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Chapter 211
13 years ago, on November 22nd, Matthew turned eight years old
The Graham family held a grand birthday party for him. Almost all the famous and influential figures
of Valemont City came. It was the talk of the town back then
There were more than 100 guests with more than 100 servants and security guards. Nearly 600
people were involved in the
event.
The reason why the Graham family organized such a huge birthday party for a child who had just
turned eight years old was because Matthew had used Lucy’s ount to invest in the stock market
and earned over 2 million dors in total that year. This shocked the business world.
Everyone believed that he had a bright future ahead of him and took this opportunity to get
acquainted with him.
That night, the Graham family residence was extremely lively. Matthew was surrounded by many
people. He was unaware. of the dramas and conflicts surrounding the adults.
“What I didn’t expect was t
He continued, “At that time, I only knew a few of them. Iter confirmed that at least 13 of Nics’s
lovers were at the party. Some of them were even pregnant or brought their illegitimate children to
the party.
that almost all of Nics’s lovers were there as well, Matthew said with a mocking expression.
“Maggie was by my side initially, but too many people came to congratte me. She was separated
from me by the crowd.
“I was upied for the entire evening. asionally, I saw Maggie surrounded by a lot of women,
including Nics’s lovers. They whispered things into her ear. She did not look too well. I hate that I
was young back then and was so tired of socializing that I didn’t notice she was in a bad state.
“The ident happened when the lights went out. I blew out the candles and made a wish. Maggie
and Nics were standing to my left and right before the lights went out Anabel and a few other
girls were there too. They were standing
close to me.”
Matthew interlocked his fingers and leaned back slightly, hiding his face in the darkness where the
light could not reach
He continued, “After the lights went out, people’s phones kept making very loud noises. There were
also people pushing us around, causing the scene to be a little chaotic. Due to the hall being dark, I
couldn’t determine who was making noise and pushing us.
“It took me nearly 10 minutes to make my wish because of the distractions. Then, when the lights
came back on, Maggie and Nics weren’t with me. I looked around, but I didn’t see them.
“I found it strange at the time. However, many people were cheering me on to cut the cake, so I
didn’t have time to think about it. Just as I took my first bite of the cake, a maid’s terrified scream
suddenly came from the backyard.”
Athena suddenly thought of something at the mention of cake.
She had eaten with Matthew many times, and Matthew often prepared cake for her, but he never
ate it.
She thought, Is this the reason why Matthew doesn’t eat cake!”
Matthew paused for a few seconds before saying in a low voice. That scream terrified me. The cake
in my hand fell. Then, a security guard rushed over and said that something had happened to
Maggie.”
Although Matthew had to take multiple pauses in between his story, his voice remained normal.
Athena thought that he must have taken a long time to be able to face his trauma so calmly.
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Matthew continued, “Everyhody rushed to the backyard. I was sandwiched in the middle of the
crowd. I was like a small fish in the reefs deep in the undercurrent. I was pushed forward by the
crowd
“I tried to look for Maggie in the crowd, but I couldn’t find her. By the time I saw Maggie, she was
lying on the ground. Her eyes were wide open, looking up at the dark sky.
“There was a lot of blood at the back of her head. It was like her head was resting in her blood. Her
blood looked ck, like that night.”
Matthew grabbed the wine ss in front of him and downed the wine in one gulp.
Then, he spoke quickly and calmly, as if he were an emotionless machine.
“I fainted. I didn’t lose consciousnesspletely. I could still open my eyes and hear the sounds
around me. However, I couldn’t see or hear anything clearly. I wanted to get up, but I couldn’t.
“All I remember is that people were administering first aid for Maggie and she was taken to the
hospital. I cried and demanded to see Maggie. After that, I might have fallen asleep or fainted, and I
didn’t remember anything.
“When I woke up, it was morning. They told me that Maggie was dead. They also said that
throughout the resuscitation process, Maggie did not wake up. She did not leave a single word
behind.”
Athena listened quietly.
She couldn’t exin what she was feeling. She felt a heavy burden pressing on her. She even regre
this,
Minshew about
However, Matthew soon tempered his emotions and regained his usual indifference. He said, “I
couldn’t do anything at that time. Lucy was studying in Acloria. Due to a serious cold, she couldn’t
return to attend my birthday party.
“After she found out about Maggie’s death, she rushed back to the country. She took care of me
while she arranged Maggie’s funeral. The police investigated Maggie’s case and concluded that she
died in an ident.”
Athena narrowed her eyes, and a cold glint shed across them.
Even if Maggie had actually died in an ident, there was definitely more to her death than met the
eye.
Matthew got to the point. He said, “Maggie fell from the roof of the main building. The roof was
equipped with sr panels, air conditioning units and so on. Very few people went up there. There
were no surveince cameras installed.
“The passage to the roof was set up with surveince cameras. The surveince cameras captured
Maggie going to the roof alone when the lights went out in the hall on the first floor. Aside from her,
no one else was seen heading to the roof.
“The surveince cameras in the backyard captured Maggie approaching the edge of the roof while
retreating step by step. When her body leaned against the railing, she seemed to be shocked or
agitated by something. She fell backward andnded on the ground.
“ording to the police’s investigation report, Maggie drank a lot that night and was walking
unsteadily. She seemed to be in a bad mood. She might have wanted to go to the roof alone to
rx when everyone was gathered in the hall, but she identally fell off the roof.
Athenabed through the details quickly.
This exnation made sense, but it was also very suspicious.
Maggie was standing beside her son when the lights went out. Her son was about to blow out his
birthday candles and make a wish. Even if she wanted to go away alone to rx, she would not
have chosen such a time.
She suddenly left the scene and went to the roof. There must be someone, some thing, or some
incident on the roof that
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made her want to go there
In addition, it would not have been easy for her to squeeze out of the crowd.
Athena reckoned the phone sounds that disrupted the order at the party and the crowd pushing in
the dark were deliberately set up to allow Maggie to leave amidst the chaos.
Everything Athena could think of, Matthew could too.
Matthew did not rify these suspicious points. He poured her a drink and said, “You must have
noticed the suspicious. points in this case, but there are no witnesses or evidence to prove that
Maggie was murdered.
The Graham family didn’t agree to perform an autopsy on Maggie. Lucy and I found it hard to
ept, too.
“The police could only prove that there were no signs of poisoning. Aside from the injuries Maggie
suffered from her fall, there were no other external injuries. In addition, Maggie drank too much and
was tipsy, but she hadn’t reached the level of being delirious.”
Athena asked, “Did Maggie usually drink a lot?”
Matthew shook his head. He exined, ‘She took good care of herself. She rarely drank, but
because Nics was a yboy tantly, she would drink from time to time to drown out her
sorrows. She did not drink much each time, and she would not let herself get drunk.
“Lucy and I watched all the surveince footage. A lot of people had toasts with her that night,
especay Nics & lovers. Every one of them toasted her and then whispered stuff to her.
Athena mulled over this information and asked another crucial question. “What about Nics?
Where was he when Maggie fell? What was he doing?”
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