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."

and then kept the news from leaking. If it

gritted my teeth, my heart

Nibel patted my shoulder as

to see me like this?" I

kindness. I thought you had the right to know considering

not delve too deeply into the issue. I just wanted to know why

at me. "I would like

"Work on what?"

you've recently united a few companies to go up against the Yards. I can help you as well," Nibel said leisurely. This was probably a speciality of

my emotions and turned

"How straightforward of you,

My request

simple. I'll help you

Yards while you help

leaned forward, his hands clasped on

Deal with the Grants?

go up against the Grant