Chapter 166


    Chapter 166


    The viewersmented:


    “Did that ash look familiar?”


    “| know this one! Last time, after Kaney used that charm to save someone, the talisman had the same kind of ash on it!”


    “I''ve heard that talismans turn to ash after they''ve blocked a disaster! Could it be true?”


    “So, was it really Winnie’s life-saving charm that saved her life?!”


    “Holy smokes! What kind of talisman is this powerful?! How could | buy it?”


    “Tell me, too, please!”


    The guests on set were also vaguely guessing what the ash was, but Thorpe was clueless. Seeing Sara’s open palm, he was


    somewhat perplexed. “Sara, what''s this?...”


    Watching him y innocent, a cold smirk spread across Sara’s face. “Don’t recognize it? It’s the ash from the talisman you


    tossed, the one Ms. Bryant gave me.”


    If it hadn’t been for her own experience, Sara would never have believed in such miraculous happenings.


    In the moment she was falling off the cliff, she really thought she was a goner. But as she hit the ground, it was as if some force


    had absorbed the impact for her. She was still in pain, but she could tell her condition wasn’t that bad.


    Thorpe’s face changed slightly at her words. Sara’s eyes brimmed with bitterness as she looked at him, “...If | hadn’t found out


    halfway that the charm in my bag was gone, | would never have believed you could push me down the mountain on purpose...


    You threw it away because you''d heard it could save lives. Thorpe, you really wanted me dead.” “No!” Thorpe vehemently denied


    it. “Sara, how can you think that of me? Just because of a charm? The fall was an ident, and the idea to hike was yours to


    begin with. How could | possibly...”


    “That’s because you kept mentioning how we missed the sunset over Golden Horizon Hills!”


    Sara cut him off, her voice filled with agitation. If it weren’t for the pain, she would, have wanted to get up and confront him.


    “Ms. Bryant''s life-saving charm... | looked it up online after she gave it to me. People said the talisman inside was drawn by a


    supernatural master and it really worked. That’s why | had already taken it out. What you threw away was just an empty charm!”


    But until she realized the charm was missing from her bag, she never suspected Thorpe... until he pretended to slip and pushed


    her, who''de to help, off the cliff.


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    Only then did Sara realize it was all a premeditated murder!


    But Sara was genuinely at a loss, “I can’t figure it out... We were good before, why did things


    have to turn sour...”All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Thorpe’s face was ugly, but he knew there was no evidence today. As long as he didn’t admit anything, this couldn’t be pinned on


    him. He still looked pained and confused.


    “| didn’t, | didn’t do it! Why don’t you believe me?!”


    Their argument continued, and then Winnie spoke again, her voice as calm as ever, “The truth wille out after the police


    investigation.”


    Her gaze shifted slowly over Thorpe’s face before concluding, “Your finance pce is dim, and your marital pce has a new


    streak of red... You''ve been short on cashtely, haven’t you?”


    At Winnie''s words, Thorpe’s face went pale, while Sara had an epiphany, looking at Thorpe incredulously.


    “Is it about money? Because of that investment you mentioned? For that amount of money, you''d take my life?!” she questioned.


    Thorpe’s mouth twitched violently at her usation, barely containing himself.


    “For that amount of money... Ha, to you, an heiress, of course it’s nothing. Since you look down on it, why did you have your dad


    hold back the investment?


    | know, you all look down on me, thinking I’ll never make it! | was just... Just trying to teach your dad a lesson...”


    As he spoke, he seemed to regret his words, clutching his head, his voice filled with frustration.


    “But | was just thinking about it, | really didn’t n on hurting you, | don’t know how | ended up doing it...”


    He truly hadn’t nned on doing anything. Before this, he was just thinking.


    Even if he were to act, it should have been with a wellid n, not like today, where he could easily be found out...


    Thorpe was truly frustrated, but no one believed him.


    Marital murders weren’t unusual these days, and ironically, vows of neverending love often seemed to highlight methods of


    murder rather than affirming rtionships.


    His pretense was transparent; not even the ten-year-old watching the livestream would believe him.


    “Getting married is risky these days; my mom keeps pushing me to tie the knot!”


    “Exactly. Women especially get the short end of the stick, if it''s not domestic abuse, it''s dismemberment. Who would dare to get


    married?”


    “As if boys aren’t in danger? There are plenty of husband-killers online, too!”


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    “Yeah, like that woman who was abused for over a decade and ended up killing her husband. Even his parents forgave her. Tell


    me, who’s really worse off?”


    “Ever heard of a husband-killer proving a point? Clearly, women are inherently in more danger in marriage!”


    The debate raged on in the livestream chat, but Winnie spoke again, affirming Thorpe’s words.


    “| believe what you said.”


    Everyone was surprised, including Thorpe.


    Winnie looked at the dark aura gathered in his brow, noting a thread of it connected to Carter, just as she had seen with that


    quarreling couple before.


    “You initially only thought about it and had no real intention of acting on it, at least not today. But you did, as if there were


    countless voices in your head urging you to do it, suggesting that there’s no time like the present...”


    Thorpe, upon hearing Winnie’s words, felt like he’d found someone who understood, nodding vigorously in agreement.


    That was exactly how he felt! He never meant to go through with it!


    Everyone was puzzled as to why Winnie was exining on behalf of a man who attempted killing his wife, but only Mervin


    seemed to grasp her meaning.


    “Are you saying he was influenced by the dark aura too?” asked Mervin.


    While talking, he couldn’t help but nce back at Carter, clearly not having forgotten the earlier words of Winnie. With a hint of


    uncertainty, he added, “Could it be the dark aura that''s clinging to Carter? Is that it?”


    The subject had abruptly swung back to Carter.


    Particrly after seeing Winnie nod in agreement once again, the online audience in the live stream unleashed their wild


    spections.


    “| gotta throw my hat in with my earlier wild guess!”


    “Let''s be real, | had the same hunch!”


    “Winnie mentioned twice that the owner is shrouded in bad vibes, but where would such dark aurae from? They say that a


    dark aura is like a resentful spirit born from unresolved issues in life. So, could it be... the boss‘ negative energy is alling


    from histe wife?”


    “The inte has been abuzz, romanticizing the boss’ love story with his wife. But if it was true love, where would any dark aura


    stem from?”


    “Is it possible that we''ve all been duped by the seemingly harmless Carter...?”