“I told you not to save her. You are saving a murderer. Five years ago, it was she and her sister who plotted and killed Mikael,” Rachel cried, glancing at Lisa with hatred.
Lisa, who had initially calmed down, seemed to be agitated by her words. Her eyes were wide, and her breaths sounded particularly eerie and horrible.
“Natalie, the blood, look at the blood, she’s too agitated. I can’t stop it from spurting out!” Eli Wayne reminded her.
“Calm down,” Natalie Wheeler said to Lisa.
She had to keep her emotions in check. Otherwise, it would be hard for her to stitch the wound up without the advanced instruments.
Lisa could not seem to calm down and her body began to twitch again. Three seconds later, her eyes widened once again and her hands fell to her sides limply. She stopped moving and there was complete silence. Even her gasps were gone.
Eli and Natalie looked at each other. Natalie then looked at Stephen apologetically, “She’s dead.”
Stephen stumbled backward and looked at Rachel in shock, “What did you say? It was my two daughters who killed my son? How did you know? Who the h*ll are you?”
“Five years ago, I was your son’s girlfriend. He had already proposed to me then.
I too thought that he had accidentally drowned to death. I kept dreaming of him over the past five years, and his body would always be dripping with blood whenever he appeared in my dreams. I was miserable.
Three years ago, Lisa came to my massage parlor. When I knew that she was Mikael’s younger sister, I treated her very well. Not only did I not charge her for the services, but I also introduced her boyfriend to her. Even though she had broken my friend’s heart, I still helped her because she was Mikael’s sister.
However, I accidentally overheard the conversation between them this morning. It turned out that they were afraid that Stephen would give the property to Mikael, so they killed him together.
Olivia purposely goaded Mikael to surf at the deeper end of the ocean. Before Mikael went to the sea, Lisa gave him a beer that had been drugged. Under their conspiracy, Mikael subsequently drowned in the sea. He was already a corpse when he was found,” Rachel cried. “It’s better this way. I have taken revenge for Mikael and I have no regrets. It’s time for me to accompany him now.”
All of a sudden, Rachel dashed towards the wall with all her might.
Unfortunately, she had underestimated Jasper’s strength. Even though she had practiced it before, she still could not escape him. She struggled frantically in his grasp.
Natalie stood up and said in a low voice, “You only knew how to avenge Mikael, but you have never thought about what he really wants. Even if you die like this, Mikael wouldn’t want to see you.”
Rachel looked at Natalie in surprise and sobbed, “What do you mean?”
“Mikael proposed to you because he loves you. Since he loves you, he must have hoped for you to live a happy life, but instead, you have decided to live a life filled with hatred.
Mikael was the only son in the family. It was his duty to take care of his old father. Now, you have killed all the people who will take care of his father,” Natalie said clearly.
“They were never planning to take care of Stephen at all. They thought that Stephen had asked them to come here to allocate the property. When they were discussing whom Stephen should live with, they both said that they did not want to live with this strange old man. This kind of unfaithful and unfilial people don’t deserve to live in this world at all,” Rachel roared.
“What about you? You killed the sisters, which means that you are a murderer yourself. It’s easy to die. Once you close your eyes, you’ll be dead. However, your sins haven’t been paid off yet. Go and make some contribution to society. If Mikael was still alive, he wouldn’t want to see you die like this,” Natalie said coldly.
Rachel pressed her lips together, as if she had calmed down, “I don’t know, I don’t know what should I do now.”
“You know it in your heart what you should do next. Don’t be like Lisa and Olivia. Begin by realizing your mistakes,” Natalie said in a deep voice.
“Mr. Milton, here’s the rope.” Hale Summer brought the rope and handed it to Jasper Milton.
Jasper immediately tied Rachel up.
Rachel sniffed and confessed, “Miss Wheeler is right. I have committed the crime exactly the way she had described it. However, I secretly sent a text message to the boat crew with Stephen’s mobile phone to ask them to pick two people up from the mainland. Since I had meant to mislead them and there isn’t anyone to be picked up, the crew should probably be back by tomorrow.”
Natalie walked towards Rachel and wiped the tears and snot on her face with a tissue. She said meaningfully, “It is impossible for a dead man to come back to life. You destroyed yourself for Mikael because you thought that you had to do something in order to repay him for his love. However, the truth was what Mikael had hoped for you to regain your happiness instead of living in his memory.”
“I love him,” Rachel’s tears kept streaming down her cheeks.
“In that case, you should give more consideration to Mikael’s thoughts. Love is not selfish, but rather, an act of consideration for your partner,” Natalie said earnestly.
Rachel sniffed and asked, “Have you ever loved someone before, Miss Wheeler?”
“Yes. When two people truly loved each other, they are bound to each other for the rest of their lives. Therefore, one could only attain happiness once they let go of everything,” Natalie said with a faint smile.
The candlelights in the living room emitted a faint orange light and enveloped her body. It looked as if she was emitting a warm halo of peace.
“One could only attain happiness once they let go of everything,” Rachel murmured.
“Miss Wheeler, are we still going to retrieve the black box?” The butler asked.
Natalie shook her head, “That’s not necessary. the thing about the black box is fake.”
Rachel raised her head and looked at Natalie.
Natalie knew what Rachel was thinking, so she said in a low voice, “I’m sorry, but if even if I had the chance to do this all over again, I would still do the same because I know what I should do.”
Rachel lowered her eyes and fell into deep thought. She did not say another word.
All of a sudden, the room was filled with silence, and the atmosphere had turned strange.
The people in the living room felt a chill down their backs when they saw the two dead bodies lying motionlessly on the ground.
“Mr. Milton,” Stephen said. “I’m sorry, but I can’t sell this island to you. I’m worried that my children wouldn’t be able to find their way home if I sell it away. I can’t go to A Country with you as well. I need to stay here and guard my family. However, I’ll talk to Aneira for you, and I’ll make another painting for her.”
“Please let me know If there’s anything that you need. I’ll try my best to do what I can,” Jasper promised.
Stephen shook his head, “Please allow me to deal with my children’s funeral first. I may only be able to meet Aneira after five days.”
“I’m sorry for your loss,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Natalie looked at Eli.
Eli shrugged and said in a low voice, “It seems that we have come here in vain. Stephen has already chosen Jasper. It will be useless no matter what I say. It’s God’s will.”
Natalie looked at Eli’s disappointed eyes and felt a little distressed. She held Eli’s hand and said, “I’m sorry.”
Eli smiled slightly, “You have nothing to apologize for. It has nothing to do with you. We have overlooked the possibility of Jasper already negotiating with Stephen from the very beginning. It seems that one truly needed the experience to be ahead of the game.”
“There will be another chance, I’m sure of it,” Natalie comforted her.
“I hope so,” Eli was no longer hopeful.
“Natalie Wheeler,” Jasper shouted in her full name.
Natalie was slightly surprised. Shouldn’t he call her Miss Wheeler instead?
She felt a little strange when he referred to her with her full name.
“I have something to talk to you about, alone. Come here,” Jasper said in a low voice, without giving her any chance to refuse. He turned around and walked out of the room domineeringly.