Chapter 991

William pat Renee on the shoulder after seeing her panicked reaction. “Don’t worry. You’re Leia’s friend. She’d be upset if something were to happen to you, so I won’t run my mouth either.”

Renee seemed conflicted, taking a deep breath as she looked toward the man. “You have to promise you won’t tell a single soul, and I mean it. I know I did something bad, but I want to wait till the right time to put an end to it all.”

“Miss Everheart, you don’t have to tell me anything. I don’t think you’re wrong at all. Desrosiers deserved it! Let’s just pretend none of this ever happened. We’ll bring this secret to our graves,”

William said coldly and resolutely.

The woman didn’t doubt William’s words at all. A frosty expression like that indicated that his love had completely run cold. However, she just couldn’t understand how people could behave so indifferently after they’ve had a change of heart.

She knew just how much William used to love Briar after all. He was even willing to trick Leia just for her sake, offering himself to become the absolute jerk in their stories.

“I don’t get you, Jones. Wasn’t Desrosiers your one true love? How could you be so calm when you know I have something to do with her death? And you aren’t going to take revenge for her? You’re even… willing to hide the truth from me?” Renee asked after some pondering.

She wasn’t afraid that William was trying to fool her, but she just wished to obtain an answer, as this had been a thorn in her heart for the longest time.

If the man called the cops on her now or used this as an excuse to threaten her, she would be willing to accept it as well, as she was well prepared to face the consequences.

“One true love? You must be joking. I was just obsessed because she wouldn’t love me back…”

William squinted his eyes and sighed. “Briar Desrosiers has committed far too many crimes, so she deserved to die like that. You were doing the world justice, so don’t be too harsh on yourself.”

“I don’t care if you believe me or not, but I’ve never wanted her dead. It was just an accident. But even if I could rewind time, I’d still do the same regardless. I will never allow her to harm Leia, let alone my children.” Renee said, slightly agitated.

Thinking back to that stormy night, she felt her heart clenching tightly, her expression growing twisted from the pain.

The accident happened over three months ago. Briar, who had been missing for quite some time, suddenly contacted her with an unregistered number, requesting to meet up.

Initially, Renee intended to ignore this woman. After all, they were both victims of what happened back then. Continuing fighting in this lose-lose battle would be meaningless, as they would only be hurting each other further.

However, the malevolent madwoman sent her a video instead. It was footage of Leia and William having intercourse.

“If you refuse, I’ll publish this video all over the internet right now. Let’s see how your best friend can live on after this!” Briar threatened, ordering her to do as told.

They then scheduled to meet up at a remote cliff within Strix Island.

The storm was quite heavy that night, illuminated by giant sparks of lightning and loud, rumbling thunder.

Renee was not senseless; she knew that Briar must harbor malicious intent when she forced her to meet under such circumstances.