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The Graham family had been busy for most of the day, but they did not find anyone suspicious.
However, Nics and Farrah didn’t dare to dismissst night’s experience as a dream.
Maggie seemed to have said a lot to them, but none of them heard her clearly. They only vaguely
remembered thest sentence they heard before drifting off to sleep. “If you don’te to see me,
I’lle to see you.”
This sentence frightened them.
After finishing his breakfast dispiritedly, Nics instructed the butler to get a car ready, saying,
“Prepare another bouquet of fresh flowers. I’m going to visit Maggie.”
He didn’t invite Farrah to join him. If he had, Farrah would have scolded him, and so would Maggie.
It was better for him to go alone.
Upon hearing that he was going to see Maggie, Farrah angrily kicked the table and chair and
muttered, “I know he’s still thinking about that woman and has never forgotten her.”
Although she said that, after having lunch with little appetite, she still instructed the servant,
“Prepare the car and flowers. I’m going to pay a visit to Maggie.”
No matter what happenedst night, she would rather visit Maggie than wait for her toe see
her.
This was her first time visiting Maggie.
When she arrived at the cemetery, she didn’t know if it was her imagination, but the photo of
Maggie seemed alive as if it were watching her and even winking, sending a chill down her spine.
For the first time in her life, she bowed to Maggie and apologized in a trembling voice, “Maggie, I’m
sorry. What I did to you back then was really wrong. I know my mistake. I’ve also suffered retribution
early on, and I’m not happy at all. Please let me go on ount of how miserable my life is.”
Then, a faint voice sounded in her ear. “I forgive you.”
She looked around in shock but saw nothing.
Not daring to stay any longer, she bowed again and quickly left, saying, “Thank you, Maggie.”
Not long after she returned to the Graham family, Adele picked a bouquet of chrysanthemums that
Maggie had nted herself in the garden when she was alive. With a small bouquet in her arms,
she slowly walked out the back door of the Graham residence, hailed a taxi, and headed to
Maggie’s final resting ce.
As usual, she stayed until it was dark before heading home.
Today was also Matthew’s birthday. Therge Graham family house was brightly lit butpletely
quiet.
This was not surprising.
Ever since her mother’s ident, Matthew had never celebrated his birthday at the Graham family
home, and this day was no exception.
To Adele’s surprise, as soon as she stepped into the main building, the butler approached her and
said in a low voice, “Today is Mr. Graham’s birthday, and he is having dinner at home. You should
join him.”
Adele was slightly stunned, and replied, “Okay.”
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The dining room was very bright.
She saw five people already sitting at the round dining table. Other than Matthew, there were also
Lockwood, Nics, Farrah, and Loreen.
Seeing Adelee, Nics said gently, “Adele, please take a seat
Adele nodded and sat down in the only avable seat.
The table was already set with dishes and drinks, and she could immediately tell that they were all
Maggie’s favorites.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the but
and servants quietly left the dining room.
The dining room waspletely silent. No one spoke, and no one picked up their spoon.
Even the somewhat slow–witted Loreen sensed that something was off. She nced to her left and
right, and slightly moved her lips, wanting to say something to lighten the mood, but hesitated. She
thought. ‘Could it be that everyone is unhappy because of the ghost incidentst night?”
Matthew nced at everyone and said calmly, “I asked Lockwood toe and investigate my
mother’s case. She didn’t disappoint me and confirmed the murderer’s motive.”
A chill ran through several of them as they all turned to stare at Athena.
Athena said calmly, “Over the years, Mr. Matthew and his sister have been unable to find the
mastermind because there are too many suspects, and the motive of the mastermind has always
been a mystery.”
No one spoke as they listened intently to her exnation.
Athena continued, “No matter how you look at.it, Mrs. Maggie’s case matches the characteristics of
a love killing. The strange thing is, if the murderer attacked Mrs. Maggie out of deep love for Mr.
Nics and was jealous of her, why did they spare Mrs. Farrah, who married Mr. Nics, as well as
his other lovers? Its motive is elusive, and that’s where this case has gotten stuck.”
Farrah let out a lowugh, her eyes filled with disdain as if saying that Lockwood was not that
great.
Matthew’s gaze sharpened as he grabbed the napkin next to him and threw it at her.
It hit her right in the face.
Farrah shook her head, tossing the napkin off her face. Then, she red at Matthew with a look of
anger and humiliation, as if she wanted to kill him.
Athena turned a blind eye to this smallmotion and went on, “Recently, I’ve heard about
Nics’s frequent illnesses and idents over the past few years. Each time something happened,
it coincided with his business trips or extended outings with his lovers.”
Their eyes were filled with doubt.
They didn’t know what all this had to do with Maggie’s case.
Athena said, “I’m wondering if the idents that he encountered are rted to Maggie’s case.
Could it be that someone holds a grudge against Nics because of Maggie’s situation or out of
jealousy, and thus targets him?”
She continued, “From this perspective, Mrs. Farrah is the most suspicious person. However, after
investigating, Mr. Matthew and I eliminated her as a suspect.
Farrah gritted her teeth and sneered. “I would love to poison him, but I’m a cripple, and my daughter
is disappointing. No one in this house would dare offend Nics for my sake, otherwise, he
wouldn’t be living sofortably.
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Loreen frowned and said aggrievedly, “Mom, how can you say that about me?”
Farrah scoffed, her gaze filled with disappointment as she looked at her. “You’re already 18 and
have aplished nothing, just like…
“Both of you, shut up.” Nics tapped the table with his knuckles,” ”
yourselves and the Graham family.”
Only then did Farrah fall silent.
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Athena acted as if she did not hear Farrah’s sarcasm and continued, “The case has reached this
point and is in a deadlock again. However, we can still be certain that the true culprit behind Mrs.
Maggie’s murder and the one plotting against Mr. Nics are both in this house and have
considerable power and freedom. There are too many people who meet these conditions. Who
could it be?”
Her eyes flickered as she said, “The breakthrough in the case came when I repeatedly reviewed the
previous files and found a clue that didn’t seem significant at the time. This clue is that two or three
months before the ident, Mrs. Maggie had been secretly consulting herwyer friend about the
divorce. I met with herwyer friend, who said she was determined to get a divorce and was
secretly gathering evidence of Mr. Nics’s affair, hoping to gain custody of her child.”
They all looked at Nics.
Nics furrowed his brows and asked, “What does this have to do with Maggie’s case? You don’t
actually suspect me as the real murderer, do you?”
Athena didn’t answer his question. “By linking this clue with Mrs. Maggie’s case and the incidents
where Mr. Nics was repeatedly drugged, I discovered amon thread between the two
cases.”
At this point, she picked up her coffee cup and took a slow sip.
Farrah could not hold it in anymore. “Whatmon point? Just say it quickly. Don’t drag it out and
waste everyone’s time.”
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