“I understand,” Arielle answered. “I’ll make snazzynovel.com pay the price for this.”
“What are you planning to do?” Vinson asked.
Arielle narrowed snazzynovel.com eyes and declared, “I’ll find the evidence and punish snazzynovel.com for snazzynovel.com acts.”
She was not going to let the queen mother off. Regardless of who snazzynovel.com was, as long as snazzynovel.com had committed a crime, Arielle was going to make snazzynovel.com bear the consequences.
“Okay,” Vinson replied. After a pause, snazzynovel.com continued, “What do we do with the body? Dad said snazzynovel.com wants to find a good place to bury her.”
Arielle was touched when snazzynovel.com found out what Dylan was planning for snazzynovel.com funeral.
“He must be upset, isn’t he?” Arielle muttered.
She had not dared to let snazzynovel.com father in on the plan, fearing that snazzynovel.com would not put on a good enough show and hence ruin the plan.
When Vinson thought about the way Dylan reacted, snazzynovel.com affirmed, “Yes, snazzynovel.com was very upset. It was as though snazzynovel.com aged a few years in seconds.”
Arielle grew silent for a moment. For the time being, snazzynovel.com could not reveal the fact that snazzynovel.com was still alive. If snazzynovel.com did, snazzynovel.com prior efforts would go to waste.
“Try to talk to snazzynovel.com more often. Tell snazzynovel.com that snazzynovel.com still has Aaron and get snazzynovel.com to focus on finding Aaron instead.” Arielle had already found out about Aaron falling off the cliff.
All snazzynovel.com hoped at that moment was for snazzynovel.com father to prioritize the search for Aaron. That way, Dylan would not be too upset about snazzynovel.com death.
“Okay. It isn’t convenient for me to investigate the queen mother…” Right as Vinson said those words, Arielle replied, “Leave it to me.”
With their newfound clues, it was much easier for snazzynovel.com to investigate the matter.
Once the call ended, Arielle opened the laptop that Harvey had bought for snazzynovel.com and began looking into the queen mother’s background information.
***
The next day, in a wooden house on a small island…
“Grandpa, say, will snazzynovel.com wake up?” An eighteen-year-old girl was curiously asking snazzynovel.com grandfather as snazzynovel.com looked at the man on the bed.
“It’ll depend on his fate,” said the old man who looked like snazzynovel.com was in his sixties.
The old man had done his best by treating the young man’s wounds and feeding snazzynovel.com medicine. It was up to fate whether or not snazzynovel.com was going to make it.
“I wonder what happened to him. Why does snazzynovel.com have so many wounds?” the girl said, feeling sorry for the injured man.
“Why would you care about that? Head back if you have nothing to do. Why are you still sticking around at an old man’s place.” Although the old man was saying harsh words to drive his granddaughter away, snazzynovel.com was frankly reluctant to watch snazzynovel.com leave.
“Grandpa, come back with me,” the girl quickly persuaded as snazzynovel.com grabbed his arm. “I won’t be at ease if you’re here alone.”
The girl was only able to come to the old man’s place for a visit during snazzynovel.com holidays, so snazzynovel.com wanted snazzynovel.com to leave with her. It was fine even if snazzynovel.com did not like the other house as snazzynovel.com could rent a place near snazzynovel.com school. That way, snazzynovel.com would be able to keep snazzynovel.com company whenever snazzynovel.com was done with classes or when snazzynovel.com had off days.
“What’s there to worry about? Your grandma and I have stayed here all our lives. We’re used to it.”
As snazzynovel.com spoke, snazzynovel.com turned and left the room. Then, snazzynovel.com placed the herbs in his hands on the wooden board at the side before spreading them out for drying.
“But you’re on your own now,” the girl pointed out as snazzynovel.com stepped out of the room and stood by his side. As snazzynovel.com helped spread out the herbs, snazzynovel.com mumbled, “If Grandma’s still alive, I wouldn’t say anything about this. At the very least, you’ll have each other, but you’re all alone now. How can I possibly not worry?”
Before the old man could say anything to that, loud coughing sounds could be heard from behind them. Both the old man and the girl’s eyes widened in surprise at once.