Chapter 348


    Billy’s conviction began to waver after his daughter convinced him otherwise.


    “Dad, why don’t you go freshen up? I’ll ask the caretakers to clean the ce and prepare a nice meal


    for you.”


    Billy held her hand and gently inquired, “Do you think I’mpletely useless, Liliane?”


    “No, Dad. You’re the best father in the world.”


    “But… I couldn’t save Esther.”


    Being an old man who didn’t surf the Inte, it was natural that Billy was unaware of Esther’s sacrifice


    to prove her innocence. Instead, he still believed Esther was living with Bradley!


    “Dad, everything that happened to Esther is not your fault.”


    Agitated, Billy waved his hand and eximed, “How can it not be my fault? Esther is being held captive


    by Bradley right now! Don’t you think he’s a madman, Liliane?”


    Liliane feigned ignorance and asked, “What? I thought Esther already took her own life to prove her


    innocence?”


    “What? She took her own life!?” Billy eximed.


    Liliane quickly took out her cellphone and yed Esther’s video for him, instantly awakening him.


    Unable to ept the truth, Billy watched the video repeatedly.


    “Esther… She’s…


    “She’s dead?”


    Billy couldn’t bring himself to believe that Esther was already gone.


    He pped himself violently, forcing himself to wake up from the intense pain. Only then did he fully


    “Bradley… You murderer!”


    Liliane consoled him, saying, “I thought you drank so much because you found out about what


    happened to Esther… You should go freshen up first.”


    With that, Billy headed upstairs to clean himself up.


    Liliane gazed at the vi, which remained unchanged, yet everything seemed unfamiliar to her at that


    moment.


    ‘No ce feels like home without Mom…’


    For a moment, Liliane thought about her mother, feeling a stronger connection to Leah, her biological


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    mother, than to Billy.


    When the dishes were ready, Liliane personally brought out a few tes.


    “Dad, have some angel hair pasta. It will help after you’ve consumed so much alcohol.”


    Billy’s eyes turned red as he choked. “This is all my fault… I failed to protect her.”


    Liliane’s eyes welled up with tears, too. “This is my fault as well, Dad. I used to believe that Esther’s


    mother ruined your rtionship with Mom, which is why I treated her so poorly. If I had known who she


    really was, I would never have…”


    Billy looked at Liliane and recalled the things Leah had done to him in the past. While half awake, he


    had been able to ept Liliane’s advances. But now, after learning about Esther’s death, he couldn’t


    longer tolerate Liliane’s presence.


    “Leave everything as it is and go!”


    Liliane’s expression turned cold, but she left the documents on the table before departing with her


    caretakers.


    After driving away from the vi for over ten minutes, Liliane thought, ‘It should have taken effect by


    now.’


    Liliane had meticulously followed the mysterious man’s instructions andced Billy’s food with a certain


    drug.


    Liliane instructed her caretaker to drive her back to the vi fifteen minutester. “Stop! Turn


    back!”


    “Dad…”


    Upon rushing inside, Liliane immediately saw Billy lying on the ground.


    “Quick! Call an ambnce!”