Let Me Stay The Night

The policewoman exchanged glances with her colleague before revealing. “It’s your grandmother, Mrs. Lazuli.”

With a light furrow of her brows, Christina asked, “What happened to her?”

“Earlier tonight, there was a significant car accident near the Gibson residence involving Mrs. Lazuli,” the policewoman said solemnly. “Based on the evidence found at the scene, there were no signs of braking. and the driver responsible for the accident has fled. The initial investigation points toward it being an intentional homicide. We understand that there have been some recent unpleasant interactions between you, Ms. Steele, and Mrs. Lazuli. Therefore, we need to gather further information from you to accelerate the progress of the case.”

Azure was a decisive and cautious woman and had a knack for manipulating people’s emotions. In her daily interactions, she always maintained an elegant and graceful demeanor. Apart from herself, Christina couldn’t think of anyone else whom her grandmother might have offended in the past.

Christina, having done nothing wrong, maintained a calm expression as she looked into the policewoman’s eyes. The relationship between my grandmother and me deteriorated due to disagreements over dividing the family assets. Although we had a few unpleasant arguments, it never reached a point where I would harm her.”

The policewoman continued to inquire, “Could you please share your schedule for today?”

“I was at the hospital visiting my father this morning until this afternoon. There are surveillance cameras at the hospital that you can check…

Christina meticulously recounted every place she had been and everything she had done throughout the day to the policewoman, sparing no details. She even called Lyle over to be her witness but deliberately concealed the interaction that took place between her and Yerek.

“Could we look around your garage, Ms. Steele?” the policewoman suddenly requested.

“Of course. Please come with me,” Christina responded. Without further inquiry, she personally guided the two police officers to the garage.

garage, they were greeted by a collection of luxury cars, all acquired by Timothy for Christina. Besides the regularly-used black Mercedes-Benz, the

all the dust covers, enabling the police

did not discover any significant evidence. They bid their farewells and promptly departed.

Lyle, saying, “Find out exactly what happened with Mrs. Lazuli’s car accident. I expect to have all the details within half

swiftly embarked on his task.

wait, Christina replied to Rayne’s message,

persistently dial Nathaniel’s phone number but to no avail. His phone remained unreachable, and none of her

While her call did go through, there

firm mental note, resolute in her determination to extract information about Nathaniel’s whereabouts from Lyle as soon as he returned.

room, but Christina had no interest in watching it. Her

later, Lyle returned with the information. “Mrs. Lazuli had a car accident near the Gibson residence. The car involved in the incident is the same make and model as the Mercedes-Benz you regularly use. Due to the poor lighting conditions at the accident site and the ongoing adjustments to the surveillance equipment in that area, the nearby surveillance cameras were unable to

the armrest of the couch rhythmically as

Nigel and his son, are Anya and Macy. However, Nigel is in custody, unable to save himself, let alone orchestrate such a plot. Moreover, Mrs. Lazuli is his mother, making it highly improbable for him

for himself. Therefore, the primary suspect, who not only had

certain secrets about Anya, which could have led to her being silenced. On the other hand, Macy is simply a woman who enjoys

were fixed on him unwaveringly as her words hung in the air. As the silence stretched on without any response from Christina,

any longer, mustered up the courage and asked, “Mrs.

came Christina’s blunt response. “What are Nathaniel and Sebastian doing overseas? If you can’t provide me with a clear answer today, I’ll simply drag this out and keep