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 beside his desk

“Yes!”

thoughts,

a regretful sigh and

Is that so?

on his face and uttered, “Nicole, you’ve always asked me how 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

her of something incredibly

been making a deal with Sylphiette at Rose Garden, Sylphiette had told her the

had said, that her mother had died due to being unable to withstand the pressure

one very notable difference. Sylphiette had also informed her that Zane

 “involved”, did she mean that he was in the car with Mom at the time? No, her expression back then was practically screaming that things were not as simple

Sylphiette had uttered, “Nobody knows the reason for

ask, regarding

decided that there was no point in wasting any more time here.

since the four kids were

of Evan’s voice drifting over from