Laura Xavier didn’t expect Leah Thorne to suddenly dodge. In her mind, Leah had always been soone who lived with an insignificant status in the Xavier family. Even if she knew the truth from back then, it wouldn’t change her perception over the years. So when she hit Leah, Leah shouldn’t have dodged.
Now she was embarrassingly sprawled on the ground, trying to get up at once. Just then, a chilling voice ca from above, "Mrs. Xavier, why are you suddenly... kneeling down for like this?"
What?
Laura froze. She looked up only to see Leah standing in front of her, looking down at her with condescension. "Mrs. Xavier, I take your kneeling as an act of repentance and plea for forgiveness on behalf of the Xavier family towards our Thorne family."
Laura was stunned. "You!"
"But," Leah’s eyes suddenly turned cold, "your Xavier family’s hands are stained with too much of my Thorne family’s blood, too much to be catalogued. This one kneel doesn’t atone for your sins, so save your breath, get up!"
Laura was so furious her whole body trembled, with a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat. "You... you, Leah, no matter what, you were raised by our Xavier family. Have you forgotten the grace of upbringing?"
Leah truly laughed. She couldn’t understand how Laura could still shalessly talk to her about the grace of upbringing. Leah looked up, her gaze landing on the tightly shut door of the hospital room in front of her, and said softly, "The grace of upbringing... I’ve already repaid Justin Xavier. He collected that debt from long ago."
Laura wanted to speak but found herself at a loss for words, unable to utter a single one.
Just then, a private secretary stepped up and softly said, "Madam, why don’t you go in and see the CEO? He’s been longing to see you the most right now."
Leah stood without moving. "Who said I ca to the hospital to see him?"
The private secretary froze, "Madam, you an?"
"I just stopped by to see Mrs. Xavier. Now that I’ve seen her, I’ll be leaving." Leah turned to leave.
"Madam!" The private secretary was shocked. "Madam, are you really going to be this heartless? Visiting without going in, how heartbroken will the CEO be if he finds out?"
Leah’s expression was so indifferent that no one could discern what she was thinking. "Tell him I’ve left sothing for him on the bedside cabinet in the bedroom. He can see it himself when he wakes up."
After speaking, Leah walked away.
Just then, a figure appeared in the corridor ahead; it was Old Master Xavier.
Old Master Xavier appeared.
Old Master Xavier looked displeased, his entire being enshrouded in darkness, making him appear exceptionally sinister. His murky eyes were fixed on Leah like those of a venomous scorpion.
Leah’s steps didn’t falter. She calmly t Old Master Xavier’s gaze, then raised her hand, giving him a condescending and provocative thumbs-up before slowly turning it downward.
Leah’s graceful silhouette quickly vanished from everyone’s sight.
...
Leah left, and Old Master Xavier and Laura ca to the stairwell. At this ti, a subordinate softly said, "Master, Leah has already driven away. We’ve been keeping an eye on her these days, but she’s been staying behind closed doors at the Ford family, and we haven’t had any opportunity to act. Now, she’s driving to the police station with that piece of evidence given by the Ford family in her hands."
Old Master Xavier’s eyes glinted with ferocity. "Then what are you waiting for? Making Leah have a car accident on the way should be easy enough."
"Yes, Master." The subordinate quickly went to carry out the order.
Laura was shocked as she looked at Old Master Xavier, "Master, are you... planning to orchestrate a car accident... to kill Leah?"
Though Laura was sharp-tongued, her hands had never been stained with blood. Now, hearing Old Master Xavier’s plan to kill Leah, she was stunned.
"That’s right, today is the perfect opportunity. I want both Leah and that piece of evidence to disappear in a car accident, just like... her parents did back then." Old Master Xavier said with a cold laugh.
Laura’s pupils constricted, "Master, you an... the car accident of Leah’s parents back then was also... planned by you?"
"That’s right. In fact, Quinn Thorne needn’t have died. But he was too smart. He had noticed that our operations weren’t clean and was secretly maneuvering in the stock market to cash out. For the future of the Xavier family, I had no choice but to plan that car accident back then."
Laura suddenly forgot to breathe, her limbs began to tremble, "Master, have you... gone mad? This is murder; killing soone is illegal and punishable by imprisonnt!"
"Shut up!" Old Master Xavier imdiately chastised Laura.
Laura shrank back in fear.
"Don’t forget, you’re also part of the Xavier family. We’re all in the sa boat!" Old Master Xavier threatened.
Laura dared not speak any further.
...
Leah drove away, the sealed file bag placed on the passenger seat beside her.
Reaching a four-way intersection ahead, Leah stepped on the accelerator, speeding up.
At that mont, a lodious ringtone sounded — it was a call from Simon Ford.
Leah pressed the button to answer, and Simon’s anxious and tense voice quickly ca through, "Leah, did you take that sealed file bag away? No, I realize now, the false information you spread these past few days was actually to attract Old Master’s focus on you, wasn’t it? Going to the hospital, you’re practically courting danger and giving Old Master a chance to strike at you!"
"Leah, don’t act impulsively. Where are you now? Stay put; I’m on my way. I’m coming to find you," Simon’s worried, anxious voice kept coming. Leah looked up; she had already seen through the front windshield a large truck suddenly appearing and heading straight towards her.
Leah curled her red lips. She slowly raised her hand, released the steering wheel, and softly said, "Simon, you’re great, forget about ."
Bam.
A loud crash; the truck directly collided with her car.
Leah felt imnse pain, with blood surging in her chest, her entire body feeling as if it had been disassembled.
Her ears roared, without knowing how long she tossed around, her body finally fell out of the wrecked vehicle.
Her face hurt too; it was warm and wet, as if sothing was continuously gushing out.
"Oh my god, a car accident!" soone scread.
Simon arrived, his attention drawn by the accident; he pushed through the crowd and rushed over.
Soon, he saw the scene before him: Leah lay on the ground, covered in blood.
"Leah!" Simon dashed forward and hugged Leah tightly.
Leah’s gaze was unfocused; she struggled to lift her head to look at Simon, then handed over to Simon sothing she had been holding onto all along.
Simon glanced at it; it was a voice recorder.
Earlier, when Leah was at the hospital provoking Laura, she had taken the opportunity to plant a bug in her hair.
The conversation between Laura and Old Master Xavier was all recorded in this voice recorder.
Old Master Xavier wouldn’t escape.
She had finally avenged her parents.
Simon clung to the voice recorder with reddened eyes. At that mont, his palm was burning hot, as he saw that Leah’s perfect right cheek had a deep gash from the shattered car window glass.
Her right cheek was ruined.
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