Chapter 1157

“The maid heard a silence. After that, I saw …” Jasper’s voice trailed off, and his chest heaved. His eyes were bloodshot, and his nostrils flared.

His palms sweated and trembled in Alyssa’s grip as he revisited the scene of his mother’s fatal fall.

For the first time, he learned about the dull thud produced by a body hitting the ground. He swore he could even hear the sounds of Anne’s bones breaking.

He had merely taken a glimpse of the scene, but the trauma that came with it would haunt him for the rest of his life.

“Stop it, Jasper. Stop…” Alyssa hugged him tightly, wanting to be one with him. Jasper did not cry, but she started sobbing. Her tears stained his white shirt.

“It’s fine. I am vengeful, but I won’t be blinded by hate. I’m not going to break down,” Jasper remarked as a newfound light entered his eyes.

with his rough dingers. “I’m strong because you’re by my side. Lyse, you have no idea how much you mean to me. You’ve given me the courage to carry on. Otherwise, I would have succumbed to despair.”

Cyrus finally realized that Cyrus was right. Alyssa was the

asked with a frown, The silence and Madam Anne’s fall happened at the same time. Could that indirectly prove Sophia’s involvement? She was the only one present in the room.”

When she caught Sophia tampering with her

Sophia. Madam Anne was likely

back, Jasper explained, “According to the maid, she saw Sophia fleeing the bedroom in panic, and they collided. Sophia threatened her not to say a word and paid her a good amount of hush money so that she wouldn’t

motivated by the money. She was mostly worried about Sophia’s retaliation. That’s why she took the money and kept

protect her

priority now is to get Sophia charged with drug offenses and keep her

realized the reason Jasper didn’t get Sophia arrested on charges of abetting murder. Given that he only had one

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