Chapter 532 A Price Must Be Paid
Xavier lay beside Grace, holding her in his arms, his head resting against hers, inhaling her scent.
Grace didn't know if Xavier had fallen asleep, but she couldn't sleep at all.
She closed her eyes, and all she could see was Daniel's face.
Daniel was covered in blood, and she had a knife in her hand. The scene was just too horrifying.
Even though it was self-defense, but...
But how could she get over this in her heart? Grace didn't want to worry Xavier, so she pretended nothing was wrong, but this was something she couldn't ignore.
Daniel, although old, was still a living person in front of her a few hours ago, and now he was dead.
Grace snuggled closer into Xavier's arms, feeling the warmth, which made her feel a bit better.
Xavier wasn't asleep either; he gently patted Grace, hoping she was okay.
Daniel's family rushed to Skigeth overnight. Sable and Daniel had long lost their feelings for each other. Daniel was so unfaithful that Sable had long wished for his death. This way, her son could inherit all the Gunter family assets.
Although she was overjoyed inside, she appeared heartbroken, her eyes swollen from crying. With her was Daniel's son, Toby Gunter.
"My dad was a living person. How did he die in your house? You must give us an explanation!"
At the police station, the Gunter family surrounded Taylor.
Taylor was also crying, "This has nothing to do with me. It was Grace who killed him. If you want to find someone, go find Grace Lewis. She's the murderer."
"Grace Lewis?" The Gunter family didn't know who Grace was.
Taylor said, "Grace is the one who has been seducing Daniel recently. She thought she could get money from him because of her looks. Maybe they didn't agree on something, and Daniel didn't want to give her money, so Grace got upset. Daniel liked her and insisted I bring her over."
"I'm the most innocent one. I know I shouldn't have done it, but Daniel threatened me. If I didn't help him, he would ruin the Lewis family. I had no choice."
Taylor said everything as Brittany had taught her. Brittany was indeed smart; her guesses were almost spot on.
At this moment, Taylor played the victim, directing the Gunter family's anger towards Grace, insisting that Daniel was killed by Grace and had nothing to do with her.
As for Xavier, if he blamed her, Brittany would support her.
Brittany was a daughter worth raising.
The Gunter family was furious. Sable instructed Toby, "Find out who this Grace Lewis is and report it!"
Toby quickly found Grace's information.
The little princess of the Coleman family, Xavier's fiancée—who would dare report her?
"Mom, we might be in trouble." Toby showed the information to Sable.
Sable was also shocked. Daniel, that dirty old man, dared to mess with someone like Grace. He deserved to die!
Even if Grace hadn't killed him on the spot, would Xavier and the Coleman family let him go?
Sable now worried that this incident might implicate the Gunter family.
"Sable, this Grace has always bullied people because of her status. This time, she killed Daniel. If there's no punishment for murder, is there any law in this world? Now that Daniel is gone, what will happen to the Gunter family?"
"Even if we can't do anything to Grace, at least the Coleman family and the Montgomery family should owe you something. This incident is Grace's fault. Are you just going to do nothing and let Grace go?"
Thinking about how Sable had harmed Madison, Taylor felt deep hatred for this family.
But there was nothing she could do; she wasn't their match.
Sable thought for a moment and found some sense in it. After all, they had no fault in this matter.
What Daniel did was his own doing, but he was killed by Grace. The Gunter family wasn't to be trifled with.
Sable said, "Grace must pay the price!"
If Sable didn't have some courage and means, how could she have married Daniel and kept his other lovers from successfully having illegitimate children all these years?
Seeing Sable's reaction, Taylor knew her plan had succeeded.
Taylor laughed quietly. As long as she insisted that Daniel forced her, she would be fine.
She had recordings of Daniel's threats and her refusals. Even if the police investigated, she had evidence.
Xavier didn't sleep all night. It was almost dawn when Grace finally fell asleep.
Xavier picked up his phone and gave many instructions.
Investigate Daniel's cause of death, put pressure on Taylor to make her pay, and find out if those he encountered on the road were sent by Daniel.
Hearing that the Gunter family had arrived, Xavier, who was looking for someone to settle scores with, found them right in his path.
It was already dawn. Watching the sleeping Grace, Xavier quietly got out of bed.
Scott hadn't slept all night either. Angela had woken up, shocked by the events.
If she had been more careful yesterday, Scott could have gone with Grace, and none of this would have happened.
Angela felt extremely guilty and heartbroken.
"She might have just fallen asleep. Scott, stay here and don't let anyone disturb her."
"Okay."
Xavier's powerful presence made even Scott obey him involuntarily. Xavier was more intimidating than Steven.
Besides, Scott felt responsible for this. He had promised Xavier to take good care of Grace, but this happened.
Although Xavier and Grace wouldn't blame him, Scott couldn't forgive himself.
Xavier quickly went to work. Angela went to the hospital room and felt a pang of heartache seeing the bandage on Grace's wrist.
No wonder Grace's mother made her look plain since childhood. Being beautiful indeed brought trouble. Although it wasn't beauty's fault, many people thought it was. They believed it was her fault for dressing so beautifully and wearing such nice clothes. Some even thought women were just for fun.
Thinking of this, Angela felt Daniel deserved to die.
Scott followed her in. If Chase, Steven, and Thomas saw Grace like this, they might beat him to death.
This couldn't be known to Chase, but he had already informed Steven, who had scolded him and was now on his way back to the country.
Angela wanted to touch Grace's hand, but as soon as she did, Grace woke up.
Seeing Angela, Grace hurriedly sat up, "Angela, are you okay?"
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