The Woman From Hell

I regained my spirit and leaned closer. "Tell me."

Sensing my urgency, Nibel winked and signaled me not to worry. He leaned against the sofa with an air of arrogance. "What kind of situation do you think will drive someone to suicide?"

His abrupt question made me feel as if my heart had plunged into the abyss, and my mother's desperate expression that night appeared in my mind.

She had rather died than lived. Why would she ditch her lover and her children if something had not happened to her?

I got a bad feeling and felt flustered.

Nibel looked at me with amusement in his eyes. "I heard Silas gave Thomas Grant access into his own daughter's room the night before Millicent Yard died and-"

"Stop talking."

My hands were clenched into fists as I shook faintly.

Thomas Grant was Theo's father. For him to have actually done such a thing....

Nibel let out a sneer. "They took great pains to force Millicent Yard into submission. Unfortunately, none of them expected that she would kill herself. In order to cover up the truth, the Grants and the Yards jointly obstructed the news and had this matter sink into the sea. Tsk tsk, how cruel of them."

then kept the news from leaking. If it were not

heart filled with resentment toward

angry. Calm down, President Lane." Nibel

this?" I moved away

just told you the truth out of kindness. I thought you had the right to know considering you're Millicent Yard's daughter." Nibel was infinitely resourceful and was able

deeply into the issue. I just wanted to know why he came to

like to invite you

"Work on what?"

go up against the Yards. I can help you as well," Nibel

and turned to him.

"How straightforward of you,

My

I'll help

while you

forward, his hands clasped on his knees as his

Deal with the Grants?

up against the Grant