Chapter 285


    Inside the Xander residence, the atmosphere was gloomy. There was an ice casket in the funeral hall.


    In front of the ice casket, there was an altarmp. A brazier was ced in front of the funeral hall,


    too.Lily and Yechiel were lighting candles. Lily sat on the ground while Yechiel knelt. Yechiel sighed as


    he lit the candle. Lily lit a candle, too. She was crying. asionally, she would say, “Nancy, may you


    rest in peace. I’ll keep praying for you. I hope you’ll visit me in my dreams and tell me who hurt you. I


    won’t keep you waiting. No matter who it is, I’ll make her pay with her life.” From time to time, she


    would cry in silence. Beads of teardrops would fall onto the ground.


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    It was indeed ufortable to watch. The event host and his employees were giving a eulogy at a


    nearby table. They shared fond memories of Nancy. Some people wrote condolence letters. These


    ceremonial rituals were the oldest traditional rites of Chanaea. Nancy’s friends, juniors, and the


    servants of the Xander family were wearing white mourning clothes. The elders were not wearing


    mourning clothes but had changed into ck or in white garbs. Dressed in ck, Sybil looked at the


    ice casket and sighed. Seeing Leeing over, she immediately helped him. “Lee, please don’t be too


    upset.”


    She had heard that Nancy was the bone marrow donor for Lee’s transnt procedure. She was


    worried that Lee would feel upset when he knew that Nancy had passed away. “Alright,” Lee replied.


    He did not feel too upset about Nancy’s death Firstly, he was not that close to Nancy. Secondly, in the


    few times they had interacted, he felt that Nancy was cunning. However, as her uncle, he should attend


    her funeral and pay his respects. Besides, he also wanted to know which bastard had used


    Annalise of murdering Nancy. “Lee, you’re here. Come light a candle for Nancy, too,” Lily said with red


    eyes. Lee nodded and knelt.


    Lily took a few candles and handed them to him. Lee lighted candle after candle. Lily said, “Lee, you’re


    Nancy’s uncle. You’ll treat her with fairness, won’t you?” “What?” Lee asked. He could vaguely guess


    what Lily was trying to say. He was not too happy about it. If he had the same measure of affection for


    everyone, he would treat them equally. If he did not, how could he treat everyone equally? Nancy was


    his niece, whereas Annalise was his daughter. He cared for Annalise much more than he did Nancy.


    How was he supposed to treat them fairly? Although Annálise was not rted to him by blood, she was


    Heather’s daughter. Heather had already passed. He would protect Annalise even if he had to risk his


    life.


    How could he abandon Annalise for Nancy’s sake? Even if Annalise had caused Nancy’s death


    because of her willfulness and terrible temper, he would still protect her. Besides, Annalise was a


    reasonable person. Nancy’s death might not be rted to Annalise. Even if it were, Nancy must have


    caused trouble first. That was the only reason why Annalise would have killed her by ident. Lily


    cried and said, “You will treat Nancy and Annalise equally, won’t you? If Annalise had killed Nancy, you


    wouldn’t cover up the truth for her, would you?” She had to be prepared beforehand. In case they killed


    Annalise, Lee might retaliate against them.


    “Mrs. Zeller, everything must be based on evidence. If you don’t have the evidence, please don’t spout


    nonsense. I don’t care what your attitude is like with the Zeller family. But don’t use your ridiculous and


    pretentious attitude to treat my family member,” Lee said bluntly. He continued, “Annalise is my


    daughter. I know her very well. She has a gentle temper and a kind heart. She would never kill


    anyone.” He was telling Lily not to frame others just because her daughter was dead. Hearing Lee’s


    words, Yechiel was unhappy. He put on airs. “Lee, Annalise grew up in the countryside, after all. She


    has a wild personality. You didn’t raise her. You’ve only just found out she was your daughter. How


    much do you know about her? As the saying goes, you can’t judge a book by its cover. A wild person


    like her could do anything.”


    “Those who im that Annalise killed Nancy, show me the evidence. If you don’t have any evidence,


    don’t me my harsh words.” Lee’s expression suddenly darkened. Lily immediately looked at Yechiel


    with dissatisfaction. She could not hide her disdain. It was as if her expression was saying, “Look at


    you. You’ve been the Xander Group’s president for 20 years. But what’s the use? You don’t have any


    power at all. You’re equally bad in bed, too. Absolutely useless.” Yechiel was instantly triggered by


    Lily’s gaze. He raised his voice slightly. “Lee, let’s put it this way. If Annalise is behind this incident, as


    her uncle, I won’t let her off, either.” “Hmph.” Lee snorted. He turned around and left.


    Sybil immediately chased after Lee and held him. “Lee, don’t be angry. It’ll only damage your health.


    I’m sure it’s not Annalise.” “I know,” Lee replied. Sybil sent Lee back to his vi and reminded him,


    “Rest well, Lee. If Annalisees over, I’ll let you know.” Now, Annalise was the Xander family’s


    daughter. Now that Nancy was dead, Annalise should be visiting them soon. “Alright,” Lee replied. He


    had already arranged for someone to inform him as soon as Annalise arrived. He was a Xander. How


    could he possibly allow others to make Annalise’s life difficult? Lily lit the candles for a while before her


    phone started ringing. She nced at the caller ID and knew it was an important call.


    She told Yechiel, “Keep lighting the candles.” She got up and went to a quiet ce to answer the call.


    On the other end of the phone, the person she had hired reported, “Mrs. Zeller, we haven’tpleted


    our investigation yet, but we’ve already made some discoveries.” “Keep going,” Lily said coldly. The


    person on the other end of the phone answered, “Miss Nancy had kidnapped Old Mr. Parks. Afterward,


    Annalise rushed over to them.” “Was Julian not at the scene?” Lily asked. She did not believe that


    Annalise could kill Nancy. Others might not know about Nancy’s skills, but as her mother, how could


    she not know?


    Nancy was the association. She was also mentored by Todd Edmund, the Kickboxing King. Across the


    entire Chanaea, only a handful of people were more skilled than Nancy. Nancy died because her throat


    was slit with a knife. With Nancy’s skills, how could her murderer cut her throat if it wasn’t someone


    more skilled than her? “Julian rushed over, too, but Annalise arrived first. She brought someone with


    her. That person’s name is Trevor Stinson. He runs a detective agency and a boxing club. He must be


    a skilled boxer. Mrs. Zeller, what I’m trying to say is… Could that person have killed Miss Nancy?”


    “Investigate this thoroughly,” Lily ordered. Her tone was cold.


    It did not matter if Trevor or Julian killed Nancy. Annalise had to die. If Trevor did it, Trevor would have


    to die, too. As for Julian, they could not touch him for the time being. They would have to find another


    opportunity in the future. ‘Yes, Mrs. Zeller. We’re looking into it. Once we find the people Miss Nancy


    had brought over to the scene, we’ll know everything.” “Hurry up.” Lily could not wait. Lily had raised


    her daughter for many years, and someone had murdered her. Lily could not take this lying down. After


    hanging up the phone, she turned around and bumped into Yechiel. She red at him in anger. “What


    are you doing?”