Chapter 425: Seed Of Doubt
Xavier exhaled slowly. Then, with chilling certainty, he said, "What if the person who murdered Arabella... was our father?"
The world seemed to be still.
Xander’s fingers curled into the sheets, his knuckles turning white. He could hear the steady beeping of the hospital monitors, but everything else felt distant—like he was underwater, drowning in the weight of Xavier’s words.
His throat felt tight, his breath uneven, but his glare was sharp. "What nonsense are you talking about?" His voice came out sharper than he intended. "Is this some kind of pathetic trick? Another attempt to manipulate me into believing you’re innocent?"
"I never touched her when I saw her dead," said Xavier, and Xander scoffed. "Not once."
Xander scoffed, shaking his head. "You’re lying."
"Am I?" Xavier leaned forward slightly, his sharp gaze unwavering. "There was a witness that saw everything the night Arabella was killed."
Xavier’s words shocked Xander to the extent the latter nearly sprang up from the bed, completely forgetting his injured leg. He hissed in pain before he settled back down on the bed.
"That’s impossible. This is just one of the tricks you’ve cooked up from your sleeves. It’s too late for you to try to convince me you’re not the one who murdered Arabella. You’re the one who took her away from me because you were jealous," he accused with rage, saliva flying everywhere. "Father would never kill Arabella. He never knew we were in a relationship, and he didn’t have any business with her when she still alive."
Xavier ignored everything else he said and responded, "Whenever you’re ready, I might be willing to let you meet with the eyewitness and know the truth."
Xavier stood up and was about to leave but Xander stopped him right when he was about to open the door.
"Father did not have Arabella killed," he said and Xavier could only look at him from the corners of his eyes without needing to turn.