“Oh no! Someone’s shot Mr. Valentine!”“The murderer has a gun. Get down…”Everyone ducked onto the ground, afraid of getting shot. Only Charlotte remained standing in her spot, dazed like a puppet, staring at Jebediah at her feet. Fiery-red blood gushed out of his body, staining her shoes.“Carlie, why are you still staring at him? Close your eyes!”Coraline cried out anxiously and dragged Charlotte away from Jebediah. Then, she covered her eyes with her right hand.She knew that Charlotte was afraid of blood. If she continued to stare at Jebediah, she might collapse.The ambulance soon arrived at the scene.Charlotte followed the ambulance to the hospital.Jebediah was immediately sent to the emergency room. Three policemen found Charlotte as she waited outside the emergency room and questioned her.Based on police information, Charlotte found out that the assault had occurred in a public place and was a gun assault with horrible consequences. The criminal had fled as soon a

“I get it now. We’re not needed here. We didn’t need to come back. Carlie, Mimi, I think we should leave now.”Annalita dragged Charlotte and Miranda away.Only then did Jebediah lift his head and look at Annalita. “I’m sorry, sis. I didn’t mean to ignore you, Carlie, and Mimi. It’s just that…”“It’s just that when the woman you love is in your arms, she’s the only thing you can see. You don’t notice anyone else!”Annalita deliberately pretended to be incensed. However, she could not conceal the warmth in her gaze.“Fine, Jebediah. I’m happy to see that you’re alright. You should enjoy your time with her. We won’t disturb you.” Jebediah, who was as handsome as a god, slowly lifted the corners of his lips.“Thank you, sis.”Charlotte, Annalita, and Miranda left the ward together.Annalita gently held Charlotte’s hand. “What do you think of Jebediah and Lorraine?”“Mm?” Charlotte’s eyes were filled with confusion.“I don’t understand, Mrs. Annalita. What do you mean?”“Why a

She heard the sound of footsteps. The two masked men walked toward Jebediah’s bed in unison. The taller man stared at Jebediah’s pale face and said, “Mr. Valentine, since you’re going to die, I guess I should give you an explanation before your demise. I was the one who shot you outside your jewelry store, but you survived. Our employer asked us to make sure you died.”He tore off the tape on Jebediah’s lips.Jebediah had just been through a major surgery. He was weak, so it took him a very long time before he managed to reply in a weak voice, “I’m sure you’re doing this for money. Don’t… Don’t kill me. I’ll pay you ten times more than your employer…”“Mr. Valentine, this isn’t just about money. Our employer has leverage over us. If we spare you, our families will die. So, you have to die,” the shorter man replied helplessly.“I can’t die!” Jebediah shook his head.“In the past, I would never have compromised even if someone had held a knife to my throat. I’d never kneel and beg f

“She’s lying. Don’t be deceived by her hypocritical look. She’s at her best when she’s trying to set someone else by the ears. Don’t believe anything that came out of her mouth!” Immense anger caused Charlotte to tremble from head to toe, and flames of wrath were sparkling in her eyes.The officer who had just spoken looked down at Charlotte. “Ms. Larson is outside at the moment. If you have any doubts, just go talk to her.”As soon as the officer finished voicing his suggestion, another officer opened the door of the interrogation room seamlessly.Sure enough, Lorraine was sitting on a chair in the office outside. She was wearing semi-transparent pajamas that looked as thin as a cicada’s wings, and her graceful body looked looming.Upon seeing her, Charlotte felt as if someone had dug an abyss in her heart, and a potpourri of emotions gushed out of this abyss hysterically!“Lorraine Larson...” Uttering the name hatefully, Charlotte walked toward Lorraine step by step.The police

Everything finally made sense in Charlotte’s mind at that moment!‘This is a carefully planned frame-up...‘Lorraine arranged for the killers to steal my Silver Charm, then got the killers to knock me out, bring me to Jebediah’s ward, and kill Jebediah with Silver Charm in front of me... The killer then wiped off his fingerprints after using the gun to kill Jebediah and planted my fingerprints all over the gun...‘The vase tainted with my blood and Jebediah’s fingerprints was also forged by the killer. The purpose of this entire scheme was to blame everything on me!’All the police officers were suspicious of her, and every single one of them thought that she was the murderer, which was why they were so indifferent while talking to her.Only Officer Zimmerman helped Charlotte up carefully. “Ms. Simmons, no matter how unfavorable the evidence we currently possess is, we won’t convict you until we get to the bottom of the incident. You have the right to prove your innocence, so just