Chapter 583


    11:07


    Just as Carlene had expected, she didn’t hesitate to throw Dalia’s son under the bus


    Dalia’s past scandal at Solstice College had made her a ck sheep in the Shepard family. Even


    when Selena used to usen, she would bring up Dalia’s dirtyundry.


    Dalia being fired meant she had be expendable to the Shepard family.


    So, the scapegoat this time was her son, without a second thought.


    And Dalia had only one son.


    She had been nning her revenge against Maja. All because of Maja, everything she had


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    painstakingly built at Solstice College went up in smoke.


    But before she could get her act together, her own flesh and blood didn’t think twice about throwing


    her son into the fire.


    “Carlene, I beg you, don’t do this to my son. This is a one–way ticket to jail.*


    Carlene wore a smile on her face, but her eyes were cold.


    “Don’t put all the me on me.n left us to deal with this mess to prevent the Shepard family’s


    You need to see the bigger picture. As long as the Shepard family’spany survives, we’ll take


    care of him once he’s out. You’ll livefortably on the outside.”


    The others also tried to convince Dalia not to be so stubborn.


    Dalia slumped to the ground, unable to believe these people were her own family.


    Back when she was the director of Solstice College, they would hang on her every word.


    Now that her status had fallen, she had be an embarrassment they wanted to hide.


    Her eyes were filled with hatred as she red at Carlene.


    “Carlene, he’s only in his twenties! Ten years ago, he was just a teenager, there’s no way he could be


    involved with the coastal real estate development.”


    “There’s no room for negotiation.”


    Carlene showed her irritation and brushed off Dalia, saying, “We have to answer to society. We need to


    sacrifice one of our own to show everyone that were not just looking for a scapegoat.”


    Dalia was speechless. At this moment, she didn’t hate Maja anymore; she hated Carlene, the traitor!


    The others were oblivious to the fact that Dalia was now gunning for them.


    They were all still basking in the joy ofn’s willingness to invest $300 million.


    Plus, Carlene had prepared a nk notebook, which was a bit unsettling when sent to the Raymond


    Corporation.


    Although the Raymond Corporation was willing to invest, the signing would have to wait another half


    month.


    She was now between a rock and a hard ce, with no way out.


    Whenn received the notebook, he found it was nk and perfectly matched Eric Raymond’s serious


    academic style.


    He frowned and called Fitch Haskins to confirm.


    “Is the notebook you mentioned having a girly style on the inside cover?”


    “Yes, did you find it?”


    “No.”


    “This bracelet is an ordinary bracelet, and this notebook is an ordinary notebook. I’ve helped you twice


    already. This time, I even invested $300 million. Carlene, you wouldn’t dare deceive me, would you?”


    Carlene couldn’t gauge his tone over the phone, but her heart was pounding.


    n, these were gifts from Eric. I was puzzled too, why he would give me these things.”


    bracelet fingerprinted. But I’ll give this notebook to Fitch. Hisser detection technology can detect


    fingerprints from years ago. If my brother’s fingerprints aren’t on the notebook, you’ll have some


    exining to do”


    Upon hearing this, Carlene’s pupils contracted, and her face turned pale in an instant


    After hanging up, her back was drenched in cold sweat.


    She knew that the notebook she had sent couldn’t possibly have Eric’s fingerprints. After all, Eric had


    never given her anything.


    Ifn found out she was trying to deceive him…


    Carlene didn’t dare to think about the consequences. Her lips even started to tremble.


    Meanwhile,n had the notebook sent to Fitch.


    The Haskins family specialized in weapons and instruments. This kind of detection was a piece of


    cake for them.


    The results came out the next morning.


    Carlene didn’t sleep all night, pacing back and forth anxiously.


    But then Fitch calledn.


    “Eric’s fingerprints are indeed on the notebook.”


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    He absolutely loathed deception.


    But now, Fitch’s answer took him by surprise.


    His breath hitched in his throat. How Eric had died was a mystery all the Raymond family wanted to


    solve.


    His father had refused to retire because he wanted to find the answer.


    “Is there anything else in the notebook?”


    “No, just an ordinary notebook.”


    “Butn, thetest technology can determine when the fingerprints were left. These weren’t left before


    Eric died, but within the past three days.”


    “What are you saying?”


    “Fingerprints can’t be faked. That means Eric might have touched this notebook within the past three


    days. He might still be alive.”


    Even the usually calm Fitch couldn’t control his excitement. His voice even started to tremble.


    “That’s impossible!”n shot up from his chair and yanked off his tie.


    “When my brother went on that mission years ago, his body was never recovered. Grandpa said they


    couldn’t even bring back his remains, let alone figure out who arranged the explosion.”