Chapter 168: Start Of Her Downfall
Evelyn’s eyes widened in shock, her heart racing wildly as she guessed what must have happened. Having known Sophia and her twisted ways of getting rid of clues, she must have killed Annabelle herself.
"What happened?" Avery asked still a little confused as puzzles didn’t fit together.
Brianna sighed out loud, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "Sophia convinced Elias that Annabelle was dead because of the fall. She manipulated the poor boy and made him run away. Then..." Taking a deep breath, "she lured me with money and we together took Annabelle to the terrace."
"And pushed her later," Evelyn continued, rage boiling in her veins.
Brianna immediately started to defended herself. "I swear I also thought Annabelle was already dead, Ma’am. I thought we were pushing a dead body but later Sophia revealed the truth to me." Gritting her teeth for falling for her lies, she added, "She then started threatening me too since I had become a criminal along with her by disposing unconscious Annabelle."
"That evil bitch!" Avery scoffed out loud, finding it too hard to digest. Sophia was too smart and cunning, ten steps ahead of all them that it had come to this point. She never left behind traces and it would be still hard to prove her as the real criminal.
"So, Elias doesn’t know any of it and believes he had killed Annabelle?" Lucius drew a conclusion. It was understandable why that young boy fell for her mother’s words, using Evelyn to cover a sin that he hadn’t even committed in the first place. He was disgusted about Sophia even more! This woman hadn’t even left her own son to wash the blood off her hands.
"It seems so since he is acting cold to you," Brianna replied, turning to Evelyn. She had observed how close the half siblings were even though Sophia tried her best to separate them. Annabelle’s death seemed like a perfect weapon as Evelyn would never be able to forgive Elias again.
Evelyn let out a shaky breath, her head spinning with all the thoughts. Her heart twisted painfully as she thought of Elias. Her younger brother had always been the one to light up her world, with his innocent laughter and warmth. She had cherished him like no other, only to now feel betrayed, used by him to cover his own sins.
Yet, how could she blame him when the real culprit was their mother, Sophia—a venomous manipulator who spared no one, not even her own blood?
Tears burned in Evelyn’s eyes as she clenched her fists. "Annabelle," she whispered, her voice trembling. The poor woman had been nothing but a pawn in Sophia’s despicable game, her life cruelly stolen along with her baby who was yet to see the world. Evelyn’s chest heaved with a mixture of sorrow and rage. Annabelle didn’t deserve this. No one did!