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.

cars, all acquired by Timothy for Christina. Besides the regularly-used black Mercedes-Benz, the rest of the luxury vehicles remained untouched, and each car was meticulously covered with dust covers,

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

but did not discover any significant evidence. They

There, she directed Lyle, saying, “Find out exactly

swiftly embarked

wait, Christina replied to Rayne’s

avail. His

tried contacting Sebastian instead. While her call did go through, there

resolute in her determination to extract information about Nathaniel’s

popular romance drama played on the television in the living room, but Christina had no interest in

Due to the poor lighting conditions at the accident site and the ongoing adjustments to

tapped the armrest of the couch rhythmically as her

alone orchestrate such a plot. Moreover, Mrs. Lazuli is his mother, making it

wouldn’t be so foolish as to create trouble for himself. Therefore, the primary suspect, who not only had the strongest motive to harm Azure but also stood to benefit from

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 unlikely

up to recently.” Her eyes were fixed on him unwaveringly as her words hung in the air. As the silence stretched on

up the courage and asked, “Mrs. Hadley, is there anything else you need?”

“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