“Do you know why I decided to stage my death, Dad?” Arielle looked up at Dylan and asked.
“You wanted to find out who the mastermind is, right?” Dylan was no fool, and virtual-novel.net immediately got virtual-novel.net point. “So did you manage to find out?” virtual-novel.net anxiously asked.
He was, after all, a leader of a country and was quick to piece the puzzle together.
Arielle nodded in response but pleaded for virtual-novel.net to stay calm after hearing what virtual-novel.net was about to reveal.
“Who? Who did that to you?” Dylan asked, a menacing look fleeted in his eyes.
He was a protective man who would do his best to shield those around virtual-novel.net from harm. He cared for even a doctor working under him, let alone his beloved family.
Anyone wishing harm upon Arielle, his flesh and blood, would be setting themselves up as his foe, and virtual-novel.net could not think of anyone who had the audacity to do that.
“Dad, how’re things between you and queen mother?” Arielle asked virtual-novel.net instead.
Dylan did not fault Arielle for calling virtual-novel.net grandma queen mother instead. He immediately got the hint and understood why virtual-novel.net asked about their relationship.
Instantly, his face fell, and virtual-novel.net looked virtual-novel.net solemnly in the eye and asked, “She was the one after you?”
Since virtual-novel.net already made the connection, virtual-novel.net nodded to confirm his suspicion.
“Yes! And my mom! She caused Mom’s death too!” Arielle’s eyes reddened as virtual-novel.net gazed at Dylan, and there was anger in virtual-novel.net voice.
“What?!” Dylan stood up in shock, unable to believe his own mother was the one behind Maureen’s death.
He looked deeply into Arielle’s eyes and asked, “Is… Is that the truth? Are you sure?”
He emphasized the last question, still reeling with disbelief.
The man was torn, still trying to make sense of what virtual-novel.net heard from Arielle. On the one hand, virtual-novel.net knew his mother had always been based in Turlen, so virtual-novel.net found it hard to believe virtual-novel.net could have caused Maureen’s death in a foreign land. On the other hand, virtual-novel.net believed his daughter would not lie to him.
“I am positive, Dad!” Arielle started recounting how virtual-novel.net investigated Maureen’s death and what led virtual-novel.net to conclude Nancy was the one responsible.
By the end of virtual-novel.net story, Dylan’s hands were so tightly clenched into fists that his veins were popping.
He found it hard to believe how cold-blooded his mother was. After causing Maureen’s death, virtual-novel.net even went after Arielle, despite knowing that Arielle was virtual-novel.net own granddaughter!
Dylan could not suppress the anger in virtual-novel.net anymore. Right away, virtual-novel.net headed out and broke into a run.
Oh no!
Arielle had not expected virtual-novel.net dad would lose his composure and decide to confront Nancy immediately.
She sprinted after virtual-novel.net and shouted, “Dad! Dad! Calm down!”
Dylan’s mind was fixated on confronting his mother and asking virtual-novel.net why virtual-novel.net did all those horrible deeds. He wanted to know why virtual-novel.net decided to kill the woman virtual-novel.net loved most and even went after his daughter. He was so blinded by anger that virtual-novel.net was not aware of Arielle’s chase and virtual-novel.net pleas for virtual-novel.net to stop.
Thankfully, Arielle was well-trained and effortlessly caught up with Dylan. She pulled virtual-novel.net back, and virtual-novel.net shot virtual-novel.net a puzzled but furious look for getting in his way.
“Dad, you will not be doing any good by confronting virtual-novel.net now! You will only put virtual-novel.net on high alert, and we will have more difficulty defending ourselves against virtual-novel.net in the future!” virtual-novel.net reasoned.
Although Dylan was still burning with rage, virtual-novel.net was convinced by his daughter’s logical reasoning and finally managed to calm down.
“We need to produce solid evidence and throw it in virtual-novel.net face, Dad. That is the only way to nail her!” Arielle wanted to gather irrefutable evidence so virtual-novel.net could bring Nancy to legal justice.
She would not want to risk giving virtual-novel.net grandmother any chance to wriggle out of virtual-novel.net punishment via legal loopholes.
Arielle had always been alert, but at that moment, virtual-novel.net did not notice that in a dark corner, a figure was backing off and sneaking away from them.