminated.

Yulia's eyes brightened with cruel hope. "You mean—?”

to answer when a police cruiser pulled up. Several uniformed officers stepped out, flashing

you Violet and

women felt a

in a homicide investigation. Please come with us

that's impossible-Simms is dead! He's already been cremated. What does this have to do with

expressions oddly amused. "Who said this was about Simms? Ms. Marchand, we'll need you to

tried to stand her ground, but she had no choice. The officers were already leading

she and Yulia were locked up,

arresting me?" she demanded, but

the right to remain silent, and if

Violet and Yulia were taken

entered the holding room. One of them glanced at her file and looked up

you to clarify something. Two years ago, there was a hit-and-run accident.

someone has come forward with the vehicle's make and license plate. The car was registered to you,

like a bomb. The memory from two years ago

in a

That night, she'd been

with friends, gotten drunk, and drove straight into another car. She wasn't hurt, but she panicked and abandoned the

she'd dropped his name everywhere, claiming to be Mr. Langford's girlfriend. She paid people off to

never thought, after all this time, it would come back to

it wasn't me," she insisted, thinking

death is also being investigated. The

has identified

aunt, Yulia, as the