Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Clarissa's expression changed instantly. She lowered her phone and realized she was the one in trouble tonight.

She glared at Audrey and the others, wondering how they had set her up. They hadn't appeared before tonight, and even when they did, they only wandered around the yard and argued with her-nothing serious enough to raise suspicion. It hit Clarissa that she had fallen into their trap. Audrey and the others had given her false hope that she could eliminate them, but it was all part of their plan, and she had walked right into it.

Now, with the police here, there was no escape. She and Mr. Dunn were stuck, and her plan to die along with her enemies had failed. She was furious.

Her gaze swept over everyone until it landed on Liberty.

Clarissa stepped forward, smiled coldly at Liberty, then suddenly lunged, grabbing Liberty's arm to pull her over. Out of everyone there, Liberty seemed the least likely to fight back, so Clarissa saw her as an easy target.

to Liberty, reacted faster. She grabbed Liberty's other arm and yanked her back, foiling Clarissa's

Clarissa reached out again and grabbed another woman from the Farrell family. It didn't matter to her who it was-she just needed

woman by the neck with one hand,

movements were quick

Clarissa yelled, "Step back!

"Mom!" Kathryn cried out.

shocked that their mother had a gun. They had no idea she had been carrying it. They couldn't understand why she was doing this, or what had pushed her to such extremes. Who had called her on the phone just before this? The police had just arrived.

Mr. Dunn had one at home, too," the lead officer said gravely. "Mrs. Farrell, you can't escape. I urge you to release