Chapter 2631
He took a few swift steps forward and struck Mara’s wrist with a sudden flick of his hand. She let out a
shriek as the knife ttered to the floor, herst weapon now gone.
Ivy’s smile was fragile, her face pale with the weakness that onlyes after a long illness.
“If I hadn’t pushed you to your limits, how else would you have willingly walked into our trap, revealing
your true colors like this? Oh, Mara, dear Mara, I’ve suspected you for so long, and now, atst, I have
the proof. After killing your own sister for so many years, you still didn’t get what you wanted in the
end.”
Mara, taken aback, retorted, “What do you mean?”
“Don’t you see? After all these years ying the doting sister, you still don’t get it. The biggest
difference between you two is her genuine kindness. And that’s something you can never match.”
Mara scoffed, “Don’t get ahead of yourself. After all those years as sisters, do you really think you
understand her better than I do? Kindness? That was just a facade she put on for others, her greatest
act. To the world, she was always the understanding, caring, andpassionate one, but the truth?
She drove me into a corner. You’ve never lived with her. You can’t imagine how suffocating it was to
share the same space with her. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be on this path of no return. The man I
loved never loved me back.”
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Her eyes drifted to Balfour, but his attention was wholly fixed on Ivy, not sparing Mara a single nce.
A bitter ache filled her heart.
Ivy, watching Mara’s descent into mad desperation, offered a look of pity. “That’s why I keep saying you
never really knew your sister. You have no idea what she did, nor why your plot years ago went off
Without a hitch.”
Mara sneered coldly, “Don’t be so smug. You have no clue about what really happened back then.”
“Really? Then tell me, how did a girl like you, not yet of age, manage to stage the perfect scene? Why
didn’t the detectives pursue the inconsistencies? Do you think your acting was so convincing that you
could fool everyone? If you believe that faking a suicide would stop an investigation, you’re sorely
mistaken.”
Mara knew she had to stop Ivy from talking. She didn’t understand the whole story; how could she
possibly know the truth about what had happened back then?
She remembered the moment Victoria’s breath slipped away in her arms, the sensation still vivid in her
mind.
Had it all been too easy? From drugging the meal to staging the scene and then leaving her past
behind to start anew, everything had been simpler than she expected. Even the police wrapped things
up quickly.
Ivy’s words forced Mara to revisit those details once again. She never cooked; she admitted that
between her and Victoria, it was always Victoria who took care of her more. That was her debt to repay.
That weekend, Mara had made an exception and cooked a Thanksgiving meal. It was a rare moment
since their father’s death that the two sat down together for a proper dinner, let alone one prepared by
her own hands.
Victoria must have been so touched; she truly believed Mara had forgiven her. Who could have
guessed that the sweet poison was served by her sister’s hand?
“Mara, did you really make this yourself?” Victoria’s eyes brimmed with tears, almost visibly etching the
word ‘touched’ upon her face.
Mara nodded nonchntly, “Yeah, but it might not taste great. If it’s that bad, we could just get takeout.”
As she pretended to take the dish away, Victoria stopped her quickly, “Oh, how could I mind? It’s your
first time cooking; of course, I’m going to eat everyst bite.”
Victoria’s face shone with a rare, unguarded smile, believing that Mara had truly forgiven her. Despite
their past fights and disagreements, even with their father’s health failing, they had still managed to
walk forward, hand in hand.
She was grateful.