Under the Heiress' Facade



Chapter 756

Gemma widened her eyes. Fear, uneasiness, and regret filled her gaze before it finally turned into despair.

She clearly took Ember's advice by devoting herself to religion and praying for the Killians' safety for the past 12 years. Why wasn't Gemma cleared of her crimes yet?noveldrama

No one knew when Xavier solved the Rubik's cube. He leaned against the chair, looking downward with reddened eyes. His hands trembled uncontrollably while tightly gripping the Rubik's cube.

After losing his parents, Gemma was the only one who looked after him in the Killian residence, raising him until he became an adult. However, she turned out to be Greg's murderer.

Not only did Gemma cause Xavier to lose his parents and become an orphan, but he was forced to act dumb so that he could survive in the Killian family.

Gemma was right before him every day, but Xavier had no clue about what she did.

Why did Gemma do that? Was it to redeem herself? To watch Xavier make a fool of himself?

In the control room, Hera's gaze was eerily calm-so calm that Bernard found her slightly terrifying. It didn't matter whether she was sad, disappointed, or angry. As long as she reacted, that would help him understand how she was feeling.

"She asked me to help her since she didn't want to go to jail. Gemma even said that if Lucius hadn't convinced Greg to give up the position, she wouldn't have been so upset. It was all Lucius' fault. If I had refused to help her, she would've..." Rhett suddenly faltered in the recording.

Before Albert passed away that year, there were rumors that he had drafted in his will for Greg to succeed him as head of the family. Although nothing was finalized, the news began to spread across the Killian residence.

Hera somewhat recalled that matter. While she was still living with the Killians back then, Lucius and Greg got along very well and often gathered their families together for meals.

Back then, Greg had jokingly brought up the matter while he was tipsy. If Albert truly passed on the position to him, he had no intention of accepting it and asked if Lucius was willing to take his spot.

As far as Hera remembered, Lucius and Greg were birds of the same feather. They enjoyed their freedom and disliked scheming against others.

Lucius often remarked that being the head of the family was too exhausting as there were many responsibilities. Lucius didn't care for the position, so he voluntarily gave up his right to compete for it.

With that, why would Lucius even convince Greg to hand over the position of head of the family to him?

Thus, Hera was firmly convinced that Lucius was being framed. But she never expected his refusal to cooperate with her attempt to help clear his name.

"What would she have done?" Joshua's voice drifted through the recording.

Rhett hesitated for a moment before finally answering, "Gemma would've informed Chad that I misappropriated the public funds."

He paused before adding, "I had no choice, so I could only help her come up with an idea. That afternoon, I happened to learn that Lucius met with Greg in Daisy Courtyard. No one knew why they ended up arguing. Many maids overheard them and can testify.

"After cleaning up the scene and getting rid of the evidence, we deliberately left behind traces that pointed to Lucius to frame him as the culprit. The police happened to find those traces and concluded that Lucius was the murderer. Moreover, his argument with Greg implied a motive."

Hearing that made Hera unconsciously clench her right fist. Having sensed her fury, Bernard pried open her clenched fist before interlacing their fingers together.

"If it's too much for you, don't listen anymore," he advised in a low voice.

"No!" Hera objected. She wanted to hear everything.

At that moment, Joshua asked in the recording, "Was there anyone else at the crime scene that day?"

"Yes." Rhett continued, "After cleaning up the crime scene, we realized that there was a sound coming from the cabinet.

"We opened it and saw Cecily-Hera hiding there. We had no idea when she even hid there and what she saw.

"That stupid bitch refused to say a word no matter how we interrogated her. If only she had behaved and obediently answered our questions, I wouldn't have instructed someone to lock her up and force her to confess!"