Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Back then, Nicole’s mother, Rosalie Wells, had grabbed his hands as she made a suggestion out of desperation.

After that, they purposely tampered with the crime scene. Now, the question was whether the photos showed me at the driver’s seat or Rosalie?

Taking in how pale her father had turned, Nicole understood that her family was definitely involved in the accident.

“Still not admitting to it?”

“Nicole, I wasn’t the one behind the wheel back then! I-it was your mother! Your mother killed that old woman, not me! I had nothing to do with it!”

Nicole’s heart clenched in her chest as she stared at him in disbelief. “It was Mom? Really?”

Putting on a heartbroken expression, Zane added, “I was in the passenger seat while your mother was driving. After she hit that old woman, she was afraid of the consequences of killing someone. That’s why we fled out of there!”

She found that even harder to believe.

Her mother had always taught her to be brave and to admit to her mistakes. She had lectured her on the importance of taking responsibility for her actions. It doesn’t make sense that she would run away back then!

“Is that really what happened?”

eyes. Turning his head away, he walked toward the chair

“Yes!”

Gathering her thoughts, she pressed,

his mind whirred, seeming as though he was trying to come up with an excuse. Finally, he let out a regretful sigh and answered, “Your mother insisted on it! She was in a hurry to visit your grandfather. This is all my fault!

Is that so?

your mother died. I didn’t dare to tell you the truth last time. Your mother’s guilty conscience ate at her, causing her a lot of psychological stress. She continued to blame herself for what had happened and would even wake up screaming from all the nightmares that she had! She suffered from severe depression and her disease didn’t help matters… In the end, the pressure finally got to her. That was the reason that she had died

reminded her of

with Sylphiette at Rose Garden, Sylphiette had told her the reason for her mother’s

akin to what Zane had said, that her mother had died due to being unable

informed her that Zane was involved in

then was practically screaming that things were not as simple as that.

had uttered, “Nobody knows the reason for your mother’s death better than

ask, regarding the matter that happened

she soon decided that there was no point in wasting any more time here. She left the

since the four kids were already in

timbre of Evan’s voice drifting