Chapter 605

“There’s a murder! Help!”

Amidst her grogginess, Mia heard a clamor of noises around her. She struggled to open her eyes, but

her vision swam. She couldn’t see anything clearly. Pain hummed in her head as she was

overwhelmed by

dizziness.

She sat up and leaned against the railing behind her. Her hand paused midair. What was she doing

outside?

She vividly remembered she was in Laura’s bedroom when she was attacked. She fainted after the

attacker hit her head. Why was she outside after she regained consciousness?

Locating the noises around her, she chanced a glance at the weathered figure lying in the puddle of

blood at the end of the staircase. The color drained from her face as she shrieked, “Grandma Laura!”

What happened? How did Laura fall from the stairs?

Mia clenched her jaw as she hauled herself up, but her effort was in vain. She crawled her way toward

the staircase. She glanced over at Laura, who was drenched in blood, and screamed, “Somebody!

Please

help!”

Soon, a group of people emerged from the first floor, with Timothy in the lead. His expression

darkened. once he saw Laura lying unconscious on the ground.

“Call the ambulance! Hurry!”

Sharon screamed in terror. “Oh my god, what happened? How did Mom fall from the stairs? Are you

guys

blind?”

One of the maids knelt on the floor as she explained, “Mrs. Barrett Senior said she wants to have a

private chat with Ms. Bowen. She didn’t want us to be present. We heard some quarreling, and Mrs.

Barrett Senior was already on the floor when we rushed over to the scene.”

Sharon was flabbergasted. “Are you implying that Mia pushed Mom off the stairs?”

“It’s not me! I did not push Grandma Laura!”

Mia gritted her teeth, mustering all her might to heave herself up. She could barely manage to steady

herself as she gripped the railing. Her vision was swimming when she stood up, and she was on the

verge of throwing up.

Still, she recomposed herself and said in a strained voice, “I went to meet Grandma Laura, but I was

attacked in her bedroom. I blacked out, and Grandma Laura was already there when I woke up.” She

glanced over at Timothy, hoping that he’d believe in her.

He looked like someone had punched the living daylights out of him. “Get the bodyguards to seal off

the residence. No one is allowed to leave or enter before this case is cleared.”

Laura was hauled onto an emergency stretcher and brought away. The sight of the blood puddle was

jarring.

Mia did not expect something this terrible to happen after she woke up. Who was trying to frame her?

The audacity of that person to harm Laura!

Shelly snorted. “Timothy, I think you can’t leave Mia out as a suspect. She’s the only one who’s with

Grandma when it happened, after all. The maids also heard them quarreling before Grandma fell from

the stairs. Grandma couldn’t have fallen off the stairs on her own, could she?”

“Shut up!” he snapped. A glint of murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.

Just then, the Lane family arrived at the scene. Mia’s brothers darted toward her when they saw how

pale she was. She was standing alone at the staircase.

“Mia, are you alright?”

Dominic noticed a metallic scent wafting in the air. His expression changed drastically. “Mia, are you

hurt?”

Connor discovered a wound at the back of Mia’s head. He brushed her hair to the side, and she

inhaled sharply. Her face paled instantly.

His heart ached at her predicament. Anxious, he rambled, “Why didn’t you call us when you’re hurt?

We wouldn’t even know you’re injured if it weren’t for Mrs. Barrett Senior’s incident!”

Mia forced a smile. “Someone accused me of pushing her down the stairs. I was knocked out cold

when I went to meet Grandma Laura. When I woke up, she was already found unconscious.” She had

to catch

the culprit.

Jason assured her instantly. “Mia, don’t worry. No one’s gonna falsely accuse you with me backing you

up.”