Chapter 166

The viewers commented:

“Did that ash look familiar?”

“| know this one! Last time, after Kaney used that charm to save someone, the talisman had the same kind of ash on it!”

“I've heard that talismans turn to ash after they've blocked a disaster! Could it be true?”

“So, was it really Winnie’s life-saving charm that saved her life?!”

“Holy smokes! What kind of talisman is this powerful?! How could | buy it?”

“Tell me, too, please!”

The guests on set were also vaguely guessing what the ash was, but Thorpe was clueless. Seeing Sara’s open palm, he was somewhat perplexed. “Sara, what's this?...”

Watching him play innocent, a cold smirk spread across Sara’s face. “Don’t recognize it? It’s the ash from the talisman you tossed, the one Ms. Bryant gave me.”

If it hadn’t been for her own experience, Sara would never have believed in such miraculous happenings.

In the moment she was falling off the cliff, she really thought she was a goner. But as she hit the ground, it was as if some force had absorbed the impact for her. She was still in pain, but she could tell her condition wasn’t that bad.

Thorpe’s face changed slightly at her words. Sara’s eyes brimmed with bitterness as she looked at him, “...If | hadn’t found out halfway that the charm in my bag was gone, | would never have believed you could push me down the mountain on purpose...

You threw it away because you'd heard it could save lives. Thorpe, you really wanted me dead.” “No!” Thorpe vehemently denied it. “Sara, how can you think that of me? Just because of a charm? The fall was an accident, and the idea to hike was yours to begin with. How could | possibly...”

“That’s because you kept mentioning how we missed the sunset over Golden Horizon Hills!”

Sara cut him off, her voice filled with agitation. If it weren’t for the pain, she would, have wanted to get up and confront him.

“Ms. Bryant's life-saving charm... | looked it up online after she gave it to me. People said the talisman inside was drawn by a supernatural master and it really worked. That’s why | had already taken it out. What you threw away was just an empty charm!”

But until she realized the charm was missing from her bag, she never suspected Thorpe... until he pretended to slip and pushed her, who'd come to help, off the cliff.

Only then did Sara realize it was all a premeditated murder!

But Sara was genuinely at a loss, “I can’t figure it out... We were good before, why did things have to turn sour...”

Thorpe’s face was ugly, but he knew there was no evidence today. As long as he didn’t admit anything, this couldn’t be pinned on him. He still looked pained and confused.

“| didn’t, | didn’t do it! Why don’t you believe me?!”

Their argument continued, and then Winnie spoke again, her voice as calm as ever, “The truth will come out after the police investigation.”

Her gaze shifted slowly over Thorpe’s face before concluding, “Your finance palace is dim, and your marital palace has a new streak of red... You've been short on cash lately, haven’t you?”

At Winnie's words, Thorpe’s face went pale, while Sara had an epiphany, looking at Thorpe incredulously.

“Is it about money? Because of that investment you mentioned? For that amount of money, you'd take my life?!” she questioned.

Thorpe’s mouth twitched violently at her accusation, barely containing himself.

“For that amount of money... Ha, to you, an heiress, of course it’s nothing. Since you look down on it, why did you have your dad hold back the investment?

| know, you all look down on me, thinking I’ll never make it! | was just... Just trying to teach your dad a lesson...”

As he spoke, he seemed to regret his words, clutching his head, his voice filled with frustration.

“But | was just thinking about it, | really didn’t plan on hurting you, | don’t know how | ended up doing it...”

He truly hadn’t planned on doing anything. Before this, he was just thinking.

Even if he were to act, it should have been with a well—laid plan, not like today, where he could easily be found out...

Thorpe was truly frustrated, but no one believed him.

Marital murders weren’t unusual these days, and ironically, vows of neverending love often seemed to highlight methods of murder rather than affirming relationships.

His pretense was transparent; not even the ten-year-old watching the livestream would believe him.

“Getting married is risky these days; my mom keeps pushing me to tie the knot!”

“Exactly. Women especially get the short end of the stick, if it's not domestic abuse, it's dismemberment. Who would dare to get married?”

“As if boys aren’t in danger? There are plenty of husband-killers online, too!”

12:53 Chapter 166 “Yeah, like that woman who was abused for over a decade and ended up killing her husband. Even his parents forgave her. Tell me, who’s really worse off?”

“Ever heard of a husband-killer proving a point? Clearly, women are inherently in more danger in marriage!”

The debate raged on in the livestream chat, but Winnie spoke again, affirming Thorpe’s words.

“| believe what you said.”

Everyone was surprised, including Thorpe.

Winnie looked at the dark aura gathered in his brow, noting a thread of it connected to Carter, just as she had seen with that quarreling couple before.

“You initially only thought about it and had no real intention of acting on it, at least not today. But you did, as if there were countless voices in your head urging you to do it, suggesting that there’s no time like the present...”

Thorpe, upon hearing Winnie’s words, felt like he’d found someone who understood, nodding vigorously in agreement.

That was exactly how he felt! He never meant to go through with it!

Everyone was puzzled as to why Winnie was explaining on behalf of a man who attempted killing his wife, but only Mervin seemed to grasp her meaning.

“Are you saying he was influenced by the dark aura too?” asked Mervin.

While talking, he couldn’t help but glance back at Carter, clearly not having forgotten the earlier words of Winnie. With a hint of uncertainty, he added, “Could it be the dark aura that's clinging to Carter? Is that it?”

The subject had abruptly swung back to Carter.

Particularly after seeing Winnie nod in agreement once again, the online audience in the live stream unleashed their wild speculations.

“| gotta throw my hat in with my earlier wild guess!”

“Let's be real, | had the same hunch!”

“Winnie mentioned twice that the owner is shrouded in bad vibes, but where would such dark aura come from? They say that a dark aura is like a resentful spirit born from unresolved issues in life. So, could it be... the boss‘ negative energy is all coming from his late wife?”

“The internet has been abuzz, romanticizing the boss’ love story with his wife. But if it was true love, where would any dark aura stem from?”

“Is it possible that we've all been duped by the seemingly harmless Carter...?”