Chapter 2243


    Francesca suddenly remembered something. “If you put it that way, does that mean Hazel was only a


    pawn of theirs?”


    William nodded solemnly. “She must have been innocent. If it was only for love, she didn''t need to


    sacrifice her father''s life. If I''m not mistaken, she had always been a pawn, and the previous scandals


    might not have been her intention at all. The firstdy instigated Gerard to help further her cause. Her


    purpose was to use Hazel as a diversion and have everybody think that Hazel created all the chaos


    just to marry into the Lindberg family, to mask the fact that the actual mastermind had been the first


    benefited the most.”


    So that''s what happened.


    Francesca suddenly recalled something Hazel had once said to her.


    “Actually, it''s good to be a doctor who''s free and easy. There''s really no need to get involved in such a


    Perhaps Hazel had known from the start how deep the waters were. She had warned me often to


    distance myself, yet I didn''t heed her advice.


    “Hazel is clever. Danrique wouldn''t have valued her highly otherwise.” William seemed to have seen


    through Francesca''s thoughts. “However, even if she had seen through many things beforehand,


    there''s no avoiding the fact that she''s hostile toward you. Her father is dead, after all. Her hatred for


    you will only deepen. Even if she finds out that someone else was behind it, she still wouldn''t forgive


    you.”


    Francesca fell silent at those words.


    La frowned. “It looks like we''re caught between a rock and a hard ce. Our only hope is that


    Danrique returns unharmed before they capture Francesca.”


    William was pessimistic. “I don''t think things are that simple. As the firstdy is behind this, it wouldn''t


    be long before somebodyes after Francesca. They would have nothing to fear since the Lindberg


    family doesn''t have anyone at the helm right now.”


    “Seriously?” La''s eyes widened with terror. She was about to say something when Sloan hurried in


    to report, “Ms. Felch, news about Gerard being poisoned to death is all over the headlines now.


    Everyone all around the world knows about this. The police have issued an ultimatum: If you don''t turn


    yourself in, they''ll barge in here.”


    “This is unbelievable! They only dare to do this because someone has their backs!” La yelled,


    incensed.


    Francesca, on the contrary, was unusually calm. “It''s on the news? What news?”


    Sloan handed Francesca the tablet. “Every major media outlet around the world has been spreading


    the word. Your name is censored, but they identified the offender as Mr. Lindberg''s fiancée.”


    Francesca took a look. Sure enough, the news did not mention her alter-ego, Francesco. They only


    reported Danrique''splete disappearance and that his fiancée, someone given the alias Ms. F, had


    poisoned Gerald Atkinson, a member of one of the three great families.


    Danrique rarely appeared in public, much less in the press. Despite that, due to the prestige of his


    identity, news pertaining to him tended to spread like wildfire.


    This time, especially, it spread across the globe in the blink of an eye.


    In any event, public opinion on the matter was influential.


    Many emphasized that nobody was above thew and that murder was the most heinous crime of all.


    They called for the truth to be unearthed at all costs so the murderer could be severely punished. New


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    Some had even created polls online. Hundreds of millions ofizens voted in favor of punishing


    Francesca severely.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.