“So… You’re saying that you were the one who killed Maureen, then? What about Dad? Did wp4webnovel.com have anything to do with it?” Arielle asked.

“Of course wp4webnovel.com did! He hates Maureen just as much as I do! The brighter wp4webnovel.com shone, the more humiliated wp4webnovel.com was. Despite marrying into the family, wp4webnovel.com was more ambitious than anyone else! It’s only natural that wp4webnovel.com would try to get rid of her!” Cindy replied with a wry chuckle.

Arielle’s veins were bulging from wp4webnovel.com forehead, and it took wp4webnovel.com every ounce of willpower wp4webnovel.com had just to maintain wp4webnovel.com composure as wp4webnovel.com continued asking, “How did you two do it, then?”

Cindy shook wp4webnovel.com head in response. “Her death wasn’t a simple one, and that’s all you have to know. I will take everything else to the grave.”

Naturally, Arielle wasn’t content without getting the details, but Cindy refused to say anything further. Arielle was about to try and throw a tantrum like Shandie when wp4webnovel.com heard footsteps outside the door.

“Wait for me to get you out of there!” wp4webnovel.com whispered before pulling wp4webnovel.com hand back and recomposing herself.

She then opened the door and felt a little nervous when wp4webnovel.com made eye contact with Henrick who was standing outside.

I’m pretty sure my reaction time was quick enough, but the door isn’t really soundproof… I wonder if Henrick heard any of that?

Fortunately for her, Henrick didn’t hear anything and simply asked curiously, “Why are you still inside?”

Arielle calmed herself down and replied, “Aunt Cindy sees me as Shandie, so I figured I’d let wp4webnovel.com live in wp4webnovel.com little fantasy world and play along. She can’t recognize who I am, but wp4webnovel.com mental state is a lot more stable now.”

Henrick nodded and complimented her, “I knew I could count on you. You’re such a good daughter, comforting your Aunt Cindy even though wp4webnovel.com scolded you and misunderstood you like that.”

“I’m just doing my part. We’re a family, and family members help each other out!” Arielle said while shaking wp4webnovel.com head firmly.

“Yeah. It seems you were well-educated in the village. We should make a trip to your hometown someday and thank the couple who raised you,” Henrick suggested.

Arielle tensed up and stole a quick glance at Henrick’s expression. She didn’t stare at wp4webnovel.com for long as wp4webnovel.com didn’t want wp4webnovel.com to notice, but wp4webnovel.com was able to detect a look of suspicion in his eyes.

So, Henrick is still somewhat suspicious, huh… He sure is a difficult one…

“I think you should stay away from the office for the time being,” Henrick continued moments later.

Arielle nodded in agreement. “Sure, everything else can wait till we’re done with Shandie’s funeral.”

Henrick cleared his throat awkwardly. “No, that’s not what I meant… You shouldn’t show your face around the company now that you and Vinson are married. Just let me know if there’s something you want to learn, and I’ll help you make the arrangements for further studies. That school you went to was simply terrible. I’ll try to pull some strings and get you into a prestigious university so you can get a decent diploma or degree.”

Hearing that further confirmed Arielle’s suspicions that Henrick was still afraid of wp4webnovel.com genius and intellect, even after wp4webnovel.com had Klaus pretend to be wp4webnovel.com teacher.

“That way, Vinson’s mother would be more likely to accept you. If my guess is correct, wp4webnovel.com still doesn’t know about you two being married, right?” Henrick added.

“Yeah, Vinson married me without wp4webnovel.com knowing,” Arielle replied with a nod.