Heartstrings on Fire

Laura reached out, gripping Beatrice’s hand tightly. “Bea, you’ve got to believe me. I’ve been framed. I didn’t kill your father. It was Agnes, that evil witch, she set me up.”

Beatrice’s face gradually paled. “But all the media outlets are reporting on it. And those pieces of evidence…

“Those were all fabricated by Agnes. Think about it, your father’s been gone for four years. If I was guilty, why didn’t Agnes accuse me four years ago? Why did she suddenly produce so much evidence after four years? She’s been plotting this all along, and all those so-called witnesses were bribed by her”

A look of uncertainty flashed across Beatrice’s face, but the evidence was overwhelming, and she could find no flaws in it.

Laura clung to Beatrice’s hand. “Sweetie, don’t tell me you trust Agnes more than me?”

“I never trusted her. She’s always been a snake.”

“Agnes came prepared this time, that’s clear. Look at all the chaos she’s caused since she came back. She’s out for revenge, Bea. You’ve got to believe me.”

Of course, Beatrice would trust Laura over Agnes.

I believe you. Agnes must be trying to frame us. But what do we do now? The verdict’s out. What

Beatrice was panicking.

had always leaned on Laura for

felt like she had lost all her

was already someone urging them from the

But there was still so much

her ear, “Find Hammer. He must come see me. I have something to tell him. He’s the only one who can help

you still be involved with that butler? Isn’t all this his fault? And after the disaster in the

to me. Hammer is the only one

for four years, but if Laura insisted, she would do

think of

prison, Beatrice felt like the world was spinning around

had changed. And it was all because