Semua Bab Jilted Heiress Strikes Back: Bab 221 - Bab 230

After a moment of silence, Leif let out a soft sigh and said, “Alright. You’d find out sooner or later anyway. Come on—I’ll take you there myself.”The way he felt right now reminded him of how Raina had once hesitated to let him see the mess of her past.No one likes revealing their darkest side—especially not to someone they care about. Even if the other person says they don’t mind, just one flicker of discomfort on their face, one casual remark like “So that’s all it was?”, would be enough to make you feel small, ashamed… humiliated.Raina clenched her right hand into a fist, brought it to her lips, and cleared her throat lightly. “Don’t overthink it,” she said. “It’s not like I’m trying to pry into your personal stuff. I just think… well, like I said before—we’ve come this far. There shouldn’t be anything we can’t share, right? I mean, you’ve already seen me at my worst. Think of this as me returning the favor… hahaha, yeah. Just like that.”She paused, then added softly, “I just

The four of them took their seats—two on each sofa.Rayden personally poured tea for Leif and Raina, but no one touched their cups.After a brief silence, Rayden broke the ice. “Before coming here, I got a phone call. Someone told me something... and I want to know whether it’s true or not.”Leif didn’t hesitate. “It’s false.”Rayden: “…”Well, that was bold. Then again, he’d always been this way.Rayden coughed lightly, covering it with his fist, and replied gently, “Mr. Vexley, I haven’t even said what it was. How can you be so sure it’s false? Maybe it’s true.”Leif shot back, “If someone’s hiding in the shadows, too scared to show their face, and only dares to call you anonymously… you think they’re telling the truth?”It was a flawless rebuttal—airtight and impossible to argue with.Truth be told, Rayden hadn’t really believed the caller either. But the matter involved the massacre of the Croft family all those years ago. True or not, even the tiniest possibility was worth lookin

Before Leif could finish his sentence, Rocky suddenly turned toward him, her eyes sharp and cold. “Leif, don’t go too far! Two years ago, when the Croft family was wiped out, my brother was there! There’s no way he could’ve been behind it!”Rayden gently pressed her hand in reassurance, then looked back at Leif. “If I told you it wasn’t me… would you believe me?”Yes, he wanted revenge, and yes, he’d killed people to get it—but something like wiping out an entire family… he couldn’t bring himself to do that.After a beat of silence, he added, “Over the past two years, while I’ve been looking into the Molsen family’s massacre, I’ve also been investigating what happened to that branch of the Croft family. I can’t shake the feeling that the two cases might be connected. But honestly, whoever’s behind it covered their tracks too well. I haven’t found anything useful.”He had considered the possibility that Keegan was responsible—but there was no evidence pointing to him. And frankly, Keeg

Mireille gazed into the distance at the luxury house ahead, as if admiring a masterpiece of her own making.The first video ended there.The room fell into silence. No one spoke.No one knew how much time had passed before the veins on Rayden’s forehead bulged as he gritted his teeth and growled, “I personally looked into it back then. The Croft estate was under strict security—no one came or went without being logged. According to the records, no outside vehicles or staff accessed the grounds that night. So who was it? Who tampered with the logs, or slipped Mireille out without being seen?”His voice was slightly hoarse, and his chest rose and fell sharply from his anger. In his eyes burned two flames of pure rage—this was hatred in its rawest form.Countless nights he had lain awake, haunted by the same thoughts. The annihilation of the Croft family… just like the Molsen family’s destruction back then… couldn’t have been a mere accident. Accidents weren’t so complete. Not this thoro

Rayden tried for a long time to cry but couldn’t. The hatred buried in his bones was too overwhelming. He had never known that a person’s hatred could run this deep.On the other side, Raina’s eyes were bloodshot, her eye rims bright red. Her breathing had become erratic, like she was struggling hard to suppress something inside.After a long silence, Leif suddenly said, “This person—though they’ve tried to avoid the camera—it won’t be hard to find out who they are.”He paused and added, “Although the Molsen family case happened many years ago, and most of the people who knew the truth are long gone, it’s not impossible to trace.”Raina turned to Leif, pressing her fingertips against her temples as she forced herself to calm down. “You’re right. Judging from this footage, this person must have had a close relationship with the Molsen family back then. But maybe something happened, and they turned against the family—or even faked their death. With these clues, it shouldn’t be too hard