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—?”

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

Violet and

a chill run through

a homicide investigation. Please come

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

exchanged a look, their expressions oddly amused. "Who said this was about Simms? Ms.

had no choice. The

jelly. If both she and Yulia were locked

are you arresting me?" she demanded, but no

You have the right to remain silent, and if

Violet and Yulia

that evening, two female detectives entered the holding room. One of them

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

the culprit wasn't found. But now someone has come forward with the vehicle's make and license plate. The

The memory from two

in a

That night, she'd been

a house on Winding Peak Lane. She'd gone out with friends, gotten drunk, and drove straight into another car. She wasn't hurt, but she panicked and abandoned the scene. The couple in the other car died instantly. There'd even been

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

this time, it

wasn't me," she insisted, thinking

Simms's death is also being investigated. The driver has

has

Yulia, as the