Chapter 953



“No way! Macie? But why?”

Verena replied, “Minna told me before that she wanted me to help her teach Macie a lesson. She claimed Macie had betrayed her by siding with Lucas. She couldn’t accept that kind of disloyalty, so she swore she would make Macie suffer. So, she had me arrange for…”

Macie to be raped. Not only that, but she ordered Macie’s face to be slashed dozens of times with a knife. And that’s not even the worst part. Minna gave me one very specific instruction—she wanted the attacker to be HIV-positive.”

“What? Is that true?” Kylee exclaimed in shock.

Verena nodded.

“Yeah. So, Macie is already infected.”

Kylee took a slow breath, trying to process everything.

“I never imagined Minna could be this cruel.”

After a brief pause, she said, “But now that Macie has killed Minna, this actually works in your favor. At least you don’t have to worry about Minna turning on you anymore.”

A smirk played on Verena’s lips. She leaned back in her chair, twirling a pen between her fingers.

“You’re absolutely right. Now that you mention it… I should be thanking Macie.”

As she spoke, the amusement in her eyes deepened. Her plan had unfolded flawlessly.

It was true that Minna had orchestrated Macie’s assault—ensuring her face was slashed beyond recognition. But Minna never knew that the man who had assaulted Macie was HIV-positive. That part had been her doing. She had wanted Macie’s hatred to boil over, to consume her completely—enough to make her do something reckless.

And it had worked. Macie had done exactly as she had hoped—she had killed Minna in a fit of rage.

This couldn’t have turned out better.

“Wait! You said Macie is infected with HIV?” Kylee suddenly asked.

Verena raised an eyebrow.

“Yeah. Why?”

A slow, delighted smile spread across Kylee’s face. Her eyes gleamed with something dark and cunning.

“This is perfect!”

Verena narrowed her gaze, curiosity sparking in her voice.

“What exactly do you mean by that?”

Kylee said, “What if Belinda also contracted HIV? Would Mr. Clark still love her?”

When Verena heard Kylee’s words, a satisfied smile spread across her face. Her guidance had paid off—Kylee had quickly thought of this method to deal with Belinda.

“Of course not! If Belinda were really infected, everything would be over for her. There’d be no future for her and Lucas!” Verena said with conviction.

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