His arrival threw her off guard, and Cheyenne’s peripheral vision caught sight of his hand resting on her shoulder. She was about to remove it when Kelvin gently held her delicate wrist.


    With his deep-set eyes gazing at her, his smile unchanged, he softly said, “Don’t move. What if someone throws a stone and hits you?”


    His tone was casual, but Cheyenne could sense a trace of concern in his words. She furrowed her brow.Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    “Kelvin, you shouldn’t havee. Didn’t we agree to part ways?”


    As the words fell, a hint of helplessness shed through the man’s eyes. He inwardlyughed at herment.


    Part ways?


    Don’t even think about it… He wanted to entangle himself with her, even if Cheyenne hated him.


    Although he thought this way, Kelvin still maintained a cold and indifferent expression on his face, pretending to be aloof as he lightly hummed, disying a touch of petnce.


    “Cheyenne, don’t tter yourself. I came here because my grandfather told me to. I don’t like being indebted to others.”


    Upon hearing his words, a indescribable sense of disappointment washed over Cheyenne. So, that’s how it was… If it weren’t for his grandfather summoning him, someone like Kelvin would never make a special trip for her.


    But that’s fine.


    This way, she would only owe Old Mr. Foley a favor.


    Chris, who stood behind the two, couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly, almost shaking his head publicly.


    Mr. Foley, why do you bother with this unnecessary act?


    You obviously wanted to help Miss Lawrence urgently, so why not just admit it honestly?


    But you stubbornly denied it.


    When will you be able to win back Miss Lawrence’s heart if you continue acting like that?


    Seeing her visibly relieved expression, Kelvin couldn’t help but feel annoyed with himself for how he spoke earlier.


    He had thought about it countless times in his mind. He wanted to tell Cheyenne – With me by your side, no one can harm you!


    But he couldn’t bring himself to say it when it mattered most. In his anxiety, he ended up bringing up his grandfather instead…


    Couldn’t a clever girl like her understand his true feelings?


    After secretly ncing at Cheyenne, his handsome face darkened further, and the hand resting on her shoulder deliberately pressed her closer to his chest.


    This small action did not escape the watchful eyes of Layne. With a cool glint in his eyes, he swiftly approached and stood between Kelvin and Cheyenne, separating Kelvin’s hand from Cheyenne.


    ‘This brat just ignored mepletely? He dares to take advantage of my granddaughter right in front of me.’


    Now Kelvin was feeling frustrated.


    Originally, it was supposed to be Layne apanying Cheyenne to investigate the crime scene. However, due to his unexpected injury, Kelvin took his ce.


    A small vige in the outskirts of Akloit was home to over a hundred households. The vige was neither big nor small, but it had a lush bamboo forest.


    It was in this forest that Jase’s body was discovered. A local viger who was preparing to cut fresh bamboo leaves to sell noticed bloodstains on the leaves.


    Following the trail of blood, he searched and found a body in his bamboo forest. A green snake was protruding out of the dead person’s mouth, hissing menacingly.


    The sight was horrifying and eerie, causing the viger to drop his sickle and immediately call the police.


    The police quickly concluded that it was a murder.


    By the time Cheyenne and the others arrived, the body had been removed, leaving behind a considerable amount of darkened bloodstains.


    Not far awayy a severed snake head, its colors vibrant and dripping with moisture. It was evidently a venomous snake.


    ording to the forensic report, the cause of death was severe arterial bleeding, with no signs of any bite marks on the body. This meant that the snake had crawled here after the person had died.


    A dead person cannot move on their own unless someone had moved the body here after the murder.


    It’s conceivable that this might not be the primary crime scene. Someone killed Jase and then brought the body here to dispose of it.


    Jase was around 1. 75 meters tall, slightly overweight, with a weight of around 130 to 140 pounds.


    To move such a heavy corpse, it would require the strength of an adult male.


    Then, because of the darkness at night, the person didn’t see the snake and got angrily bitten, leading him to kill the snake.


    Cheyenne looked around at the nearby soil. The misty water in the forest during the night made the soil soft.


    If someone had stepped on it, it would definitely leave footprints. However, there were no footprints visible in the surroundings, indicating that this person also possessed anti-tracking abilities.


    She turned her serious gaze towards the farmer who had first discovered the body. “Sir, I would like to ask approximately what time you found the body. Was there anything suspicious at that time?”


    In response, the honest and straightforward farmer shook his head and answered in the local dialect of Akloit, “To be honest, I didn’t notice anything. I was terrified to the core and dared not look any longer.”


    “Wait, you said earlier that the snake crawled out of the victim’s mouth?” Cheyenne’s mind suddenly shed with insight, thinking of something else.


    Suddenly interrupted, the farmer uncle also froze for a second before nodding.


    “Yes, the snake came out of his mouth.”


    Cheyenne walked to Kelvin, tiptoed in front of everyone, pulled his sleeve, and whispered in his ear.


    With the sudden proximity, her warm breath sprayed on his earlobe, causing a slight tingling sensation.


    The delicate fragrance of roses emanated from her breath, diluting the damp and bloody smell in the surroundings.


    Without having to tilt his head, he could see her wless, fair little face, without a single visible pore, with exquisite and petite features.


    Her rosy cheeks resembled cherries, soft and tender, almost like jelly, tempting him to take a bite.


    In a soft voice, she said, “Do you still remember that Bible story? The one about the revenge of the Medusa.”


    As soon as she mentioned it, Kelvin understood immediately!


    This method of murder does resemble the modus operandi of the group from the TWILIGHT.


    Medusa was originally a messenger in the temple of the goddess, but after being vited, she transformed into a half-human, half-snake monster.


    She possessed beauty and danger in one.


    This snake was intentionally inserted into the victim’s body.