Chapter 450 Confession
Jenny was totally caught off guard by Kevin's sudden outburst and was left scratching her head. "Dad, what's got you so spooked? Mrs. Kimberly Flores gave the drug; it won't drag the Holmes family into this mess."
"You're being an idiot," Kevin snapped, clearly freaking out. "Mrs. Kimberly Flores is gonna throw you under the bus. Fiorello lost his kid; he's not gonna let this slide. They're family, and no way are they gonna touch Mrs. Kimberly Flores. But you? You're fair game. Fiorello's gonna come after you and the Holmes family with everything he's got."
Jenny was taken aback by the harsh words but still thought Kevin was blowing things out of proportion. "Dad, all I did was make Mrs. Kimberly Flores think Maggie was carrying someone else's kid. I didn't do anything else. Plus, Maggie got pregnant out of nowhere, and Mrs. Kimberly Flores already didn't like her. Even without my meddling, Mrs. Kimberly Flores would've been suspicious."
Jenny pictured a rosy future and said, "Dad, once Maggie's out of the picture, it's my time to shine. Mrs. Kimberly Flores likes me, and I can become the lady of the Flores family. A marriage between the Flores and Holmes families is what you've always wanted, right?"
Kevin pointed a shaky finger at Jenny, almost too mad to speak. "Have you forgotten about Gregory? Do you really think I'm clueless? Mrs. Kimberly Flores came to me, wanting to marry you off to Gregory. And you still wanna marry Fiorello? Get real."
Mentioning Gregory made Jenny see red. "I will never marry that bastard."
Kevin didn't have time for that. He took a deep breath and said, "I just hope Mrs. Kimberly Flores doesn't name you and drag the Holmes family into this mess."
This was serious business, like cutting off someone's bloodline—a vendetta for killing a kid.
Turned out, Kevin's fears were spot on.
After seeing the child, Fiorello immediately had his people dig into the warning messages and the food Maggie had eaten, and he brought Ariel back.
At Sunset Hills, Ariel stood shaking in the hall, knowing she'd be found out sooner or later, but she didn't think it would be this fast.
It had only been half a day.
Ariel kept her head down, trembling all over, not daring to say a word.
Fiorello stood in front of her, his voice cold and harsh. "Spill it, what's the deal with the abortion drug? Did you put it in Maggie's food? Who told you to do it?"
Ariel didn't dare admit it and stammered, "Mr. Flores, I don't know anything about an abortion drug, I..."
Before Ariel could finish, Fiorello pressed a gun to her forehead. The cold barrel made Ariel drop to her knees with a thud.
"Mr. Flores, I really don't know." Ariel was scared out of her mind, trembling all over but still stubbornly denying it.
Just then, Brian walked in. "Mr. Flores, we found out that Ariel's husband owed a loan shark a million bucks, but just two hours ago, the debt was fully paid off."
Hearing Brian's report, Ariel was stunned. She hadn't expected to be found out so quickly.
Fiorello quickly loaded the gun and pulled the trigger. A shot rang out, and the bullet pierced the floor beside Ariel, making her shudder.
Fiorello's expression was icy, exuding a murderous aura. He crouched down, the smoking barrel pointed at Ariel. "I'll give you three seconds to think about who ordered you to do this."
Ariel had never seen anything like this. She was so scared her face turned pale.
Fiorello's voice was cold and stern. "One, Two, Three..."
As the word "Three" fell, Ariel, whose legs had gone weak, couldn't take the pressure and quickly said, "It was Mrs. Kimberly Flores. She told me to do it."
The words hit Fiorello like a dagger to the heart.
Fiorello never expected that the person behind the drugging was Kimberly.
Brian was also shocked. "That's impossible."
Brian quickly looked at Fiorello's face.
Fiorello's face was extremely grim.
That was his own grandmother.
Fiorello's eyes were bloodshot, and he asked sternly, "Say it again, who was it?"
"It was Mrs. Kimberly Flores." Ariel was already crying from fear, supporting herself on the ground and kneeling to Fiorello. "Mr. Flores, it was really Mrs. Kimberly Flores. She forced me to drug Maggie, saying Maggie was carrying someone else's child and couldn't give birth in the Flores family. I initially refused her, but she kept pressuring me. I had no choice, Mr. Flores."
Fiorello's body swayed, his chest filled with a surge of blood, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Mr. Flores." Brian was shocked and quickly supported Fiorello.
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