General Delia’s words scoured Sabrina’s heart. She felt chills running down her spine and could not think of anything to say for a moment.
She suddenly felt a burst of pain in her stomach. Her face was pale as she squatted down.
“Sabrina, what’s wrong?” Norton, who was worried about her, stayed in a corner of the corridor. When he saw General Delia stomping out of the hall, he rushed in. He saw Sabrina squatting on the ground with a hand over her stomach and panicked.
Sabrina slowly raised her head.
Norton saw her pale face. Tears had welled up in her bright, grief-stricken eyes. His heart tightened. He couldn’t help touching her face, wanting to comfort her.
“D*mn it.” Sabrina pushed his hand away and slapped him hard on the face. Then, she covered her mouth and ran outside.
Norton was stunned and was rooted to the spot.
He hadn’t come back to his senses when Sabrina’s figure disappeared.
After a long time, he saw a piece of newspaper on the ground and picked it up. There was news about Vivian’s death and some news about Sabrina in a minor section. After he read it carefully, his face turned dark and he clenched his fists.
No one came to mourn in Ink Garden anymore at night.
Jenna sat in front of her grandmother’s memorial tablet, feeling exhausted.
After a while, a strong smell of perfume drifted over.
Jenna raised her head and saw Zoella swaggering in with a strange smile on her face.
Why was she here?
Jenna was shocked and looked at her warily.
At that moment, everyone in the hall turned to look at her. Their eyes were filled with surprise, disdain, and loathing.
The Sky Sword Group had framed the Richards Group. This issue had already been addressed in a press conference. So, what was the purpose of this woman, the president of Sky Sword Group, actually coming?
How shameless she was! Even if the Sky Sword Group was banned, everyone knew that it was Zoella who framed them. So, they despised this woman from the bottom of their hearts.
Under everyone’s gaze, Zoella strolled to Vivian’s memorial tablet and bowed to her with a devout look.
Jenna looked at her coldly.
“Rest in peace, Vivian.” Zoella had no expression on her face. She raised her eyebrows and winked at Vivian’s portrait. The smile on her face was bewitching.
Jenna smiled coldly. “Thank you for coming. Please do as you please.”
The expression on Zoella’s face twitched a little as she walked out of the room.
“Who allowed this woman to come in?” Trevor frowned.
“Dad, the Richards family’s hall is open to the public. We can’t stop her from coming. I just didn’t expect her to have the gall to do so,” Jenna explained softly.
Trevor looked much better at that time. Compared with the haggard face the day before yesterday, even though there was still grief on his face at that time, his mental condition was obviously much better. Jenna looked at him and felt it was strange.
“Yes, that’s true too. It’s just that her way of thinking is weird. I’m really worried about her.” Trevor nodded. He felt that this woman was really detestable.
On the small path in the forest, Zoella carried a bag and walked in a relaxed manner. Her face was calm.
Sergio was walking towards her.
The two chanced upon each other outside Ink Garden.
It was deep into the night. The lanterns in the garden were brightly lit to commemorate Vivian’s death.
Sergio’s face was a little haggard. When he saw Zoella, there was shock on his face, followed by a contemptuous smile. “I didn’t expect you to have the audacity to come to Vivian’s funeral. Tsk tsk, it’s rare to see someone so shameless.”
Zoella did not know that Yadriel had failed to sell weapons in the war-torn country. She thought that the Xanthe family would win and get the top position. So, she was a little afraid of Sergio. However, she would not let go of the high position.
“Sergio. It’s true that Sky Sword Group Company came to a bad end. So what? You wanna gloat over it? Don’t forget, we are in the same boat, and my failure just shows that you are incompetent.” Zoella chuckled.
“Stupid woman.” A dark light flashed in Sergio’s eyes as he said, “You think you’re so smart, fooling around with us? The ending you got was rather kind considering what you did.”
After saying that, he showed a strange smile.
“What do you mean?” Zoella looked at him with fearful eyes.
Sergio narrowed his eyes and took a step forward. He whispered in a cold voice, “Vivian’s servant, Meroy, was killed by your underlings, wasn’t she?”
His eyes stared straight at Zoella.
Zoella was shocked. “How is that possible? What would I get from killing her?”
Sergio laughed dryly and said, “I know exactly what you want to do. I’m advising you to give up. I’m not afraid to tell you that everyone knew your people went into Vivians’s room that night. At that time, Jenna’s assistant, Lomen, was spying on you. It was my people who distracted him. I didn’t do this for you. I just didn’t want to alert the enemy and cause any trouble.”
His words made Zoella take in a deep breath.
It was to be expected.
Meroy had not been killed by Sergio’s people. It was Letty and Liya. Those two stupid women had killed Meroy. D*mn it!
“Do you think the police and staff at Richards Manor are stupid? Let me tell you, the police are at the manor now and your men are about to be arrested. By then, your identity will be revealed and you will be sent to prison. If you are smart, then take a flight out of the country. At least you’ll not be in prison,” Sergio warned.
Zoella’s face began to turn pale, and for a moment, her eyes were filled with panic.
After saying that, Sergio left with a big smile on his face.
Zoella stood there, finding it difficult to walk. She was breathing heavily.
“Carmella, a word,” Norton said coldly with the newspaper in hand.
Carmella was chatting with Maria when she saw Norton approaching them. She pressed her lips together and smiled. Her face was a little flushed.
“Go ahead, Norton is looking for you,” Maria said to Carmella with a smile.
“Alright, Aunt Maria. I’ll get going.” Carmella nodded and left obediently. When she raised her head again, she saw that Norton had already walked quite some distance away. She hurriedly followed behind him.
“Carmella, you did this, didn’t you?” Norton took out the newspaper and placed it in front of her. He asked with a serious expression on his face.
When Carmella read through the newspaper, she finally understood. It turned out that Norton had wanted to ask what she had been up to.
She looked down, with her eyes full of grievances.
“Norton, a reporter asked me about Sabrina yesterday. So, I answered a few questions. I told them the truth. Sabrina is really enthusiastic and helpful. I didn’t mean for this to happen. I am really grateful for what she did for the family.”
Norton’s condemning expression hurt Carmella badly. He was so concerned about Sabrina that he had to come to question her because of a few scandals.
“Is that so? I didn’t know you were such a gossiper. Don’t you know that those reporters like to stir up drama? You disappoint me. Please don’t do this ever again. Otherwise, you leave me no choice but to tell Madam Madeline.” Norton continued with a cold voice, “Also, please stay away from my mother.” Then, he turned around and strode away.
Carmella stood there in a daze as color drained from her face.