Edward laughed sinisterly and said, “My dear niece, don’t get your panties into a twist. I have the evidence right here. Listen to this voice recording. Is this your man or not?”With that, he pulled out his phone and played an audio file. A voice very similar to Isaac’s was heard, “Barney, you must keep this a secret. The target is named Margaret. Kill her, and I’ll pay you three million dollars and sponsor you to live abroad for a few years. If you don’t manage to kill her, find a place to hide until you can make another move.”“Yes, Isaac. I’ll do as you say.”Listening to this short exchange, Allegra staggered backward, almost falling onto the floor.Eugene also looked shocked. T—This was really Isaac’s voice!“I—Isaac would never do something like this,” Allegra muttered to herself, shaking her head.Margaret suddenly went mad and grabbed Allegra’s arm. She bawled, “You idiot, how long will you let him lie to you? Once, he had become a murderer and a death row convict becaus
Edward howled with laughter on the inside upon watching Allegra cry her heart out, but he didn’t show it. Instead, he said pityingly, “Allegra, stand up. Let’s do this—prepare a document, and we’ll sign it. Once this agreement comes into effect, I promise I won’t bring this to law enforcement, and no one will arrest Isaac!”Allegra raised her head and said, “Alright, I’ll do it now. Please wait for a moment.”Seeing Allegra dash upstairs, Eugene frowned even harder.Edward turned to Margaret beside him and said quietly, “Margaret, I’ve thought long and hard about what you said to me previously. Once this agreement with Allegra is official, as your brother, I won’t hide what rightfully belongs to you and Andy anymore.”Those words were merely to put Margaret at ease. After all, no one knew what was about to happen next.As expected, Margaret broke into a smile when she heard Edward’s words. She looked at him gratefully and said, “Edward, I sincerely thank you. Andy, why don’t you t
After Alec saw Isaac stab his son’s hand, he decided to press charges and have Isaac arrested.“Andy, what are you doing just standing there? Call the law enforcement!” he roared.“D—Don’t make the call. Andrew, don’t get your brother-in-law arrested!” Allegra screamed fearfully.Isaac glanced at Edward, who was lying on the couch, looking pale. He roared, “Call them! I want you to call law enforcement. Do you want me to tell you the number?” Then, he turned around and wrapped his arm around Allegra’s shoulders. “Ally, the truth isn’t as they say. If I wanted to kill your mother, it wouldn’t be in such a cumbersome manner.”Isaac hadn’t been far away from home earlier. He was worried that something would happen here, so he hung around outside the neighborhood.He was surprised when he received Eugene’s text. When did he become the culprit behind the contract killing? And what agreement had they threatened Allegra into signing?“Then tell me, why does he have evidence? They said t
“Ross, you’ve been loyal to me for so many years, so I trust you. You must keep this a secret. Once you’re done listening to his message, delete it. After you kill Margaret, I’ll give you four million dollars and send you abroad. Don’t worry about your wife and child. I wouldn’t do anything wrong by my own brother-in-arms.”Even Alec could hear from the doorway that the voice belonged to his own son, Edward.Andrew and Margaret looked pale. They turned to look at Edward in disbelief.Eugene’s eyes popped open, and Allegra couldn’t help but suck in a gasp.Even Ross, who was kneeling on the floor, was stunned. Hadn’t he deleted those voice messages? What?Little did he know that Harry had simply asked someone to recover those deleted messages. He even managed to recover a bunch of videos from his phone.“Andrew, didn’t you say you wanted to call the police? Since your family has a witness and I have one too, let’s have law enforcement decide which witness is telling the truth!” Is
“H—How dare you hit me?” Margaret already looked disheveled, her dark eyes staring straight at Allegra.Allegra was also breathing heavily but didn’t back away even an inch. She just held onto Isaac’s arm, pointed at Margaret, and shouted angrily, “He is my man. Seven years ago, you did the same thing to him. Seven years ago, you made him a scapegoat and a convicted murderer. But today, I’m not the same Allegra as before. Margaret, if you only continue to help your maiden family, then from today onward, our relationship as mother and daughter is over!” Her eyes reddened as she spoke, and her voice kept increasing in volume. By the end of her speech, she was screaming.Margaret was taken aback by this roar. She had never seen her daughter so tough or fierce before nor so protective of someone.From behind, Harry took a deep breath and mumbled, “Allegra, you’re doing great!”At that moment, Andrew got in Allegra’s face and roared, “Allegra, you bitch, how dare you hit my mother? I’
As Edward ducked into the patrol car, Isaac gave him a hard look. Then, he turned his head and comforted Allegra, “Don’t listen to him. Just wait for me at home.”Allegra bit her lip and nodded as she watched Isaac and Harry get into a car.Diana had seen how Isaac and Allegra had said their goodbyes. When no one was paying attention to her as she got into the car, an intense self-deprecating look crossed her eyes.The house fell silent. Eugene went to grab a mop to clean the bloodstains from the floor, but he couldn’t stop himself from asking, “Ally, why did you call law enforcement? Won’t Isaac…”“Dad, I believe that Isaac would never put a hit on my mother. It’s simply impossible. I believe that Isaac is innocent. That’s why I chose to call Mr. Marsh!” Allegra said, her eyes reddening.Edward had shown them evidence, but so had Isaac. Allegra just believed Isaac more.The best way to seal the Gould family’s mouths and settle this matter was through law enforcement.Meanwhile,
Isaac said that he felt like having some stew. At once, Diana’s office was turned into a stew kitchen, with fresh meats and vegetables being cut and prepared by the officers outside.Around 9.30 pm later, Diana pushed the door open and said excitedly, “The results are out. It was Edward! Edward was the culprit, after all!”Louis trembled all over. He looked at Isaac, who was yawning with his eyes shut, and said, “Mr. Garten, the results say that the real culprit is the bastard next door.”“Officer Taylor, you did really well. Once this case is cracked, I’ll give you a proper award,” Louis said with a nod.Just then, the phone in his pocket started ringing.He saw the number on the screen, and his facial expression changed at once. He answered the call and said, “Mr. Hart, good evening. Yes, I’m at the Law Enforcement Office now. Okay, alright!”He hung up and went over to whisper in Isaac’s ear, “Mr. Garten, Mr. Hart is waiting outside. He said he’d like to see you in his car for a lit
Louis went back to Cloud Nine Villas with Isaac.Even though it was the middle of the night, neither Allegra nor Eugene hadn’t gone to sleep yet. Allegra was lying on the couch with a tired look on her face, but she refused to go upstairs.As soon as she heard the sound of a car engine outside, she immediately got up and rushed out. “Is that Isaac?”Eugene also hurried out to have a look.Louis and Isaac walked into the house one after another.“Mr. Marsh? W—Why are you also here?” Allegra asked, her eyes widening in surprise.“He said it wasn’t safe for me to go home alone. He’s with his driver, so it’s more convenient,” Isaac answered for him.They sat down on the couch. Allegra went to make some coffee for everyone.“Ms. Booth, Mr. Booth, I’m here to tell you that Isaac has been found innocent by the law enforcement in the attempted murder case of Margaret Gould. He has nothing to do with the case at all.”When they heard Louis say that, Allegra let out a sigh of relief, while Eugen