Chapter 158


    “You seem so happy, Pea? Something good happened?”


    Wayne was relieved to hear Pearl sounding happy. He had expected her to be down for a while


    because of Richard, but it seemed like she was back to her usual self.


    “I’m fine. By the way, how’s the investigation about Renee going?”


    Wayne was eager to share the update. “The blood traces found at Renee’s home match those of a


    convict who served time in Enswood. He was sentenced to ten years and was released just two


    months ago, but he’s alreadymitted another murder. I’ve dispatched someone to track him down.


    Additionally, there’s evidence that twenty hours before Renee’s death, Abby had a cash transaction


    with this man, and she transferred 100 thousand dors to his ount.”


    “This confirms that Abby was involved in the murder!” Pearl eximed, realizing she had wrongly


    pinned this on Hugo…


    Having made up her mind after receiving this critical information, Pearl continued, “Alright, gather all


    the information tonight. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go to the hospital to meet Abby.”


    She was going to show Richard how much of a snake Abby was.


    Wayne worked quickly and sent over all the gathered information not long after their call ended.


    The next morning, Pearl went to the hospital where Susan was admitted.


    Abby had spent three days and nights without sleep, waiting for the opportunity to kill Susan. She


    wasn’t thrilled about it, but she had maintained a facade of concern and had even lied to Richard.


    “Rick, do you think she’ll wake up?” Abby asked, but deep down, she was worried.


    “Hugo said Mom is recovering well, so she might wake up in two days,” Richard replied with hope in his


    voice.


    Unbeknownst to him, Abby broke into a cold sweat. If Susan woke up after two days, her secret act of


    pushing her down the stairs would be revealed.


    Just then, Pearl walked in, and Abby gasped.


    “What’s wrong? Afraid to see me? Are you feeling guilty?”


    Pearl’s words made Abby feel awkward. Thetter looked away and said in a rude tone, “Stop using


    me. Everyone knows you did this. Why would I hurt Aunt Susan? She loves me, and I’m very thankful


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    for that!”


    She sounded so convincing that even Richard was fooled.


    However, Pearl remained resolute. “Well, if you’re going to keep that narrative, we should let the


    evidence speak for itself.” She then mmed a thick stack of documents onto the table. “Do you want


    to go through these on your own, or do you want me to help you?”


    Abby was visibly distressed when she saw the documents. “You’re fabricating evidence. This is


    character assassination!”


    “We’ll know if this was fabricated when we look at it.” Pearl opened the folder and carefully ced each


    piece of paper on the table.


    “This is your connection to a convicted felon, along with evidence of your transferring 100 thousand


    dors to him. I won’t delve into the details, but this implicates you in the murder of Renee’s family. I


    never suspected it was you.”


    She continued, “This one shows you trying to pull out Susan’s IV tube, and someone took a picture of


    it. Isn’t it obvious what you were trying to do?”


    As Abby looked at the papers spread out before her, she began to feel light-headed.