Chapter 149: We Killed Her
Zevian’s expression creased in confusion again. This was getting really messy, and with the maid gone, it would be hard to defend Evelyn in court. "How did she die?" he asked, turning to Lucius.
"She left a death note and jumped off the building," Lucius replied, having confirmed with the jailer himself. With a small sigh, he continued, "They are still inspecting it and haven’t opened the letter yet."
"Is Mommy in more trouble?" Kiana asked her aunt, who had picked her up earlier. Avery looked at her and pursed her lips, unsure if the little girl could handle it. Her silence only worried Kiana more.
"Did you find any clues?" Zevian asked Lucius again. Whoever was behind this had planned everything, including the maid’s death, even before killing Annabelle. But just because Sophia was their major suspect, they couldn’t directly accuse her. It might have been the Blakes too, considering how desperate Vincent’s mother was to keep Annabelle from marrying her son. She even hated Evelyn and blamed her for all the mess they had brought on themselves.
And then there was Annabelle’s real family. Someone must have let slip that she was related to them, and knowing how greedy Igor’s extended family was, they might have killed her to remove another potential claimant to the family’s patriarchal wealth. Or could it have been Ronan? The way he acted this morning was unlike the man who admired Grace. Ronan had also conveniently gotten Evelyn out of the city just as the crime occurred, which only made Zevian more suspicious of him.
"Nothing. The incident occurred quite late at night; no one was there to witness it. And there was no CCTV covering that angle of the mansion," Lucius answered, his expression grim. This was the first task Damien had personally asked him to oversee, to protect Evelyn from whatever was coming, and it seemed he was already failing. If Damien hadn’t left last week and had been still here, maybe they could have solved this together.
"What exactly happened?" Evelyn questioned, gesturing for Lucius to settle on the sofa. The Montedoro officers hadn’t shared much, and before she could be taken into custody, things got messy at the airport. Zevian hadn’t come home last night, working until morning before joining her to visit the Wright mansion, so she hadn’t been able to ask him about the details.
Everyone sat across from each other, and Avery sent Kiana off with Agatha. Once the little girl was gone, Lucius eyed his assistant, who took out a pen drive and connected it to the television.
"You should sit too," Evelyn suggested to Rita. The poor woman had been dragged into this mess, and Evelyn felt guilty for her injuries. When Rita shook her head and said it was fine, Avery simply pulled her to sit beside her, causing Rita to offer a shy smile and reluctantly take a seat.