"Grandma is still in the hospital, her condition unknown. We can't just sit around and wait." Melody's words brought Lucas back to reality.

"You're right. Grandma has always been healthy. She couldn't have fallen down the stairs like that..."

Thalia felt an ache in her heart seeing Lucas like this. Despite knowing him for so many years, she had never seen him so worn out like a trapped animal unable to find a way out. She took a few steps forward, wanting to comfort him, but hesitated upon hearing their conversation.

In the end, she mustered the courage to cautiously voice her opinion, "Grandma Beatrice is old, and accidents like this can happen. I know it's hard to accept, Lucas, but you should also understand that your grandparents aren't getting any younger.

"Of course, I'm not saying that an accident couldn't have occurred, but I just want to tell you that even if Grandma Beatrice did fall accidentally, you shouldn't blame yourself too much. They're both at an age where these things can happen."

Thalia's somewhat convoluted speech caught Quinn's attention. She glanced at Thalia in silence. Ever since she learned that Thalia had killed her sister, she felt her longtime friend had suddenly become a stranger.

what Thalia was thinking. 'Thalia's never the one to speak so cautiously

this incident was somehow related to Thalia. However, after some thought, she realized that it was

would surely be devastated. Thalia could not bear to see Lucas in pain; just seeing him frown made he

seemed improbable that Thalia would commit such an act of harm against Beatrice in her own home. Even if she had the audacity, Quinn still could not imagine Thalia doing

the past, those were just words. There had been no actual actions taken. Before witnessing

raised his head and cast a cold glance

did it do for Thalia to say such things? It would be more helpful to assist him in finding evidence, to determine whether Beatrice fell accidentally or

this was a simple accident, but she preferred to believe it was an accident rather than consider

go back," Lucas ordered. "There's no need for you to

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