Chapter 196: A HUGE CRIME & THE PUNISHEMENT FOR IT
A/N: This Chapter is dedicated to Dawn_Holmes_7985. Hi Dawn, thanks for the golden ticket.
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Everyone knew one unshakable truth, Alanis did not play when it came to his grandmother. As fragile and as stubborn as Charlotte was, she was his everything. The one person he cherished above all. He would do anything for her. Anything. Even killing someone.
As if Claudia hadn’t already wronged him enough, she had now sealed her fate by harming the one person he held dearest.
The room was suffocatingly silent. The tension was thick, suffused with the weight of an unspeakable mistake. Claudia’s entire being trembled with fear. She couldn’t escape this time, not like this, not when she hurt Charlotte like this.
Ava, who had been standing nearby, her hands trembling as she saw everything happen. She suddenly snapped into action and with a sharp gasp, she rushed down the stairs, dropping to her knees beside Charlotte’s limp body.
Her fingers hovered over the older woman’s wrist, checking for a pulse. "Grandma Charlotte?!" her voice cracked with panic.
The stillness was unbearable.
A trickle of blood trailed from Charlotte’s temple, pooling against the marble floor. Her body lay twisted at an unnatural angle.
Claudia’s breath hitched. She had only meant to push her aside, not... not this.