Chapter 199


    “Any recollection?” Leo’s expression remained unchanged, but Elyse could sense his hostility. The


    frostiness sent chills deep into her bones.


    She finally looked up shakily with darting eyes. “Leo…”


    “You can’t hide what you did forever. Calista from Kirkford Vige is the daughter of the family who got


    Bria buried under the pir. The other three are rted to their family.”


    She did not need further exnation to understand what he was getting at. Not only had he gotten to


    the bottom of the incident, but he also hurt everyone she worked with to take revenge on her, and he


    didn’t even bother to hide the truth. It was a clear attempt at taunting and humiliating her.


    How ruthless!


    Elyse sat tensely on the bed and realized btedly that, before this, Leo had only shown her a tenth of


    the ruthlessness he was capable of.


    “Get her the best medicine, doctor, and nurse,” Leo gave some instructions and left.


    Eugene, who had been following Leo around, stole a nce at Elyse and looked at Leo with pursed


    lips. Leo took revenge on Elyse because of her wrongdoing, but he asked Eugene to take care of Elyse


    out of courtesy. It was Leo’s way of telling Elyse that Ellen’s kindness could only go so far as to spare


    Elyse’s life, and served as a warning that Elyse might end up in a worse situation if she dared to


    misbehave.


    …


    Bria suffered from some fractures but was not in serious condition. When Amelie was released from the


    hospital, she brought Bria home with her and hired a doctor to look after Bria.


    Meanwhile, Samuel and Julia did not slow down on their investigations. One day, he and Julia visited


    Amelie with the results of their investigation. “Someone purposely shoved Bria under the pir.”


    Amelie had expected the answer, but the truth still crushed her.


    “How could they hurt a kid? That’s pure evil!” As one of the victims, Julia took the investigation


    personally. She could not hold back her anger and resentment. “Have we found the criminals behind


    this? They’d better not get caught because I will skin them alive!”


    Samuel gave her a look. He could not deal with her temper, but he also understood that she suffered


    from guilt for failing to protect Bria in the ident. He reached out to squeeze her hand.


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    Amelie was slightly better at keeping her emotions in check, but as Bria’s mother, she was anxious to


    know the oue of the investigation. Samuel read their expression and stared at Amelie with a


    knowing look. “I found the people behind the ident, but something odd happened to them. They


    were all hurt to different extents over the past two days.”


    He pursed his lips tensely before continuing. “The guy who caused Julia’s wrist dislocation got into an


    ident two days ago and lost both arms. The couple who shoved Bria under the pir was now buried


    in a copsed mine. They are alive but are likely to be paralyzed from the incident.”


    “The others got into different troubles as well, to the point that the Kirkford vigers thought there must


    be some paranormal activities around. They have been holding ceremonies for days to drive away the


    spirits.”


    Amelie and Julia took deep breaths, for they knew that ghosts were merely superstitions. Someone


    was behind the rogue justice, leaving them wondering about the identity of this merciless and ruthless


    person.


    Their eyes fell on Samuel. Amelie whispered her guess, “Could that person be… Leo…” Leo’s figure


    popped up in her mind.


    “Leo Alston?” Julia finished her sentence. “Is that possible?”


    “Based on our analysis, we could confirm that he was behind the revenge,” Samuel added. Amelie’s


    expression crumbled as she struggled toprehend. She knew that the perpetrators were seemingly


    after Bria, but they were really after her.


    Is Leo avenging me? Amelie wondered.


    “There must be a mastermind behind the copse. What’s the motive of the vigers in hurting Bria


    when they had nothing to do with us?” Julia asked a pointed question. Samuel’s expression changed


    when he heard that. After a pause, he exined, “This has been the focus of our investigation. But


    someone clearly destroyed the evidence by erasing the key information. That’s why nothing showed up


    in our investigation.”


    “Erasing information?” Julia’s heart sank. “Who would do that?”


    “I’m not sure.” Samuel shook his head. “But one thing is clear—two different groups were behind this


    ident.”


    “That mastermind must be very powerful to get help from two different groups.” Samuel’s remark led to


    more doubts in Julia.


    “It’s not hard to guess.” Amelie finally spoke after a long silence. “Just list out the people who hold


    grudges against me, and we’ll get the answer.”


    Amelie was indeed intelligent. Julia came to a realization and pped her thighs in excitement. “Yes!


    Why have we not thought of that? My kind Elie, you rarely make enemies. There are only a few who


    hold grudges against you!”


    Julia did not name the three people, but they knew the answer. Elyse yton, Melissa Richards, and


    Jodie Alston were prime suspects.


    The Alstons would never mess with Bria to hurt Amelie, which left Elyse as the only suspect.


    Samuel marveled at Amelie’s wits. He appeared troubled when he considered Julia’s point. He finally


    confessed with much difficulty, “Something else happened at Kirkford as well. Two days ago, Elyse was


    abducted by the vigers and thrown to a madman. The madman burned down the house she was kept


    in, and she almost died in the fire.”


    “Why didn’t she just die?” Julia cursed spitefully, showing her extreme dislike for Elyse. Samuel went


    on, “But Leo Alston arrived on time and saved her life. She suffered from a fractured leg because of the


    fire and was warded in the hospital.”


    “What’s wrong with Leo Alston? Why is he good to that phony b*tch?” Juliained grudgingly


    again. “Anyway, this shows that the vigers were noting for Elie—they were after Leo. Is that


    right?”


    It was unsurprising that Bria and Elyse were tied with Leo because they were close to him. Still, Amelie


    held a different opinion. “There might be some misunderstanding. Don’t you think that what the


    vigers did to Elyse was intentional revenge?”


    “Are you saying that Elyse was responsible for the copse, and someone who knew the truth got the


    vigers to take revenge on her?” Julia’s eyes sparkled excitedly at Amelie’s bold assumption, which


    cleared some of their lingering doubts.


    Amelie fell silent and pursed her lips with a thoughtful expression. If Leo could discover the identity of


    the people who shoved Bria, he must have also found out that Elyse was the perpetrator. Even after


    Elysemitted a horrific crime, he was unwilling to hurt her. What’s that about?


    She wondered if he was one of the people who helped to erase evidence that implicated Elyse.


    He’s still as protective and attentive when ites to Elyse. Amelie sighed and smiled bitterly. She


    realized that Leo only took revenge against the vigers for Bria, not her.


    At the thought of it, she stood up without warning, which startled Julia. “Elie?”


    “I need to get something done. I’ll be out for a while.” Amelie was gone in no time.


    “Where’s Elie going?” Julia was bbergasted.


    Samuel did not reply, but he appeared more worried than before.