Talitha did not refuse, so Raymond played the recording. Devon’s voice rang out clearly in the room. “Yes, Talitha is my daughter! I hope William can give my daughter a chance. As long as William lets my daughter go, I can tell you anything you want.”
Declan’s voice could be heard next and Talitha’s face was pale. Raymond looked at Talitha and said, “What are you going to do now? You are not Devon’s daughter, so he and Natasya will definitely not let you go. Even if you can escape this time, it will be hard to say the next time this happens. This time, William did not break his promise and arranged for someone to save your life, but it doesn’t mean that you will be so lucky next time. After all, you are not a good person so we don’t have to try our best to help you.”
It was clear to Talitha that Raymond was telling the truth. He then continued…
“The reason why your father was trapped was that in addition to his misconduct, he did something illegal as well. Another important thing was that your father took the blame for your mother and Devon. Logically, your father has already repaid his debt to them, but what would a man like Devon know about gratitude? Anyway, your father is about to be executed, so Devon could care less about repaying the favour to Daclan. Things have turned out the way you’ve expected, so don’t you want to do something?”
“What else can I do?” Talitha asked in a hoarse voice, “Raymond, I know that I have done many things to you. I know that I am selfish and mean. Although I’m completely insignificant, I have never thought of killing anyone. I have never once wanted to kill you and Valeria. I know that you may not believe…”
“I believe that you are not so vicious. If you are as cruel as Natasya, I would’ve made sure you were dead by now!” Raymond interrupted Talitha.
“I’m not afraid to tell you the truth. It’s easy to let you and Natasya destroy each other before sending Natasya to prison. However, we didn’t do that and we decided to save you. Do you know why?”
“I know. Raymond, just tell me what you want me to do. As long as I can live, I’ll listen to everything you say!”
When people were in despair, they would always take the initiative to save themselves. Talitha was undoubtedly in such a situation now. Raymond nodded. “Talitha, do you want to see your father?”
“I… Raymond, I’ll see him if you allow me to do so.”
“Well, I will arrange for you to meet your father. Remember to tell him all your experiences and let your father think about it.”
Devon did his best to frame Talitha’s death on Raymond.
He deliberately called the police station and asked about the situation. The officers then told him about the general situation.
With Marcus’ prior arrangement, Devon didn’t need to say anything at all. Everything went smoothly according to his and Natasya’s plan. They said that they had found Talitha’s mobile phone and she had asked Raymond to meet her through text before the accident. The content of the text message was somewhat strange, so their current priority was to investigate Raymond.
Devon heard this and felt happy. It seemed that he had succeeded in framing Raymond. The police would definitely ask Raymond to clear up the matter after they saw the last text message sent by Talitha before she died.
It was time for Raelyn to show up. Devon called Raelyn and said sadly, “Raelyn, I just called an acquaintance in the police station to ask about the incident. They told me that they had found Talitha’s cell phone. Talitha had called Raymond before the incident and she also sent a message to him.”
Raelyn was utterly shocked when she heard this. “She met Raymond before the accident? Was he the one who killed Talitha?”
“I think so too. If Raymond did it, it would be difficult to solve it! We have no way to avenge Talitha and she might’ve died in vain!” Devon deliberately said so.
“What do you mean? Why would she die in vain? Why can’t you avenge her? I’m telling you, I must make Raymond pay for what he has done!”
“Raelyn, calmly think about it. What are we going to do now? Your company is gone and I’m suspended because of the investigation. We’re left with nothing now, so how can we fight against your brother? Your brother won’t just watch as we try to send Raymond to prison. I’m sure he will try his best to destroy the evidence. The Saunders family has only one child and your father will definitely stand firmly on your brother’s side. How can we win?”
“Even if it’s impossible, I won’t give up!” Raelyn became angrier after hearing Devon’s words. “I’ll find my dad and tell him about this matter. If he defends Raymond, I’ll commit suicide in front of him!”
“Honey, you mustn’t do anything stupid! Without Talitha, you still have me and Natasya. If anything happens to you, how will we deal with it?” Devon tried to persuade her, but he was secretly hoping that Raelyn would cause an even larger feud.
As long as Raelyn was at odds with Gavin and blamed Talitha’s death on Raymond, he would not mistreat Raelyn even if he wanted to deal with her. At that time, Raelyn could demand anything she wanted!
Meanwhile, Veronica’s car stopped at Ornard’s company in New York. She got out of the car with a sullen face and entered the company in a hurry. Just then, Ornard’s secretary saw her coming in and quickly stood up to say hello.
Veronica often came to Ornard’s company and he often chatted with his secretary with a smile. She wasn’t in a good mood today, so she gave a brief no before heading straight to Ornard’s office.
The secretary was stunned for a moment and immediately stepped forward to stop Veronica. “Madam, Mr. Laban has something to do now. Please wait a moment…”
“Get lost!” Veronica pushed the secretary roughly, which made the latter stagger on her high heels before she almost fell down. Then, the secretary reached out to lean against the wall. “Madam… you…”
The secretary watched as Veronica rushed to open the door of Ornard’s office in anger. As the door was pushed open, Veronica immediately saw what was happening.
Ornard was sitting on the sofa while a scantily-clad woman was sitting on his lap.
Both of their clothes were in a mess and they immediately snapped up to look at Veronica when they heard the door open. Ornard was stunned and he immediately pushed the woman away.
She fell to the ground and screamed, “Ah! It hurts! Where did this old hag come from? Why did she come in without knocking on the door?”
Veronica was already in a bad mood, so she was furious after she was insulted that way. She rushed over with a sullen face and slapped the woman mercilessly. “How dare you call me that?!”