âAlcohol! I wanted to drink alcohol! Only it can relieve my pain,â Edmond said and poured the alcohol into his mouth.
âStop drinking!â Lizbeth snatched the bottle away and yelled, âErin kidnapped Helios and poisoned him at the wedding banquet. Erin deserved to die!â
âStop talking about her like that!â Edmond angrily shouted, âAll of you forced Erin! If Abel did not do something like that to Erin, could she have ended up like this?â
âWhat about her orchestrating a car accident and trying to kill Emmeline and me?â Lizbeth said. I did not expect Edmond to be so obstinate! It was infuriating!
âWords arenât enough! Thereâs no proof!â Edmond angrily shouted, âAbel framed her!â
âWhy donât you go to the police station and ask?â Lizbeth said, âYou should go and ask. The culprit has been caught!â
âWell,â Edmond sneered and said, âAbel was in charge of Struyria anyway. He probably makes everything up! The police will even listen to him!â
âEdmond,â Lizbethâs face turned gloomy, and she said, âWake up! Why did Abel have to do all of this?
Whatâs the point?â
âYouâre still helping him?â Edmond said, âAre you helping him because you married into the Ryker family?â
âEdmond,â Lizbeth said, âIâm just telling you the facts. Donât fall into Erinâs trap! She tried to escape while. leaving a mess for us. She even said that we looked down on her. Donât you see her intentions now?â
âYou and Mom didnât treat her well, Edmond said. âIsnât Erin right about that?â
Lizbeth hesitated and said, âThatâs because Erin is Evelyn!â
Edmond was stunned for a while and could not believe Lizbethâs words. Then he said, âIs that true? Or is it just hearsay? The hospital could not even confirm the gene between them. You believe it without any evidence?â
âLet me show you a few pictures,â Lizbeth said.
Lizbeth picked up her phone and sent Edmond some photos of Evelyn before her plastic surgery.
Edmond took the phone and skeptically opened the photo. He looked at the photo over and over again.
âLiz, what are you trying to tell me? Are you trying to frame Erin? Itâs over!â
âEdmond, what are you saying?â Lizbeth said, âThe necklace around Erinâs neck is the one I bought for Evelyn. Mom knows it too. The woman in the photo is Evelyn!â
âLiz,â Edmondâs face turned gloomy, and he said, âAre you out of your mind? The malicious ones are you and Mom! You even make up such schemes to absolve yourself of the blame for Erinâs death!
What a move!â
âEdmond!â Lizbeth felt agitated and said, âThe photos I have shown you were all from the plastic surgeon from a few months ago! You can check it yourself!
âWell,â Edmond coldly laughed and said, âyouâre basing this on a necklace only? How ridiculous, Liz!â
âEdmond!â Lizbeth said.
Lizbeth was speechless. Edmond wasnât just obstinate. He was willfully blind! Heâs not listening to my words!
âItâs fine. Forget what I said.â Lizbeth sniffled and said, âFlynn is awake. Mom should have told you. Iâll go back to Altney tomorrow to visit them. Are you coming back?â
âNo, I wonât be back tomorrow. Maybe another day,â Edmond said.
âWhy?â Lizbeth asked. Wasnât Edmond always worried about Flynn?
âTomorrow is the seventh day since Erinâs death,â Edmond choked up and said, âI want to stay here!â
Lizbethâs face turned gloomy. Edmond was truly incorrigible!
âWhatever!â Lizbeth huffed and said Then she left Edmondâs residence.
As night fellâ¦
After Lizbeth left, Janie and Emmeline made plans to have dinner. They also invited Abel and Benjamin.
Janie called Benjamin for dinner.
Benjamin agreed but was working and needed Janie to return for help.
Janie replied, âWait for me. Iâll be back soon.â
After hanging up the phone, Emmeline said, âIt seems like Ben canât live without you. He already wants you back, although you are out only temporarily.â
Janie felt shy and replied, âItâs because of work.â
Emmeline, âIs that true? But I do want to know, When is the wedding of you and Ben?â