Franklin glared at Lucas insidiously as he kicked Lucas on his chest. Coincidentally, he caught the wound which Lucas incurred when he saved Ashlyn. The wound which was healing burst open and his black shirt was drenched in blood.
âBreak up with her or let her die. Choose one!â
Lucas endured the excruciating pain from his open wound as he looked at Franklin. âI will find out who the real killer is. Just give me some time.â
Franklin sneered in a deviously cold manner and his eyes became delirious. âIt seems that you have chosen for her to die.â
Livia remained silent as she enjoyed watching men being manipulated.
Reaching out to restrain Franklinâs hand, she had an insidious look on her face. âFranklin, youâre being too heavy-handed. It isnât a good idea to do this to your son, is it?â
âLivia, donât you want to avenge our daughter?â Franklin scooped Liviaâs waist as he gave her a peck.
âLucas, Iâll give you one day to consider. Itâs either you break up with her or she dies!â
With that, Franklin headed to the morgue with Livia in tow.
Claireâs body was kept there.
Meanwhile, Ashlyn felt restless as if something terrible was about to happen.
After returning to Bayview Villa, she could hardly rest the whole night.
Her mind was filled with images of Claire begging her on her knees.
When she woke up feeling distraught, she realized it was already daybreak.
Letting out a long sigh, she still felt disturbed. Was Claireâs heart attack triggered by the shock?
She had the feeling that there was more to the incident. Did I really cause Claireâs death?
After taking a bath while feeling frustrated, Ashlyn headed downstairs and paced around the living hall.
When they heard her, Jared along with Harrison and Anderson came out.
Ashlyn simply felt worse when she saw them looking as if they had something to say. âWhatâs with the look? If you have the time to stare at me, why donât you use it to investigate the incident instead?â
As she sat on the sofa feeling troubled, she started to check her phone.
Jared stood in front of her. âStop checking it. It will just make you angrier.â
âWhat do you mean?â Ashlyn was puzzled.
âThe internet is filled with videos of you,â Jared explained gravely. âThe brothers and I have been working on it the whole night. No matter how much we tried to suppress them, a large volume of videos would quickly resurface.â
Ashlynâs fingers froze when she heard him. Checking her phone, she saw the video show her grabbing her bag to leave while ignoring Claire. Meanwhile, Claire was kneeling with her back facing the entrance, hence her face couldnât be seen.
However, the moment she left the room, Claire collapsed onto the ground.
The video zoomed in to focus on the scene where she left coldly. Her face was clearly shown and it didnât help that she was an internet celebrity.
Therefore, the video had gone viral with many netizens condemning her.
I heard the lady on her knees had died.
My God, she is so pitiful.
Ashlyn has finally been exposed.
Good grief, Iâm her fan. I didnât know she was such a cruel person in private.
Iâm blacklisting her. I hate Ashlyn now.
How can she be so shameless and cruel.
She is a killer.
It was her who killed the poor lady. She needs to be imprisoned and sent to hell.
My best friend says that the lady is the eldest daughter of the Nolan family.
Ashlyn was devastated at that moment and she felt as if her chest was blown into pieces. They are accusing me of being a murderer. Itâs really unfair.
âSuppress it. Just continue suppressing it. Are all our subordinates incompetent? Why is it so difficult for them to manage something like that?â
Just as she spoke, a tall man stepped into Bayview Villa.
He became a lot more haggard just over one night.