Chapter 471

Alyssa was quiet on the way from Belbanks to Solana City. There was no hint of her good mood from days ago. Her face was shrouded in gloominess.

Back at the hotel, she kept Sean out and locked herself in her office. Then, she plunged into her investigations about Lyla’s incident years ago.

“The anniversary celebration was the darkest moment in Lyla’s life. Yet, it was because of this incident that her relationship with Winston Taylor blossomed,” wrote an article.

“The internet was in its early stages back in those days. People read their news from magazines or

newspapers.

“Winston Taylor was rumored to have bought all the publications that reported on the incident and

destroyed all the evidence to suppress the news.

“On top of that, he meted out punishments for the reporters who penned stories on Lyla’s mishap.”

“Still, there were some foreign media at the event. Someone filmed the incident and uploaded it to the internet. Winston Taylor had sent his men to take the videos down, but fragments of it lingered on the

internet.”

Alyssa inhaled deeply and stared keenly at the computer screen while typing away furiously. Before long, she unearthed a blurry recording of the event that had remained buried for over two decades.

In the video, a visibly pale Lyla Nelson was half squatting and shaking violently. She appeared vulnerable,

teetering on the brink of a breakdown.

The spotlight shone mercilessly on top of her head, further intensifying her despair. The audience’s horrified gasps and mocking jeers inundated her, almost drowning and crushing her.

At that moment, a tall figure rushed up to the stage and marched steadily toward her. Alyssa could tell he

was Winston from the look of his back.

Without a word, he swiftly removed his jacket, knelt before Lyla, and secured it around her waist.

the audience. Then, the recording

into the chair with

Lyla’s

“Interesting? That old man is certainly an expert in

own school

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by her phone’s ringing. Gathering herself, she picked up her phone and

what is it?”

is here with his sister.”

to turn Landon and Zoe away due to her foul mood over

her mind when Sean revealed that Landon had brought Zoe over

her spirits. She

joy in another’s misfortune could be

expression marked by a frown, came to her by the entrance

Alyssa. I wasn’t informed that Jasper Beckett

there.”

looked at him coldly and asked, “Why didn’t you punch him in the

replied Sean, who knew he didn’t

that Jasper was sneaky. When Sean led Landon and Zoe

wasn’t there.

check, he was aghast to see that bastard sitting

sipping coffee unabashed.

anyway,” scorned Alyssa, who gestured at Sean to open the door with a lift

of her chin.

a regal air in her high heels

from the couch. His

usual. She looked just like a beautiful and heartless gangster.

shook him.

tense all over. His heart

Landon, staring squarely

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