Xo Novel
Chapter 1209
“Miss Edwards, what compelled you to become the mistress in the relationship?”
“Miss Edwards, did you feel any remorse or guilt upon knowing your sister died because of you?”
Ariana was nearly blinded by the flashing lights. Still, she was prepared to face the media’s invasive questions head-on with her set of meticulous and methodical answers.
“Every relationship I’ve entered was ordinary. Prior to entering this relationship, the other party didn’t have a girlfriend. I was never a mistress. Brielle never suffered from depression and never died because of me. The police publicly released all results of their thorough investigation as well at that time. You can refer to the official reports and news broadcasts as you please,” Ariana calmly answered the media’s questions with little to no errors, and her emotions were stable throughout.
Out of nowhere, someone declared loudly, “There are multiple online speculations that you intentionally left Theodore Anderson at the scene of the crime as revenge against his family. Can you explain why you ran away from the scene alone? Was it premeditated?”
Ariana visibly stiffened at the question, her face losing its color.
This question had clearly struck a nerve, the memory of Theodore’s lifeless, blood-soaked body popping up in her mind. She was immediately transported back to the scene of the accident. Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
This had always been her trauma, a hurdle that she had yet to fully overcome.
Ariana trembled violently, her lips quivering and her voice trembling as she tried her best to explain. “No, I didn’t…The…The phone signal at the time was unavailable, and I needed to find help on the road immediately. I…I wanted to save him. I never wanted him to die.”
She began to choke, her voice almost incoherent. Tears began to well up and glisten in the corners of her eyes.
At that moment, Ariana’s team rushed forward to protect her. Jim supported her as they retreated while others formed a protective barrier to keep the ravenous reporters at bay.
However, the relentless reporters persisted with their ruthless questions. “Do you feel guilty for causing your husband’s death?”
Tom couldn’t hold back any longer. He quickly turned to face the reporter and shouted, “What are you talking about? Would you feel guilty if your family member died? What kind of heartless and stupid questions is this?”
The reporters fell silent after being scolded, not daring to pursue any further. They quietly watched the group leave the scene.
On the other side of the room, Holden came across the news and even stumbled upon the live broadcasts conducted by those reporters.
His brows furrowed as he scrutinized the flood of information regarding the Anderson Group. The deeper he delved into it, the stranger things got.
Although the Anderson family mentioned by online netizens wasn’t considered a top-tier aristocratic family, they had no problem effortlessly moving through the upper echelons of society. So why had his investigations into the Anderson Group come up empty-handed?
Holden pondered for a moment, then immediately decided to look into Darian’s and Jasper’s backgrounds. The requested information arrived swiftly.
Glancing at the documents that showed Darian’s date of birth, Holden immediately noticed something unusual.
According to the previous data he had obtained from the dark web, Theodore was fifteen years older than Ariana.