Chapter 281 The Trap
She wanted nothing more than to turn and run.
But she couldn’t.
Running would be the same as confessing.
Holding her ground had already drained every ounce of strength she had left.
“You tell me,” Scarlett said coolly, “what’s the penalty for premeditated murder?”
Aurora’s body trembled violently.
Murder?
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How could Scarlett still be alive? She’d seen the cars go off the cliff, seen the mes. Scarlett stood here now without a scratch, as though she had never been touched by that inferno.
“I… I… I…” Her lips quivered, unable to form words.
Scarlett’s voice grew colder, slicing into the silence.
“Then let me answer for you. Premeditated murder is a capital crime. If the crime is grave, the sentence is carried out immediately. Tell me if someone engineered a deadly car ident to eliminate a rival, would that merit a suspended death sentence, or execution on the spot?”
Aurora’s fists clenched.
Murderer. Death penalty.
No. Impossible. She still had a bright future. She couldn’t let it all end here.
Yes, she had nned it, but she hadn’t dirtied her hands. Scarlett was bluffing, trying to trap her. If she confessed, she’d fall right into it.
“Scarlett, why would you say such things?” she managed, her voice shaking but no longer broken.
Scarlett’s lips curved in a mirthless smile.
“Why? Because I thought I’d do you a kindness and calcte your sentence in advance. Would you spend your life behind bars, or would you be buried without a grave? Of course, you wouldn’t care. You dared to do it, surely you dare to admit it.”
The meaning was in.
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Taylor lost <b>his </bposure, stepping forward.
“Scarlett, are you saying she staged the crash to kill you?”
Aurora’s face drained to chalk. “That’s impossible! I would never do such a thing<b>!</b><b>” </b>
Grace’s thoughts churned.
All along she’d believed she was cooperating with a harmlessmb. But Scarlett’s words revealed a wolf, sharp–fanged and patient.
Scarlett sighed softly.
“You’ve always treated me kindly. Surely you wouldn’t go so far as to try to kill me.”
Aurora’s shoulders sagged in relief. A way out, perhaps. There was no evidence. Scarlett could only imply. She could still wriggle free.
“Exactly, Scarlett. You mustn’t misunderstand me. I’ve been so worried about you–I’ve even spoken of you often to everyone.”
Scarlett tilted her head, smiling almost innocently.
But her words were knives.
“Then you must have had help. The moment you thought I was dead, your allies struck…”
Her gaze slid slowly, deliberately, toward Grace.
Grace flinched.
“Why are you looking at me?” she blurted.
The livestream erupted inughter.
“Why cry to the judge if you’ve done nothing?<b>” </b>
“Girl, you weren’t even on my suspect list till now.”
“She really said the quiet part out loud.”
“Even without evidence, I believe she’s guilty just for that.”
“Officers, please<b>–</b>serve justice!<b>” </b>
“Did her brain get left in the womb?”
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Grace’s name rocketed onto the hot search, though she had no idea yet.
Her assistant nudged her, desperate for her to stop digging deeper.
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Grace frowned at the look of rm. Why should she panic? She hadn’t touched Scarlett. Scarlett’s posturing was nothing but theatrics. To anyone who didn’t know better, <b>it </b>might look like she was guilty.
“Scarlett, enough with your insinuations. If you want to <b>use </b>me, show evidence. I can state clearly–I never harmed you, never plotted your death. Don’t nder me.”
Scarlett gave a sigh that was almost mournful.
“Pity. I have no proof against you.”
Grace smirked. “As I thought.”
But Scarlett’s expression shifted to sorrowful resolve.
“The men who staged the crash have already been arrested. And they named you. If you truly were the sole mastermind…” She shook her head. “Then there’s nothing to be done. You wanted me dead. Should I not defend myself?”
At that moment, the officers‘ radios crackled. Updates.
They looked up, eyes narrowing on Aurora.
The room chilled with sudden tension.
Aurora’s skin dampened with sweat. Her eyes darted nervously, as though fearing the officers would cuff her at any second.
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