Under the heiress facade

Chapter 640

"It's very likely someone was hiding in the cabinet of the crime scene. But the police deleted the witness

information when the case was finalized." Xavier stared at Hera. "Do you remember? We were playing hide-and- seek on the night of the incident."

Hera tried to recall. She often played hide-and-seek as a child. But she couldn't remember anything from the night of the incident! She only vaguely recalled that she came down with a high fever when Lucius was arrested.

That fever lasted for a week, and she lost most of her memory during it.

"It was you, me, and Uncle Lucius," Xavier recounted the night. "It was your turn to hide with Uncle Lucius, and I was the seeker. But halfway through, Marriott called me back.

"The place was occupied by my dad and the others when I returned. They told me to play somewhere else. I thought you both had already left, so I left too."

He pointed at the clip in the photo.

you. You were hiding here at the time. The shifted table legs and the marks by the cabinet door seem to be the result of a struggle."

cabinet was made of wood, with a slot for the door. Upon zooming in, there were tiny visible marks as if a child had dug their

were doing at the time of the

series of images flashed through her mind. The bloodstained knife, the face of the deceased, a young boy holding the knife, and

when he was helping her

deeper into her memory, but the pain in her head became unbearable. Apart from those

with concern when he

snapped out of it and shook

This wasn't what he had expected. He had always believed

happened

"Don't worry. Take your time. Maybe we should stop and try

concern. They couldn't stay

agreed. "Give me a copy of the photos. I

Xavier hesitated.