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Chapter 2243
Francesca suddenly remembered something. “If you put it that way, does that mean Hazel
was only a pawn of theirs?”
William nodded solemnly. “She must have been innocent. If it was only for love, she didn't
need to sacrifice her father's life. If I'm not mistaken, she had always been a pawn, and
the previous scandals might not have been her intention at all. The first lady instigated
Gerard to help further her cause. Her purpose was to use Hazel as a diversion and have
everybody think that Hazel created all the chaos just to marry into the Lindberg family, to
mask the fact that the actual mastermind had been the first lady. In any case, judging by
how things turned out, it's obvious that the one who was behind all this benefited the
most.”
So that's what happened.
Francesca suddenly recalled something Hazel had once said to her.
“Actually, it's good to be a doctor who's free and easy. There's really no need to get
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtinvolved in such a complicated political battle...” Those were her exact words.
Perhaps Hazel had known from the start how deep the waters were. She had warned me
often to distance myself, yet I didn't heed her advice.
“Hazel is clever. Danrique wouldn't have valued her highly otherwise.” William seemed to
have seen through Francesca's thoughts. “However, even if she had seen through many
things beforehand, there's no avoiding the fact that she's hostile toward you. Her father is
dead, after all. Her hatred for you will only deepen. Even if she finds out that someone
else was behind it, she still wouldn't forgive you.”
Francesca fell silent at those words.
Layla frowned. “It looks like we're caught between a rock and a hard place. Our only hope
is that Danrique returns unharmed before they capture Francesca.”
William was pessimistic. “I don't think things are that simple. As the first lady is behind
this, it wouldn't be long before somebody comes after Francesca. They would have
nothing to fear since the Lindberg family doesn't have anyone at the helm right now.”
“Seriously?” Layla's eyes widened with terror. She was about to say something when Sloan
hurried in to report, “Ms. Felch, news about Gerard being poisoned to death is all over the
headlines now. Everyone all around the world knows about this. The police have issued an
ultimatum: If you don't turn yourself in, they'll barge in here.”
“This is unbelievable! They only dare to do this because someone has their backs!” Layla
yelled, incensed.
Francesca, on the contrary, was unusually calm. “It's on the news? What news?”
Sloan handed Francesca the tablet. “Every major media outlet around the world has been
spreading the word. Your name is censored, but they identified the offender as Mr.
Lindberg's fiancée.”
Francesca took a look. Sure enough, the news did not mention her alter-ego, Francesco.
They only reported Danrique's complete disappearance and that his fiancée, someone
given the alias Ms. F, had poisoned Gerald Atkinson, a member of one of the three great
families.
Danrique rarely appeared in public, much less in the press. Despite that, due to the
prestige of his identity, news pertaining to him tended to spread like wildfire.
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This time, especially, it spread across the globe in the blink of an eye.
Danrique's legendary fiancée, Ms. F, had become known as a mysterious and vicious
woman whose true identity the media all over the globe was trying to deduce.
Some inferred that she had poisoned Hazel's father because she was engaged in a fight of
jealousy with Hazel. Others believed that her motive was linked to Danrique's
disappearance.
In any event, public opinion on the matter was influential.
Many emphasized that nobody was above the law and that murder was the most heinous
crime of all. They called for the truth to be unearthed at all costs so the murderer could be
severely punished.
Some had even created polls online. Hundreds of millions of netizens voted in favor of
punishing Francesca severely.
Layla was livid. “Everything has clearly been premeditated. It had only been six hours
since the meeting. His death couldn't have made the news that quickly, nor would it have
caused a large public outrage in such a short time!”
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