The Ultimate Revenge System

38. Covering Plot

"We have to clean up this mess, Bash," Margareth ordered, releasing her embrace of her son. She walked toward the room that had once belonged to her son and former daughter-in-law, looking at the bodies of the two individuals indulging in worldly desires. Two people who had betrayed her from behind. There was no remorse or sadness in her heart because she knew that sooner or later, Tom would go to great lengths to kill her once he had obtained what he desired.

She pulled her phone out of her pocket and called Zhar. "Where are you?" she inquired.

[Still at the boutique, Ma'am.]

"Come home immediately."

[Of course, Ma'am.]

Without hesitation, Zhar readily agreed to Madam's request. Although he was Tom's right-hand person, it was Margareth who recruited and elevated him to his current position. His loyalty was with Margareth and the Merrick lineage, not Tom Pascal.

Bash followed his mother. "I will protect you, Mom," he promised, surprising Margareth, who was still trying to figure out h