Chapter 287: The Truth About the Murder 20 Years Ago
The explosive music was still playing, and Alexander couldn't hear what Fiona was saying, so he turned off the music.
As a result, the police captain and others standing at the bedroom door could hear everything clearly.
"That year, Calliope took her two sons, Owen and Alexander, to her parents' house. The two children had just learned how to walk and couldn't run far.
At that time, I was watching them from not far away, watching them being so innocent and lively. I was very jealous of my sister.
If it weren't for my sister marrying into the Ashford family instead of me, her twin sons, her virtuous daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and the love of Beckett, as well as the affluent life of the Ashford family, should all have been mine.
So I took Owen away, intending to use him to blackmail my sister. I wanted to exchange identities with her. I wanted to enter the Ashford family and become Beckett's woman, enjoying a life of prosperity with many descendants. I wanted my sister to become Hailey's mother, someone who was not bullied and oppressed by bandits.
I carried Owen and ran for several kilometers, exhausted and thirsty. I put the child along the riverbank and went into the river to drink water.
But I didn't expect a group of human traffickers to pass by quietly and take the child away.
After I finished drinking water and came ashore, I found the child had been taken away, so I desperately chased after them.
I almost managed to snatch the child back, but the traffickers released a few vicious dogs to stop me. They even took Owen's clothes off and threw them in front of me.
As a weak woman, how could I deal with all those mad dogs? I could only flee from that place..."
"No wonder, no wonder Calliope saw the child's clothes near those feral dogs. It turns out that the traffickers took them off. So, Owen didn't die?"
Annabel's eyes shimmered with excitement. "Alexander, your twin brother didn't die. We still have a chance to see him!"
Alexander was also very excited and nodded, promised, "Grandmother, rest assured, I will find my brother and bring him back to the Ashford family!"
Finally relieved, Annabel turned to Fiona and asked, "What about my parents? How did they die?"
Fiona let out a long sigh and helplessly said, "My parents died by suicide. One day, they accidentally discovered that I had embezzled from my sister’s trust fund for twelve years, so they came to confront me.
Not only did I admit to everything, but I also angrily told them that I had pushed our grandmother into the river, and Owen was taken away by traffickers because of me.
I also told them that I will eventually take Mrs. Ashford's position, even if it means sacrificing my sister.
My parents believed that I was beyond saving. They felt guilty towards our grandmother, guilty towards my sister, and on top of that, Beckett's oppression of the Lewis family severely affected their business. In despair, they both took poison and committed suicide!"
Annabel was furious at this new information.
"Your parents died because of you, and you have the nerve to say that their death has nothing to do with you?"
"It really doesn't have anything to do with me. It's not like I asked them to commit suicide!" Fiona said indifferently.
"If we strictly investigate, their death is indeed related to you. If you hadn't instructed Beckett to cut off all business dealings with the Lewis family, how could our parents have possibly committed suicide?"
Annabel remained silent for a moment before asking Fiona, "How did my two sons, their wives, and the twins end up in a car accident?"
With a tinge of regret, Fiona said, "To be honest, I actually liked those kids and had no intention of killing them. But they were fixated on investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding Beckett's death. One day, Jaxon told Evander that Beckett's death was not an accident, but a deliberate murder, and even claimed that I was a fake mother.
Upon hearing this, Evander immediately took his wife and children and went to search for the truth with Jaxon. Little did they know, every move they made was under my control.
Initially, Calliope didn't join them, but just before they left, Evander was concerned for Calliope's safety at home and decided to take her along. In order to prevent them from uncovering the truth, I tampered with their car in advance.
I suspect that they encountered brake failure on the road and collided with a tree while trying to avoid pedestrians or other cars, resulting in the car flipping and the fuel tank leaking, which ultimately caused an explosion."
As Fiona spoke, she even made an exploding gesture, saying, "Boom... I can only imagine how horrific the scene must have been, but unfortunately, I didn't witness it with my own eyes."
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