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Athena replied softly. “You would be at the center of the power struggle. You were still a child back
then. It would do you good with such immense wealth.”
She paused before continuing thoughtfully. “Inparison, your sister was already an adult then.
Additionally, the possibility of her inheriting the Graham Group was not high. Your mother made the
wise choice of letting her take responsibility.”
“You’re indeed smart” Matthew sighed heavily in front of Athens for the first time. “My sister could
only agree to the marriage alliance, but she had a condition. That was for her to be the CEO of the
Graham Group. What happened after i was pretty much like what the media said.”
Athena’s eyshes trembled slightly, concealing hermentation
Married or divorced, legends like Lucy had no free will.
Thinking of that, she suddenly thought of the Donovan family
The Donovan family and the Graham family wereplete opposites.
Matthew downed the champagne in his ss. “My sister only had me and her career left after her
divorce. To pave the way for me, she didn’t hesitate to offend the founding members of the Graham
Group. She also secretly nurtured and promote arge number of trusted aides.”
A heavy silence loomed in the air before Matthew continued sadly,” She was eventually forced out
of the board after her. run-in with the other directors got to the point of being irreparable. She
sensed the crisis in advance and arranged for me i join the Graham Group timely. She had been
preparing for me to seed her.”
Athena nodded silently
Matthew spoke again. “A few monthster, she got into a car ident. As for me, I seeded in
her ce just like she had arranged
At that point, he picked up the champagne bottle and steadily poured it for Athena and himself.
Then, he raised his ss and looked at her “In the past five year, Ive dug out many suspects, but I
can’t confirm the murderer. Athena, would you tell me what you’d do if you were in my ce!”
Athena looked back at him. Not long after, she clenched her fists and said decisively. “If I were you,
I would think of all these suspects as murderers and beat them up one by one. If I got the right
suspect, it would mean I got my revenge. If not, I’d still feel good to vent my anger on all of them.
It’d do me no harm
Matthew was initially slightly stunned by what Athena said. Then, he raised his hand to his forehead
and Laughed softly
Matthew could not contain hisughter. It got louder each time,
He got to the point of almost pping the table’s edge as heughed. “You indeed know me well!
Athena blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and looked at him dazedly.
She was surprised at how he did not restrain hisughter
She wondered if her words were that funny
Fortunately, there were no other patrons around them. It seemed like Matthew had reserved one
whole floor of the restaurant. Louis was the only one around. He was hiding in theer and
peeping at ther
Otherwise, Matthew’s noble and cool image would be destroyed
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Afterughing for nearly a ruinute. Matthew finally stoppedughing. He raised his head and sat
straight. He stared at Athena. A deep spark was escting in his eyes. It was as if a beat was about
to start rampaging after being locked up long
Athena could not help but blink when she met his gaze.
His gaze was strange.
Matthew raised his ss and returned to his usual noble self. “Athena, my confidant! Here’s a toast
to you!”
Athena raised her ss and clinked it with his.
for
After they downed their champagne, Matthew did not continue talking about his past. He ate
heartily. The steak and cake in this restaurant are not bad. Have a try
It was the first time Athena felt devoid after listening to other people’s stories. She could feel her
empty stomach. She picked up her knife and fork. She ate her meat and drank her soup heartily.
Halfway through her meal, she received an iMessage
It was from Daniel.
Daniel reminded her of her promise to update “The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes
in three days. It would be the fourth day after midnight today.
Athena’s heart dropped.
If not for his reminder, she would have forgotten.
Athena clicked on the website publishing this novel. She was surprised that there had been over
100,000 newments. There were more than 100,000 dors in tips from readers in the past
three days.
The novel’s poprity was overwhelming. She knew she would be doomed if she did not keep her
promise. Her readers would curse her badly.
She replied quickly to Daniel. She promised to stay up at night andplete the fifth chronicle for
release by the following day.
Daniel’s reply was almost instantaneous. He had sent a string of emoticons expressing his
agreement and gratitude. He also asked whether she would continue to work on the sixth chronicle
right after the fifth.
Athena was speechless. She was eighteen and just got out of high school. She wondered if Daniel
thought of her as someone with life experience vast enough to have endless chronicles to write
about,
Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.
A thought urred in her mind.
She looked up at Matthew. Tm involved in an online detective novel based on real-life cases. It’s
quite popr. Would you mind if I wrote about your case? If possible, I’ll write about our
investigative methods, the process, and the clues we have discovered until now. It might catch the
murderer’s attention.”
-She paused before continuing. “Of course. I’ll make the necessary adjustments to the case so that
readers other than the
killer won’t guess I’m writing about your sister’s case.
Matthew’s eyes narrowed. “That’s indeed a good idea. However, won’t like it if the murderer decides
to target you. Therefore, let me handle this matter. You can sit back and enjoy the show
“Do you think it’s fair to me for you to make that decision after using me?” Athena leaned forward
and protested by lightly
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punching the table with her fists. She continued, “I was the one who discovered the clues. I was
also the one who came i with the idea. How could you remove me from the investigation without any
hesitation?”
Matthew replied, “That was not my intention. I don’t want you to take the risk.”
“You’re underestimating me Athena shook her index finger and said seriously, T’m not bragging, nor
am I being arrogant. I know very well how capable I am. If the murderer finds me, I’m confident that
I can deal with it.”
Matthew smiled. “I’m not looking down on you. However, you’ve to remember you have a family.”
Athena waved her hand. “Don’t be afraid. I won’t let anything happen to my family”
She exined seriously. The murderer knows that would beplications if caution is not taken. I
think the reason why Richard and you haven’t been able to find the murderer is because the
murderer stopped making any movements after believing that your sister has been sessfully
killed.”
Athena smacked her lips and continued, “People like them don’t want to get caught up in a sticky
situation. They might want to silence me if I be the target. However, it’d do them no good if
they involve the people around me.”
Athena did not voice out her decision that she would protect her family at no cost if she sensed any
movement from the
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