Neither Patrick nor Audrey would produce the evidence that Belinda caused Tiara’s death at this time and place. Their intention was not just to seek justice for their loved ones but also to show all of Jensburg Belinda’s true nature and thoroughly ruin her reputation. There were only a few people here now, so the reveal would not have much effect. Plus, they would have to be on guard to prevent Belinda from destroying the evidence.Audrey and Darrell walked up to Patrick and supported him, one on each side. Audrey said coldly to Belinda, “Don’t worry, we have both material evidence and witnesses of your misdeeds. We’ll make sure you’ll get what’s coming for you. Dr. Carden, we’re leaving for the hotel first. Liberty and the rest are waiting for us to have a meal together.”Lilian hummed in acknowledgment.When Patrick passed by Belinda, he paused to give her a look filled with hatred, though his tone was calm. “I am Ms. Tiara’s assistant. In life and in death, I am hers forevermore.
No—there would be no battle. Liberty and the rest did not have guns unless the police were involved. Could their plan have been leaked and Liberty and the rest had called the police?Belinda called Mr. Gordon again, who took a while to answer the phone.“Has something happened, Gordon?” Belinda asked in a low voice.“No,” Mr. Gordon replied.“If not, why didn’t you answer when I called earlier? Why didn’t you proceed with our plan?” Belinda questioned with some distrust.Mr. Gordon explained, “I was too busy evacuating everyone earlier and couldn’t answer the phone. They seem to have caught on to our plan and responded with their arrangements. If we take any sort of action, we’ll not only fail, but we’ll even end up getting caught, which will be very disadvantageous for us.”“You mean they have men waiting around the cemetery, just waiting for us to act so they can catch us red-handed?”“Yes.” Putting it like that really did make it sound like they were doing something wrong tho
Mr. Gordon replied respectfully, “As you wish, Madam Fisher. I’ll do as you say. I won’t act on my own.”If Belinda chose mutual destruction, he would accompany her and the others to the netherworld. As an assistant, he was always meant to live for the matriarch assigned to him and die with her. Patrick was an exception in that he had not followed Tiara into death back then, most likely to avenge her. Belinda still trusted Mr. Gordon very much. As she told Caroline, everyone else might betray her, but Mr. Gordon would not. She hung up.Meanwhile, Audrey and the rest went down the hill and left the Fishers’ cemetery. They went to the neighboring cemetery to place some flowers on the graves of Audrey’s father and grandparents before returning to the taxi. The taxi driver had been getting a bit anxious mainly because they were taking so long. If he had not seen them go over to the cemetery next to this, he might have suspected they were ghosts.Once they got into the car, the taxi dr
“I was wondering why she didn’t arrange for Elisa to marry one of your brothers.” Kevin looked at Zachary.Seeing his calm demeanor, Kevin brazenly replied, “Elisa used to like Zachary, but he was completely indifferent to her, and her feelings for him were well-known throughout Wiltspoon. After he married Serenity, Elisa gave up on her feelings for him, but Nana knew about her past affection for Zachary, and if she had tried to matchmake Elisa with any of us, it would have been awkward for everyone. She was also afraid that Elisa might unconsciously compare us to Zachary, which would have soured whatever relationship there was. We do consider ourselves quite exceptional, but compared to Zachary, we’re all still a bit lacking.”Silver laughed and said, “I see. Elisa’s fiancé’s also a great match, though. Old Pat can rest easier since she's marrying into the Johnson family.”The Johnson men were quite outstanding. Lilian’s partner, for instance, was great—he was tolerant of her and
Silver examined Kevin and said with a smile, “Indeed, Mr. York is decent and worthy of your Hayden.”Donald responded, “The York boys are all fine men. I’ve heard that you have many excellent female apprentices. Perhaps there are suitable matches among them for the York boys?”Zachary and Kevin were speechless.Dan took over. “His female apprentices do whatever he says, except when it comes to marriage. Whenever he urges them to marry, they retort by saying he’s not married and still lives well without worries, so why should they listen to him?“They even said they’re now taking in young apprentices and treating them like their own children. When their apprentices grow up and can stand on their own, they’ll be able to support them, so marriage and children aren’t necessary.”Silver gave him a stern look and said, “Your precious apprentice got married, so you can finally relax and feel accomplished. But when Suzy was still single, weren’t you just as worried about her happily ever
The underground passage had three entry points; one inside the mansion, one in the front courtyard, and one in the back courtyard. This greatly increased the chances of escape. Even if there was no underground passage, they had also secretly mobilized a lot of manpower. When Belinda was about to truly try to perish with them, their men would take control of Mr. Gordon and his team and prevent them from pouring gasoline and setting a fire.No matter how skilled Mr. Gordon was, he was no match for the five elders who dominated the underworld decades ago. Although they were retired now, their disciples were big shots in various fields, who had networks spanning all major cities. Belinda was merely allowed to enjoy a moment of hope that her scheme might succeed.“Not only was she waiting there, but also wouldn’t let us pay our respects to my mother. The audacity she has to disturb my mother’s peace! If my mother knew she was so cold-blooded and heartless, she’d rather have raised a dog t
“Aunt Audrey, what did Dr. Carden do to intimidate even you?”Liberty only knew that Lilian’s medical skills were impressive and was unaware of the doctor’s offensive abilities. She imagined that Lilian’s skills might be as extraordinary as the heroines in superhero movies and that she might be capable of leaping across rooftops, grabbing objects from a distance, and harming people with leaves.Audrey said, “I didn’t see what she did clearly—all I saw was Belinda and her bodyguards falling to the ground. Dr. Carden had to tell us what she did and said she used poisoned needles, but I don’t even know how and when she threw them.”She really could not catch it.Liberty was struck speechless for a moment. “Poisoned needles?”That did sound a bit like something out of a superhero movie.“Uncle True said that not only is Dr. Carden skilled in medicine, but she’s also adept at using poison—concocting poisons is actually what she likes to do most. Fortunately, she doesn’t use poison to
“She’s already been discharged from the hospital but hasn’t returned to work yet. Belinda wants her to rest at home, which is just a way to keep her away from the company. She’s afraid Caroline might find out about the plan and warn me. Belinda even gave Mr. Fletcher something to drug Caroline with to make her fall into a deep sleep and told him to take her away from Jensburg.“Belinda already arranged an escape route for Caroline, but Caroline refused it. Mr. Fletcher would never betray Caroline, so he handed the drug over to her. After Caroline was discharged, she personally handed the medicine to me, and I had it tested.”After a pause, Liberty continued, “Caroline's still a decent person. She didn’t grow up under Belinda’s influence and has a fairly upright moral compass. If possible, I don’t want her to die.”Audrey remained silent for a long time before replying, “Whether now or in the future, as long as Caroline doesn’t actively become our enemy, we won’t harm her. Her values