Hearing my statement, John inhaled deeply. “It would be easy to end his life. But what about your child? Don’t you want to reunite with your child?” he asked with a dark gaze.

He paused and looked into the distance with a stoic glint in his eyes. “Even when it comes to killing him, you should not dirty your hands. Remember Scarlett, you shouldn’t be the one doing those deeds.”

The act of murder would haunt me for the rest of my life. Naturally, John would not allow me to bear this burden.

Despite his kind words, I shook my head stubbornly and tried to erase the events that had taken place earlier from my memory. “Have you looked into the guard’s background? Were they any clues?” I asked in order to change the subject.

John shook his head and remained silent.

After all, Emery and John had intelligent henchmen working under their command. If there was a solid lead, they would have leaped into action instead of panicking over the killer’s life.

Knock, knock.

“Mr. Stovall, Ms. Stovall, Mr. Grant has arrived,” the maid knocked on the door and called out politely.

words sent me into a haze of

seems like this sly fox had come

child,” John raised out his hand and stopped

in

regained my composure, John brought

in the midst of drinking his tea when he heard our footsteps. A frown graced his forehead as he turned around;

the way he acted, one would confuse him as the owner of

with the ongoing investigation, Ezra had turned arrogant due to the absence of Louis. John took a seat opposite Ezra and crossed his legs in a relaxed manner. “Mr. Grant, I can’t believe that you have the audacity to show up here. Uncle Louis had just

mockery, a flash of annoyance flickered in Ezra’s eyes. “You and your uncle seem to enjoy making jokes,”

joking,” John gave Ezra a faint smile. Despite the smile, his tone was unwelcoming and

Louis’s presence, Ezra seemed unaffected by

of troubles recently. After working with Louis for so many years, I have always admired him greatly. I strongly believe that the investigators will prove him innocent. If you need any help, please do not hesitate to

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