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.

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

remove all the dust covers, enabling the police officers to inspect the vehicles more

officers carefully searched the vehicles but did not discover any

There, she directed Lyle, saying, “Find out exactly what happened with Mrs. Lazuli’s

no time and swiftly embarked on his task.

Christina replied to Rayne’s

to persistently dial Nathaniel’s phone number but to no avail. His phone remained unreachable, and

instead. While her call did go through, there was no answer

Christina’s anxiety even more. She made a firm mental note, resolute in her

the television in the living room, but Christina had no interest in watching it. Her mind was

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

the armrest of the couch rhythmically as her thoughts

aside from 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

create trouble for himself. Therefore, the primary suspect, who not only had the strongest motive to harm

have led to her being silenced. On the other hand, Macy is simply a woman who enjoys a life of wealth and luxury, and it seems

mind, Christina instructed Lyle. “Find out what Anya has been up to recently.” Her eyes were fixed on him unwaveringly as her words hung in the air. As the silence stretched on without any response from Christina, Lyle’s confusion grew, accompanied by a growing

mustered up the courage and asked, “Mrs. Hadley, is

you can’t provide me with a