Chapter 371

By the time Brielle was seated in the back of the police cruiser, her mind was a whirlwind of confusion.

Upon arrival at the station, it was revealed to her that Sarah had drowned, and her time of death was at nine, the previous night.

“Miss Brielle,” the officer inquired, tapping away at his keyboard, “where were you last night at

nine?”

“At home,” she replied.

“Any witnesses to confirm that?”

“There’s a security camera at my front door. I didn’t leave the house all day.”

The officer continued, businesslike, “Who did the victim associate with regularly?

“I’m sorry. I didn’t really know her,” Brielle admitted.

probing look before diligently

her brow in thought before asking. “Was Sarah’s death

have to wait for the

there, and the public would surely blame her harassment as a direct cause of the tragedy. Moreover, with no surveillance in the bar from that night and Sarah

Simon was complicit in something shady–Brielle was certain he had been bribed. Plus, the mysterious message “help me” sent to the group chat, seemed like a desperate move by someone behind the scenes to escalate the situation. It was

to her advantage, Brielle had confronted Simon,

pulling the strings from the shadows?

and a name

first in the Dorsey clan to learn of her relationship with Max. Yet, he had remained inactive.

with anxiety–it

by his previous threat to poison Max, and

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family member with deep roots in the company. If he had been monitoring Brielle’s movements, he would’ve been well aware of her

company, only to find a crowd gathered outside Dorsey Tower. In the midst of it all was Simon, sitting on the ground,

a contest of

eyes locked onto Brielle’s car, and he stood up, pointing an accusing finger.

and Brielle’s frown deepened. How did Simon know

on sight?

too late to reverse; the mob was closing in, hurling insults

You owe this family

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