Chapter 1269


    "So, what happened?" Sonia frowned.


    Cynthia shook her head. "They wanted her dead. To them, that woman was nothing but a liability. A


    big one at that. They''d never be able to live normally with her dragging them down. They had to


    work all day and every day just to make enough money to pay her medical bills. Eventually, their


    love was worn out by their exhaustion. All they wanted was to cut her off. Melody and Tina offered


    them just what they wanted. And they made money out of it."


    Cynthia wasn''t a good person at all, but even she thought what the woman''s family did was


    inhumane. She had nothing but disgust for them. "They probably thought they deserved the money


    after all they went through for her."


    Sonia gasped, a cold shudder running down her spine. "That''s… terrifying. I can''t believe her family


    would do this."


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    "Family? No, they''re demons," Cynthia remarked.


    Sonia closed her eyes. "Were they not aware that Melody would kill their daughter once they


    handed her over?"


    "No, they knew that. But I did tell you that they thought of that woman as nothing but a burden. A


    liability. Something that holds them back from normalcy. The thing that keeps them in debt. They


    were willing to fork out money for her treatment at first, but eventually, they wanted nothing to do


    with her. Time changed them. They wanted her dead but wouldn''t do it since she was family. And


    thew woulde after them if they did. When Melody offered them a hundred and fifty grand to


    relieve them of the woman, they happily took the offer. They knew the woman would die, but so


    what?" Cynthia shrugged. "They wanted to kill her off anyway. If someone could help them out and


    even pay them for it, there was no reason to say no, was it?"


    After a long moment of silence, Sonia gritted her teeth as she cursed, "All of them are monsters."


    The hardships of life would turn the best of people into monsters, but a whole family dumping one of


    them just to make their life better was appalling.


    Even Cynthia stayed silent to process that fact. It wasn''t until Sonia had calmed down and started


    asking her questions again did she snap out of it.


    "Why did Melody tell you everything? You barely talk to her, so why did she go into so much detail?"


    Sonia looked into Cynthia''s eyes as she asked.


    That was what gnawed away at her heart the most. This testimonial was enough to sentence her to


    jail. If Cynthia had recorded it and taken the evidence to the cops, Melody would have been done


    for. Melody must know that as well. So, why did she tell Cynthia? Why?


    "I have no idea." Cynthia shook her head. "I only met her by chance, and she asked me if I had


    seen Tina. And then, she told me about that. Probably thought I was Tina''s friend and that Tina


    mighte to see me. Or maybe she just wanted someone to lend her an ear. Honestly, I was


    shocked when I saw her. I almost couldn''t recognize her."


    She doesn''t look like she''s lying. She''s probably telling the truth about not knowing why Melody had


    told her everything. Sonia felt a bit disappointed. "Why? What happened to her?" she asked.


    Horror crept up on Cynthia''s face. "Melody… was like a different person. I wouldn''t have recognized


    her if she hadn''t called out to me. She used to wear nothing but haute couture. She used to think of


    everyone as beneath her, and most people despised her because of that. Yet, they couldn''t help but


    still envied her. Not all richdies can lead a life like hers, after all.


    "However, thest time I saw her, she was wearing something from a bazaar, and it looked washed


    out. Her hair was unkempt, and she no longer looked at everyone like they were beneath her. Her


    gaze would dart around, and she seemed to walk with a tinge of fear in her steps. Sometimes, she


    would even mutter to herself as if she had gone nuts."


    Sonia could imagine what Melody must have looked like. An unkempt woman who''s suspected to


    be mad. No wonder Cynthia was shocked. I would be stunned, too, if I saw her in that state. But I


    can understand why she looked like that. Her family fell apart just because she helped Tina fake her


    death. She lost her family and the Southfields'' help. She became ayman, the kind of person she


    hated the most. It must have broken her mind.


    Cynthia didn''t ask why Sonia was keeping quiet. She sighed before continuing, "I asked her why


    she wanted to find Tina. She told me Tina had lied to her. She had no dirt on Peter. She only said


    that to trick Melody into helping her."


    "Figures," Sonia sneered. "The Southfields might not be as influential as the Stryders back then, but


    they still were aristocrats. Tina was just the daughter of a rich man. There''s no way she could get


    her hands on Peter''s dirt. Melody was just stupid. She loved Peter too much to see through the lie."


    Cynthia nodded in agreement. "I thought so, too. Now Peter has a new fiancée, and Melody thought


    she failed to get back with him because Tina dragged her down too long. She thought she would


    have time to hound Peter and make him remarry her if she hadn''t helped Tina. She figured he


    wouldn''t have gotten a new girl if she hadn''t gotten herself into such a mess. So, she now hates


    Tina''s guts and is dead set on seeking her out to destroy her."


    "What about you, then?" Sonia smirked. "You asked me if I knew that Tina was alive. And you told


    me a lot. You revealed this much information to me because you have your own goal to achieve,


    don''t you?"


    Cynthia froze. She met Sonia''s gaze and could only see indifference in her eyes. Can''t lie to her


    anymore. "You''re such a smart woman, Miss Reed. Indeed, I do have a motive, but I promise I


    mean no harm. I just want to know if you still bear any hatred toward Tina. If you still hate her, you


    will seek her out once you know what she did. You and President Fuller would locate her faster than


    Melody could. I just want to make her pay the price for her crimes. I, too, have to get my revenge."


    "Revenge?" Sonia grinned. "I thought you were her friend. And now you want to take revenge on


    her?"


    "Friends? With her? No, I was just herckey. Nothing more. Yes, morous life being herckey,


    but she abuses me in secret." Cynthia bit her lip. She came to a decision and pulled her skirt up just


    enough to show her legs which were littered with hideous scars.


    Sonia gasped at the horrifying sight, a chill coursing through her body. Cynthia''s legs were…


    terrifying. Every inch of it was filled with scars. There were stitches on them, too. The scars were all


    over her skin like big centipedes. It almost made Sonia hurl. She averted her gaze and covered her


    mouth, the look on her face pale from the shock.