Under the Heiress' Facade

"Are you scared? Weren't you arrogant when you caused trouble at my house? Why are you so timid now?"

Amelia looked at Hera condescendingly.

Hera had straws stuck in her messy hair, and her face and body were filthy. With a panicked expression, she appeared to have an egg on her face. Amelia thought, "I wonder how she can attract Shaun and win over the Everetts with such a look. I won't lose to her again!"

She was jealous of Hera. Both of them were daughters of wealthy families, but Amelia had been nobler since birth and had a better education. She was even gentler, better behaved, and more obedient than Hera.

Nevertheless, Amelia wondered why Hera was prettier than her, could attract Shaun, and had higher grades than her. More than a dozen prestigious international universities were vying for Hera.

Even though the Everetts only found Hera in a village after she had grown up, she still won her family's favor.

On the other hand, as the daughter of the Gaskells, Amelia was a target for Queenie to lash out at, Zyler's sparring partner, and Terence's dispensable daughter.

"Shouldn't I pretend to be afraid? Otherwise, you won't get a sense of accomplishment in this kidnapping," Hera said lightly, subsiding her fake panic. Amelia felt that her provocation had no effect.From NôvelDrama.Org.

"I know you're pretending to be calm! Let's see how long you can keep at it! We're at a barren mountain. Even if Mr. Thompson wants to find you, he'll take at least a year!"

Hera captured the keyword "mountain".

She remembered the map she had seen before. To the east of Lensvale's reservoir was a wilderness of mountains and forests.

She had a rough idea of where she was.

She responded calmly, "So, is this where you imprisoned Isabella and her mother?"

Amelia frowned slightly, thinking Hera was truly here for Isabella and Madison.

She didn't admit it.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Let me guess."

Hera continued, "You guys sent them overseas on the pretext of helping Madison treat her illness. You concealed their whereabouts and cut off their contact with the outside world. Then, you brought them here secretly and locked them up for a while.

"You thought they would stay obediently and didn't expect them to escape. But they failed to run away and were still caught by your people.

"You weren't sure whether they

called the police, so you drowned them in the reservoir. Even if the

police found you, you could say that they escaped on their own and drowned by accident. Is my guess correct?"

Hera maintained a calm appearance as she looked at Amelia. In fact, she was already sweating profusely. Her mouth was dry, and the pain in her head had begun to blur her vision. Still, she held on.

Amelia looked shocked because she didn't know about Isabella and Madison's deaths.

Queenie only told her that they had escaped and that Eric caught the person who had helped them. Her mother then called her over to take a look.

Amelia glanced at Eric, wanting to ask him what was going on. However, she noticed him staring at Hera gloomily with a murderous intent.

He appeared to wish to kill Hera to silence her after she revealed the truth.

Amelia clenched her fists.

Hera sneered at Amelia's silence.

"No wonder Queenie Killian fears nothing. It turns out that you're the murderer."