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293. She's Awake
So many questions came at once, and Ethan didn't even know which one to answer first.At that moment, he realized that he was the one who had screwed up. He had allowed his emotions to get the better of him and had used the scene of his parents' death to speak to Cynthia. Now, Cynthia was suspicious of him.He swallowed hard before nodding at her.He needed another convincing lie, something that would fit into the story he had already started. And Cynthia was sitting there, waiting for him to explain himself.Ethan took a deep breath, but he still didn't say a word.Cynthia shrugged, urging him to answer.“Aren't you going to say a word to me? You don't understand the question I asked, or maybe I should ask you again?”Ethan shook his head.“No, absolutely not. There's no need.”He opened his mouth to speak.“You know, you really can't…”But before he could complete his sentence, Cynthia's phone suddenly started ringing.DONG DONG!DONG DONG!The vibration of the phone cut through his
292. Suspicion
Cynthia stayed quiet.Ethan remained silent too. He didn't say a word.For a brief moment, neither of them spoke. The silence between them felt heavy as Cynthia stood there, going over everything Ethan had just told her.She could see through his words.From the way he had spoken, there seemed to be an atom of truth in his voice. At least, that was what her instincts were telling her.But there was still one thing she couldn't ignore.She had seen Ethan holding the gun.That memory kept coming back to her.According to Ethan, he wasn't the one who had shot Fiona. Yet she had seen him with the weapon in his hand.If Ethan wasn't the one who shot her mother, then who was responsible?That was when Ethan realized he had to step in.From the look on Cynthia's face, she was beginning to understand his side of the story. She was beginning to believe that perhaps he really hadn't been the person who shot her mother.But Ethan couldn't allow her thoughts to go any further.He hadn't shot Fion
291. Explanation But A Lie
Cynthia found it extremely difficult to believe what Ethan was telling her.Her father had supposedly set him up to look like the person who had shot her mother.At first, Cynthia thought Ethan was only trying to use her own claim against her. She had previously told the police that her father was the one who shot her mother. She had even gotten her father arrested and gone as far as suing him.She thought Ethan was simply trying to take advantage of that fact to clear his own name. That was why she found his story so difficult to believe.Not until he repeated the same thing again.Her father had wanted to set him up.Cynthia shook her head slowly, as though the words were too heavy for her mind to process.“What... what are you saying? How is that even possible?” she asked.“I saw you with the gun. I saw you when it happened, and I saw my mother lying on the floor. It was obvious that the two of you were having an argument, and maybe one thing led to another and you shot her. Perhap
290. Allegations
Ethan's heart skipped a beat immediately. His body tensed as his lips quivered, opening and closing, but no words came out.His eyes flashed with shock as the realization washed over him. What made Cynthia really imagine that Ethan was actually the person who shot Fiona?He had thought that Cynthia had called him over for something far more important, although he didn't know exactly what it was. But what he couldn't understand was Michaela telling him that he was the one who shot Fiona and questioning why he had done that.Ethan shook his head.“From where to where?!” he asked himself. Where was her narrative coming from? He hadn't told Cynthia that he was the one who shot Fiona, neither had he given her any hint that could expose the real shooter. How had she reached the conclusion that he was the shooter?Wait…Ethan's mind quickly flashed back to that night when the shooting had occurred. Cynthia entered the room, but before she came in, Darlington had inserted the gun into Ethan's
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“It may seem as though you're curious, way more curious about the reason I called you here,” Cynthia started. “But far bigger than your curiosity, you've also been asking yourself one BIG question for the past three days now!” Ethan didn't want to jump to conclusions. His breath caught as he stared at her. “There is one question you've been wanting to ask me all these days, but you don't know how you're going to ask me. Am I right?” Ethan pretended to have no idea what she was talking about. “I don't think I understand what you are talking about, Cynthia!” “I know the truth, Ethan!” Cynthia said without wasting any time. “I know the truth about what actually happened to my mother!” Ethan's lips parted as his heart began beating faster. He didn't even realize when the words slipped out of his mouth. “You know the truth? About... about what happened to your mother?” “What are you talking about?” “The shooter!” Cynthia replied. Ethan's eyes shifted rapidly. “I know the truth
288. The Discussion
Cynthia didn't say anything at first. She simply pointed at the seat opposite her before prompting Ethan.“Why don't you take a seat first, Ethan?”Of course, he would.Ethan didn't waste another second before taking his seat. Anything that would keep the conversation going, he was all for it.Having settled into the chair, Ethan shrugged.“So, here we are! Can I get to hear it already?!”Rather than responding immediately to what Ethan had said, Cynthia tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and heaved a deep sigh.“You see, Ethan, calling you here was something I carefully thought about. And I didn't call you here for just any minor reason!”Ethan remained composed, his eyes fixed on her as she continued.“I called you here because there is something you need to know about this whole case!”Ethan swallowed hard.“There is something I need to know?” he asked.Cynthia nodded.“But what is it?!”Keeping her eyes locked on Ethan, Cynthia continued.“It may seem as though you're curious,
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