?<strong>Chapter 1224:</strong>


    Belinda shook her head. “I’m not sure about that.”


    She wasn’t nning to dwell on it, really, but then something else urred to her. Her gaze sharpened. “Besides, there’s something else that seems suspicious.”


    “There’s more?” Bethany’s eyes widened with rm.


    “Do you remember what Verena said while she was cursing at me?” Belinda asked.


    Bethany nodded. “Of course! She mentioned the stabbing incident with Minna, how Kylee exposed you to HIV during a procedure, and the time Rhys kidnapped you.”


    “And therein lies the anomaly!” Belinda eximed.


    Lucas quickly understood her. “How did Verena know that it was Kylee’s doing that you were exposed to the virus?”


    Silence followed his words, and as everyone processed the implication, their expressions shifted.


    Right! How did Verena even know about that?


    It wasn’t surprising that she knew about the stabbing incident, since it had been all over the Inte at the time. As for the abduction, Ryan had been on the scene, so he could have told Verena about it. However, there weren’t many who knew that Kylee was responsible for that HIV debacle.


    Johnson whipped around to ask Vincent, “Did you mention anything to Ryan or Verena about the matter?”


    He asked because Vincent was the only one among them who still maintained contact with Ryan and Verena. Vincent shook his head earnestly. “Never.”


    He wasn’t lying. He hadn’t told them anything about that matter at all.


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    Bethany chuckled wryly. “Now that’s odd. Where could Verena have gotten that information?”


    “I think I see how it is…” Belinda said, her toneden with meaning. “If my guess is correct, Verena might have been in contact with Kylee all this time.”


    Another bout of silence fell over the room, and this time, everyone’s expressions turned dark.


    “Are you saying that they might have been secretly working together to target you?” Bethany asked through gritted teeth.


    Belinda nodded. “It’s possible.”


    No one spoke after that. They couldn’t find the words.


    After a while, they chatted briefly about mundane things before eventually taking their leave.


    As soon as Belinda and Lucas retired to their room, he pulled her into a tight embrace.


    “What’s wrong?” Belinda asked.


    “Belinda,” Lucas rasped. “If something like this happens again, please let me know right away. The very second you suspect something. Don’t make me worry, okay?”


    She wrapped her arms around his waist and nuzzled against his chest.


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