The sound of a sharp crack echoed through the air.Wendy clenched her fist so tightly that her fingernail broke, digging into her palm.Her clear, almond-shaped eyes turned bloodshot, a mixture of shock, rage, sorrow, and a sudden ache swirling in her chest. It was as if her heart had been ripped apart, the pain overwhelming her.She had suspected for a long time that Jerry had been killed by these people, but hearing the truth hit her like a crushing weight. It was too much to bear. The Crone family, the people Jerry had grown up with, were the ones who had killed him.They were his wife, his two brothers, his sister-in-law, and Edith. Though Jerry had been adopted, he had always considered Edith his real mother.And then, when Edith arrived, her father stopped struggling.It was Edith who had personally poured the poison into his mouth.How much pain and despair must he have felt in his final moments?He had called out for Wendy, over and over… Tears suddenly shimmered in
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