Chapter 748


    “Familiar? Since you find her familiar, it must be someone you know,” Natalie said. Alice nodded her


    head in agreement and added, “I think so too. If I am not wrong, she must be from the high-society


    circle. Otherwise, how could she promise such a huge sum of money?”


    “From the high-society circle…” Natalie stole a nce at Shane, then continued asking, “Which of


    those richdies are you acquainted with?”


    She believed if Alice could name them all and she checked on thosedies, she would be able to find


    the mastermind.


    Actually, Natalie already had a suspect in mind.


    It was Jacqueline.


    Jacqueline had revealed her true colors to show that she was not the gentle girl they met in the hospital


    but was a she-devil instead. What happened at the stairways had sufficiently proved that she was


    capable of being vicious, so it was not unimaginable that she could resort to killing.


    As per Natalie’s request, Alice named all the rich socialites she was acquainted with – every single one


    of them, regardless of how close they were to her. Natalie had to do a voice recording so she would not


    forget any of the names in the long list.


    Shane, who was quietly watching by the side, was also memorizing the names. He nned to get Ss


    to look into thosedies.


    Soon, Alice had finished naming the suspects, but Jacqueline was not on the list.


    Natalie frowned as she contemted on that. There were only two possibilities. It was either Alice did


    not know Jacqueline, or Jacqueline was not the culprit.


    However, her intuition told her Jacqueline was very likely the one. Unconvinced, she asked Alice, “Are


    you sure that’s all? Could you have missed out on anyone?”


    “Yes, that’s all. I am positive.” Alice nodded affirmatively. The circle of socialites was small, so she


    could not have missed out on anyone.


    Natalie was disappointed.


    Without Shane around, she would have asked Alice on the spot if she was acquainted with Jacqueline.


    But s, she could only remind herself to find another opportunity to confirm that with Alice some other


    time.


    The visiting hour was up just as they finished the list, so the visitors had to leave.


    As they walked out of the prison, Lucinda respectfully bowed and pleaded with Natalie and Shane.


    “Please help my daughter and find the real culprit, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.”


    Natalie helped her up, but before she could say anything, Shane coldly remarked, “Your daughter


    deserves the plight that she is in now.”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Lucinda was taken aback by that piercingment. When she came around, she started tearing.


    Despite that, Natalie understood where Shane wasing from and thus did not speak up in their


    defense.


    “Your daughter may not be the killer, but have you thought about the consequence of her agreeing to


    take the me on behalf of the killer? That freed the real culprit to continue with their vicious acts.


    What if that person decides to kill again? You may be relieved of your debt burden, but someone could


    die as a result. Do you think that is justified?” Shane chided, his hands tucked in his pocket in an


    aggressive posture.


    His speech touched Natalie, and the look in her eyes softened.


    Upon that, Lucinda was weeping remorsefully. “I know that. When I realized what Alice did, I told her off


    as well. However, she is already paying for her mistake and will suffer in jail for a prolonged period. We


    are really sorry. Could you please forgive her, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson?” She gave her heartfelt apology


    and lowered her head in contrition.


    Natalie supported her up again and assured her, “Let’s forget about it. As you said, she is already


    paying for her mistake, so I shall forgive her.” She could tell Alice was having a hard time in the jail as


    thetter was on the verge of breaking down and even had wounds on her neck; she was paying a high


    price for her folly.


    Shane nced at Natalie and kept quiet. Since she already said she had forgiven Alice, it would be


    inappropriate for him to make things difficult for the Browns.


    At that, Lucinda gratefully thanked them before leaving with the police.


    Natalie was about to leave as well when Shane called out to her. She obligingly got into his car but


    turned away to look out of the window in silence.


    Shane threw a nce in her direction and pursed his lips briefly. “I will look into the investigations to


    find the real culprit. You stay out of the matter,” hemanded.