Chapter 845


    The handsome man stood protectively in front of the young girl, his eyes filled with anger as he red


    at Vita''s pretty yet deceitful face.


    He couldn''t stand Vita. During their time in the disaster area, she always seemed to be getting in


    between him and Jenna, intentionally or not. He thought she was crazy then, and apparently still is.


    And now she had the audacity toe into his home while he was away with Jenna at the Graley


    Piano Competition and cause trouble. She always acted like such a hard worker when he brought


    Jenna home, trying to push her out and harm her.


    Cody wasn''t around much and Mrs. Wright didn''t notice these tricky actions from Vita. But Brayden saw


    everything clearly - he had wanted her gone for a long time now!


    Vita trembled all over as tears streamed down her face. She tried wiping them away but they just kept


    She cried silently but there was a hint of stubbornness mixed with sadness in her eyes.


    After some time passed, she finally found the strength to speak up. "You''ve misunderstood me Master


    Brayden... I never intended on pushing Miss Shepherd out or hurting anyone else for that matter."


    "I just wanted to find out how Mrs. Wright got poisoned... I''m afraid it might have been someone close


    to her who did it."


    She took a deep breath before continuing. "Especially since even the chicken soup that Miss Shepherd


    made had poison in it... That''s why I dared..."


    "I don''t think you''re being daring at all," Brayden interrupted coldly while looking disgustedly at Vita''s


    face. "You probably just want nothing more than pushing the me onto Jenna!"


    "Vita," He continued sternly. "My mom isn''t here right now and my dad is staying by Mrs. Wright''s side


    at hospital... It''s only us three left here - what have you done? Do you want me spell it out?"


    "Do you really have no ulterior motives towards the Wright family? Why else would youe all this


    way?"


    Vita continued trembling uncontrobly until suddenly stumbling forward as if unable to bear any more


    pain.


    She looked weak, innocent yet pitiful altogether.


    "I... I didn''t do anything," Vita said defensively.


    "Not even admitting to what you''ve done," Brayden sneered. "Dad, I know you sponsored her because


    you wanted to do a good deed, but she''s just a backstabber. When I was taking a shower and


    pretending to be clumsy on purpose, she barged into my room and even opened the bathroom door."


    "What kind of scheming is she up to? She just wants to ruin my rtionship with Jenna."


    Everyone was shocked by Brayden''s usation!


    Especially Cody, who didn''t really like this girl and thought that her eyes were full of calction. But


    Mrs. Wright liked her so he hung out with her too.


    He never imagined that this girl would be so shameless.


    "No, I really did go into the wrong room then. I thought it was Miss Shepherd''s room..." Vita felt


    everyone staring at her strangely.


    The air in the hospital room seemed frozen solid.


    She was angry and upset - how could Brayden say such things about her in front of all these people?


    It must have been Jenna who put him up to it.


    She put on a pained expression as if she were the victim here. "I know Miss Shepherd doesn''t like me


    and finds me annoying. Is she saying bad things about me behind your back? Humiliating me?"


    She couldn''t help but cry softly again. "If you guys really hate me so much and don''t want me in the


    Wright family anymore, then I''ll leave... I''ve thought I could celebrate Christmas with Mr. And Mrs.


    Wright, but now it seems a pipe dream."


    If someone didn''t know better they might have been moved by her crying act...


    But everyone there wasn''t stupid – especially Sylvia and Franklin – they had seen all kinds of people


    before...


    People like Vita who think they''re cleverer than everyone else are nothing new around here.


    Jenna looked at Vita expressionlessly during this ridiculous performance; now that she had regained


    of Brayden," Jenna stated calmly "So... Miss Vita where did this poisone from?"


    She hadn''t expected Brayden would stand up for her without hesitation or doubt; he trusted her


    Her whole heart felt enveloped by warmth akin to sunshine!


    The towering figure of the man stood in front of her, his back looming over Jenna like a tall wall that


    brought a sense offort.


    Vita frowned and wiped away her tears, looking as if she had been insulted. "Are you saying that I put


    the poison in the chicken soup? You''re being too much, to humiliate me like this."


    She shook her head and looked at Cody, "Mr. Wright, believe me, I didn''t harm Mrs. Wright."


    She spoke while suddenly going crazy and rushed towards the table. She grabbed the fruit knife in her


    hand and said, "If you continue to doubt me, I willmit suicide right now to prove my innocence!"


    Angry, she ced the fruit knife at her neck, making a determined face as if she was willing to die.


    "Don''t try to stop me. I am alone in this world, and now I am unjustly used by all of you. I might as


    well die!"


    Brayden looked a bit impatiently at her crying, making a scene with tantrums and even threatening to


    He pulled out a sharp dagger from his pocket and said, "You want to prove your innocence, right? The


    fruit knife in your hand is not good enough. Why don''t you use this one? With this sharp dagger, one


    swift strike and blood will immediately flow, guaranteeing you an immediate trip to heaven."


    Sylvia was almost tickled by Brayden''s ability to detect lies.


    Vita stared at Brayden in shock, she was going tomit suicide, does he really have such a


    indifferent attitude?


    She felt almost as painful as if Brayden had stabbed her with a knife.


    Jenna was also startled by Brayden''s actions and murmured, "Brayden, this doesn''t seem right..."


    Brayden looked indifferent, with a mocking expression on his handsome face. "What''s wrong with that?


    I just want to help her prove her innocence, so I want to fulfill her wish."


    Vita found herself in a dilemma.


    She originally thought that by making such a fuss, everyone would believe her and no longer doubt her.


    Her mind went nk and she couldn''t react quickly.


    She trembled with her hands but couldn''t muster the strength to exert force.


    "I... How could you all be so cruel to watch me die? You didn''t even want to lend me a hand? Aren''t you


    afraid that I will expose your malicious intentions to the media?"


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    "You forced me to do this. If I die, each and every one of you will carry the burden of my death! None of


    you will have it easy!" Vita shouted angrily.


    Franklin grew increasingly impatient, wondering what all the fuss was about. "Are you going to die or


    not? If you are, hurry up and do it. Don''t waste our time."


    This statement was like thest straw for Vita. She threw her knife to the ground in frustration and


    eximed, "You''re all so cruel! Mr. Wright, they''re forcing me to die."


    Cody had been called over suddenly and found himself amused by Vita''s predicament. "Miss Vita," he


    said with a wry smile on his face, "if you think my son has any interest in you whatsoever, I suggest that


    you give up now. And if anything happens to my wife because of your actions... well let''s just say that


    your days won''t be easy either. Not to mention trying to frame Jenna for something she didn''t do - I''ve


    already reported everything to the police station and they''lle investigate soon enough."


    Upon hearing Cody''s words and realizing how serious things had be, Vita began feeling anxious.


    However she quickly regained herposure; there was no way anyone could find out what she had


    done without getting caught herself.


    Just then there came amotion outside their hospital room door followed by rhythmic knocking.


    "Come in," Cody replied softly.


    The door opened slowly revealing a uniformed police officer who walked straight towards them while


    saluting Cody respectfully. "Mayor Cody!"


    He then pulled out his handcuffs with an icy expression on his face as he approached Vita directly.


    "You''re Vita?"


    As he spoke hepared her appearance against a photo on file before saying bluntly. "You are


    suspected of intentional homicide through poisoning; pleasee with us."


    Vita stared at them incredulously. "What? No way! You must have made some mistake! What evidence


    do you have?"


    "We found your fingerprints on Mrs. Wright''s pearl ne," replied the officer without emotion as if


    reading from a script while continuing calmly. "Apart from Mrs. Wright''s fingerprints we only found


    yours." Earlier that morning, after Brayden left town, Cody led an investigation team into the Wright


    Residence where they discovered evidence pointing towards Vitas involvement in Mrs. Wright''s illness.


    "That''s impossible!" protested Vita, shaking her head repeatedly; she clearly remembered wearing


    gloves whenmitting this crime, so how could they possibly find her fingerprints?


    "The fingerprint on the Abrus precatorius bead is very faint, so we can''t confirm if it''s yours. However,


    we found this in your room." The police suddenly pulled out a transparent stic bag containing a pair


    of white gloves. "There are remnants of Abrus precatorius poison on them. When you wore these


    gloves to collect the beads, you thought you wouldn''t leave any fingerprints. But... these gloves are too


    cheap and only partially effective in hiding your fingerprints."


    Vita was always frugal, except when it came to buying clothes to package herself up nicely. In other


    aspects of her life, she was extremely stingy...