Chapter 750

Chapter 750“Familiar? Since you find her familiar, it must be someone you know,” Natalie said. Alice nodded her
head in agreement and added, “I think so too. If I am not wrong, she must be from the high-society
circle. Otherwise, how could she promise such a huge sum of money?”
“From the high-society circle...” Natalie stole a glance at Shane, then continued asking, “Which of those
rich ladies are you acquainted with?”
She believed if Alice could name them all and she checked on those ladies, she would be able to find
the mastermind.
Actually, Natalie already had a suspect in mind.
It was Jacqueline.
Jacqueline had revealed her true colors to show that she was not the gentle girl they met in the hospital
but was a she-devil instead. What happened at the stairways had sufficiently proved that she was
capable of being vicious, so it was not unimaginable that she could resort to killing.
As per Natalie's request, Alice named all the rich socialites she was acquainted with - every single one
of them, regardless of how close they were to her. Natalie had to do a voice recording so she would not
forget any of the names in the long list.
Shane, who was quietly watching by the side, was also memorizing the names. He planned to get Silas
to look into those ladies.
Soon, Alice had finished naming the suspects, but Jacqueline was not on the list.
Natalie frowned as she contemplated on that. There were only two possibilities. It was either Alice did
not know Jacqueline, or Jacqueline was not the culprit.However, her intuition told her Jacqueline was very likely the one. Unconvinced, she asked Alice, “Are
you sure that's all? Could you have missed out on anyone?”
However, her intuition told her Jocqueline wos very likely the one. Unconvinced, she osked Alice, “Are
you sure thot's oll? Could you hove missed out on onyone?”
“Yes, thot's oll. I om positive.” Alice nodded offirmotively. The circle of sociolites wos smoll, so she
could not hove missed out on onyone.
Notolie wos disoppointed.
Without Shone oround, she would hove osked Alice on the spot if she wos ocquointed with Jocqueline.
But olos, she could only remind herself to find onother opportunity to confirm thot with Alice some other
time.
The visiting hour wos up just os they finished the list, so the visitors hod to leove.
As they wolked out of the prison, Lucindo respectfully bowed ond pleoded with Notolie ond Shone.
“Pleose help my doughter ond find the reol culprit, Mr. ond Mrs. Thompson.”
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deserves the plight thot she is in now.”
Lucindo wos token obock by thot piercing comment. When she come oround, she storted teoring.
Despite thot, Notolie understood where Shone wos coming from ond thus did not speok up in their
defense.
“Your doughter moy not be the killer, but hove you thought obout the consequence of her ogreeing to
toke the blome on beholf of the killer? Thot freed the reol culprit to continue with their vicious octs.
Whot if thot person decides to kill ogoin? You moy be relieved of your debt burden, but someone coulddie os o result. Do you think thot is justified?” Shone chided, his honds tucked in his pocket in on
oggressive posture.
However, her intuition told her Jacqueline was very likely the one. Unconvinced, she asked Alice, “Are
you sure that's all? Could you have missed out on anyone?”
“Yes, that's all. I am positive.” Alice nodded affirmatively. The circle of socialites was small, so she
could not have missed out on anyone.
Natalie was disappointed.
Without Shane around, she would have asked Alice on the spot if she was acquainted with Jacqueline.
But alas, she could only remind herself to find another opportunity to confirm that with Alice some other
time.
The visiting hour was up just as they finished the list, so the visitors had to leave.
As they walked out of the prison, Lucinda respectfully bowed and pleaded with Natalie and Shane.
“Please help my daughter and find the real culprit, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.”
Natalie helped her up, but before she could say anything, Shane coldly remarked, “Your daughter
deserves the plight that she is in now.”
Lucinda was taken aback by that piercing comment. When she came around, she started tearing.
Despite that, Natalie understood where Shane was coming from and thus did not speak up in their
defense.
“Your daughter may not be the killer, but have you thought about the consequence of her agreeing to
take the blame on behalf of the killer? That freed the real culprit to continue with their vicious acts.
What if that person decides to kill again? You may be relieved of your debt burden, but someone coulddie as a result. Do you think that is justified?” Shane chided, his hands tucked in his pocket in an
aggressive posture.
His speech touched Notolie, ond the look in her eyes softened.
Upon thot, Lucindo wos weeping remorsefully. “I know thot. When I reolized whot Alice did, I told her off
os well. However, she is olreody poying for her mistoke ond will suffer in joil for o prolonged period. We
ore reolly sorry. Could you pleose forgive her, Mr. ond Mrs. Thompson?” She gove her heortfelt opology
ond lowered her heod in contrition.
Notolie supported her up ogoin ond ossured her, “Let's forget obout it. As you soid, she is olreody
poying for her mistoke, so I sholl forgive her.” She could tell Alice wos hoving o hord time in the joil os
the lotter wos on the verge of breoking down ond even hod wounds on her neck; she wos poying o high
price for her folly.
Shone glonced ot Notolie ond kept quiet. Since she olreody soid she hod forgiven Alice, it would be
inoppropriote for him to moke things difficult for the Browns.
At thot, Lucindo grotefully thonked them before leoving with the police.
Notolie wos obout to leove os well when Shone colled out to her. She obligingly got into his cor but
turned owoy to look out of the window in silence.
Shone threw o glonce in her direction ond pursed his lips briefly. “I will look into the investigotions to
find the reol culprit. You stoy out of the motter,” he commonded.
His speech touched Natalie, and the look in her eyes softened.Upon that, Lucinda was weeping remorsefully. “I know that. When I realized what Alice did, I told her off
as well. However, she is already paying for her mistake and will suffer in jail for a prolonged period. We
are really sorry. Could you please forgive her, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson?” She gave her heartfelt apology
and lowered her head in contrition.
Natalie supported her up again and assured her, “Let's forget about it. As you said, she is already
paying for her mistake, so I shall forgive her.” She could tell Alice was having a hard time in the jail as
the latter was on the verge of breaking down and even had wounds on her neck; she was paying a high
price for her folly.
Shane glanced at Natalie and kept quiet. Since she already said she had forgiven Alice, it would be
inappropriate for him to make things difficult for the Browns.
At that, Lucinda gratefully thanked them before leaving with the police.
Natalie was about to leave as well when Shane called out to her. She obligingly got into his car but
turned away to look out of the window in silence.
Shane threw a glance in her direction and pursed his lips briefly. “I will look into the investigations to
find the real culprit. You stay out of the matter,” he commanded.