I turned around and saw Bernice standing at the end of the corridor, with Nathan beside her. Her eyes were red as she walked
toward the doctor and asked, “Who are you saying didn’t make it?”
Confused, the doctor glanced at me. I explained, “She’s their biological daughter.”
The doctor furrowed his brow and asked, “Why are you only arriving now? If you had come a little earlier…
Maybe afraid of provoking Bernice and triggering a medical dispute, the doctor quickly changed his tone. “I understand how
you’re feeling. We’re also very saddened by your loss. Please accept our condolences.”
He quickly left, likely fearing that Bernice would take her anger out on him.
Bernice’s legs buckled, but Nathan steadied her.
A few seconds later, she lunged toward me. “What’s going on here, Fiona? Didn’t Dylan say that you were just jealous and putting
an act on with my parents? How did it end up like this? Did you poison them?”
I calmly looked at Bernice, who had become frenzied. “The police will investigate if I’m involved in their poisoning. Still, your
parents could have been saved if you had come to sign the papers. I called you many times and explained everything. Yet, you refused to come, and now they’re dead. So, who’s really responsible for their deaths?”
Each of my words was like a knife stabbing Bernice in the heart. She stared at me at first but eventually couldn’t meet my eyes.
Her face turned pale as she crouched on the floor, hugging her head and crying. “This is all my fault. Mom, Dad, I’m so sorry. It’s
all my fault.”
As the incident involved poisoning, Andrew’s and Sally’s bodies couldn’t be sent for cremation immediately. They had to be taken
to the police station.
The police also took in the three of us for questioning.
As the first to discover the poisoning, I became the prime suspect. The police asked me about my relationship with the deceased.
“I’m dating their son.‘
The police asked, “Did you discover them alone?”
I shook my head. “Their son also saw them but he didn’t believe that it was real and just walked away.”
The police officers were speechless. It’s hard to imagine that anyone would just ignore their parents in a coma. However, I wasn’t surprised.
Once Lauren was involved, Dylan became a different person.
Dylan and I met through an arranged marriage proposal. When we met, he had already cut ties with Lauren.
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+15 BONUS
Had I known that Dylan still had feelings for Lauren, I would’ve never been with him. By the time I discovered Lauren’s existence,
I had fallen so deeply in love with Dylan.
In my past life, I paid the price of my life for this love. Until my last breath, I still dreamed that Dylan had let go of Lauren and
truly wanted a life with me.
Soon, I was cleared of suspicion. It was because I had lunch with Dylan at noon that day. During our meal, he had received a call
asking if he wanted to go fishing with Lauren.
I had a huge argument with Dylan over this phone call, and everyone in the restaurant could testify to that. I didn’t have time to
polson Andrew and Sally.
The police hadn’t been able to reach Dylan. They tracked his location and discovered that he was already out
Since there was no signal out there, it was normal that they couldn’t get in touch with him.
out at sea
with Lauren.
After leaving the police station, I said goodbye to Bernice.
I had no real connection to Andrew and Sally. Helping up to this point was already more than enough. As for the rest, I would
