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"What is it?" His voice was typically cool, but his mood seemed lighter today, making the usual chill in his tone feel much softer. The slight lift at the corners of his eyes revealed his joy.
Lila regretted asking the question as soon as the words left her lips.
Kieran chuckled as he watched her go from being fully confident to completely defeated.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis voice remained warm and soothing. "No rush. When you've figured it out, you can tell me." Lila nodded, making a promise to herself not to ask again. She wouldn't act impulsively.
Amelie and Nicole eagerly examined the marriage license when they arrived at the Morgan residence, both beaming with joy.
This had resolved two major matters at once.
Frances said, "If I didn't know better, I'd think you two were the ones getting married." "You old fool, no one will think you're mute if you keep quiet." Amelie shot him a glare.
Frances closed his mouth, still powerless under her control.
"This calls for a celebration," Amelie continued. "Let's pick a good tand host a nice banquet in a few days. As for the wedding, we can do it early next year." Nicole nodded in agreement and asked, "Kieran, how's the wedding house you prepared? How's the cleanup going at Vermilion Estate?" Kieran responded, "There's still sthings to sort out, and we're tight on time. We won't be able to move in until the end of the year." So, there was still a little over a month to go.
Nicole understood and pulled Lila to sit beside her. "No rush. We'll have people help when the tcomes." Kieran nodded and tucked the marriage license away again.
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"Is there nothing inside?" She wondered as she moved closer.
When the door opened, dozens of documents spilled out with a loud clatter.
Lila was startled. "These should be important files. Why are they just thrown in here like this?" She shook her head helplessly. Clearly, Frances hadn't paid attention.
She picked up the files and placed them back into the safe one by one.
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"Evidence of the Hart family couple's car accident." Evidence?
Wasn't the investigation into her parents' car accident concluded as ме ap accident years ago? If it was truly an accident, why would evidence be needed?
And if there was evidence proving it wasn't an accident, why hadn't it been handed over to the police? Suddenly, she recalled Shannon's and Pierre's words.
"Was your parents' death really an accident?" It wasn't, was it? If it wasn't, who would have wanted to harm them?