Clarissa had repeated the thought in her head countless times, but nothing was happening outside.
She couldnât understand why Mr. Dunn hadnât acted. The moment seemed perfectâeveryone was
distracted, looking at the evidence and whispering. It was the ideal time to set the house on fire.
What Clarissa didnât know was that Mr. Dunn had tried to follow the plan. But when he went to have
gasoline poured around the mansion, he discovered that the barrels had been secretly replaced
with water. There wasnât even a hint of gasoline when he opened the lids. To confirm, they tried
igniting the liquid, but it wouldnât burn. Their gasoline had been swapped out without anyone
noticing.
Mr. Dunn began to panic.
He thought back to their plan. Only a select few trusted people knew about it. Even those helping
him tonight had only learned the full details right before they executed it. There was no way they
had the opportunity to replace so much gasoline without being noticed.
But who could have done it?
Mr. Dunn suspected Audreyâs group. He had already taken precautions against the Bucham family,
thinking that they might be involved. Yet, there was no sign of the head of the Bucham family or its
young master in Jensburg. Even Josh was nowhere to be found. So if it wasnât the Buchams, who
could have done it?
Was it a hidden force from Wiltspoon? Perhaps the Lafayette family? But they had just arrived in
Jensburg a couple of days ago and likely didnât even know the full story. How could they have
replaced the gasoline?
Meanwhile, Clarissa, standing in the yard under the scrutinizing eyes of everyone, waited in vain for
the mansion to burst into flames.
The evidence Mr. Jimenez had painstakingly gathered was not handed to Clarissa but shown to her
children before returning to Audrey. Clarissa couldnât help but challenge them.
âAudrey, Mr. Jimenez, if you believe this evidence proves I killed my eldest sister, why donât you
show it to me? I think you made it all up. Youâre trying to disgrace me to take over as matriarch. You
called all these reporters to destroy my reputation with baseless claims. But I tell you, I have nothing
to hide. I didnât harm my sisters.
Itâs you, Mr. Jimenez, who disappeared all those years ago, making you the real suspect. I
suspected you of killing my sister! You mustâve told Audrey I was chasing you down to silence you,
but the truth is, I was trying to avenge my eldest sister. You killed her, and when you ran, I sent
people after you.â
Mr. Jimenez responded coldly, âHow loyal is Mr. Dunn to you? Assistants like us serve the head of
the family with our lives. We are loyal in life and death. Thereâs no secondguessing our loyalty.
Clarissa, you accuse me of killing the head of the family because you didnât trust me as her
assistant. Have you distrusted Mr. Dunn for all these years too? I pity himâheâs worked tirelessly
for you, but you still doubt him. And speaking of trust, why did you have Mr. Fraser placed so
closely with your daughter?â