Chapter 2573


    “Mara, still ying the victim, huh? Mr. Howard, I’m telling you, she’s behind all this mess. You have no


    idea how vicious she can be. And that’s not all-she even killed her own


    sister!”


    A bombshell dropped in the room.


    Despite his suspicions that Mara had done unspeakable things to Ivy, Balfour had never imagined that


    this could be connected to the dark past.


    “What on earth are you talking about?” Mara’s voice wasced with urgency as she clutched his arm.


    “Balfour, don’t listen to her crazy talk!”


    Olivia leaned against the door frame, a smirk ying on her lips as she made sure she had a clear


    path to escape. “Poor thing, the CEO of Howard Group,pletely blinded by such a woman. The


    death of Victoria, whom you thought died because of you, was orchestrated by none other than her


    own sister, Mara!


    She plotted to win you over by killing her sister If you don’t believe me, you can investigate it yourself.”


    Balfour’s face registered shock. The more outrageous Olivia’s ims were, the harder it was for him to


    dismiss them, despite the seeds of doubt that had already been nted in


    his mind.


    Seeing that the situation was spiraling, Mara didn’t even bother to exin.


    All she had done, even eliminating her own sister, was to catch this man’s attention, to make him love


    her just a bit more. And now, with Ivy unconscious, did Olivia think that she could stand in the way of


    Mara’s rtionship with Balfour?


    “Balfour, do you believe her wild usations over me? Fine!”


    With that, Mara stormed out, mming the door behind her, leaving Olivia and Balfour to exchange


    bewildered looks.


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    Once Mara was gone, Olivia copsed to the floor. “That woman is a maniac, a murderer. She killed


    her own sister for you, and who knows who else she’s hurt. You better start an investigation, Balfour.


    Maybe she’s also the one who harmed your grandma and Ivy!”


    Balfour-snapped back to reality and grabbed Olivia by the shoulders. “Exin yourself. What do you


    mean she killed her sister?”


    Olivia’s face was a picture of terror. “I don’t know much, just that after the kidnapping incident years


    ago, Mara’s sister Victoria didn’t die. It waster that Mara deliberately took advantage of a moment of


    distraction to sabotage her.”


    The story really began when Mara and Victoria were children.


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    temperament.


    sisters, they sisters, they


    Vere as different as night and day in both appearance and


    Victoria was everything Mara couldn’t be. Standing beside her sister, Mara’s achievements


    always overlooked.


    and looks,


    Even their high school admission process was a stark contrast. Victoria breezed into the most


    prestigious private school without breaking a sweat, while Mara had to settle for an utterly


    unremarkable public school.


    Despite her own struggles, their father’s words would always sting, “You both are my daughters, yet


    howe Victoria makes me so proud? She’s never been a worry, already at J&H High School,


    practically guaranteed a spot in a top university. Then there’s you, always causing me grief. What kind


    of school will you end up in, I really don’t-”


    Mara was tired of hearing suchparisons andints, and every time she felt likeshing out,


    her father’s disdainful look would force her to swallow her anger.


    What was the use?


    She wanted to say she was trying her hardest. It wasn’t that she wasn’t good enough, it was just that


    her sister was too exceptional, making her seem worthless byparison, Victoria wasn’t unkind to


    her sister, but as the one constantly praised, her well-intentioned words always sounded harsh to


    Mara’s ears.