Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

Since Dylan said this, Devin could only nod, "... Oh, all right." Then he called a maid to accompany Valerie out, and he sat down on the sofa again.

Savannah glanced gratefully at Dylan.

Several minutes after Valerie's departure, Savannah found an excuse for going out too.

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Valerie, accompanied by the maid, strolled slowly through the garden.

Suddenly, in the front of the path, Savannah appeared, and she stared straight at her.

Valerie paused. She did not expect that her cousin would take the initiative to find her, and she had never seen her cousin look at her in such a cold, regardless manner.

Savannah used to be gentle and timid.

If the predatory society was a big forest, Savannah was a deer standing aloof from worldly strife.

She didn't have such cold and fine eyes even when Devin broke up with her.

An involuntary shudder passed over Valerie.

Savannah was slowly approaching her.

"Savannah, you... come out for a walk?" Valerie recovered her senses.

"Well. I felt quite stuffy in the room, so I went out for a walk. Now that we meet, I think we might as well take a walk together." Savannah's tone was quiet and calm.

When did Savannah change her temper? She was never so close to her! Valerie trembled a little. Savannah must want something from her!

Had her cousin realized she had something to do with Olivia's accident?

No. Not even the police found anything. How did she know?

If Savannah had any proof, she would have asked the police to arrest her.

"You don't mind walking with me, do you?" Savannah asked intentionally.

Recently, Valerie had been playing sisterly love in front of the Sterling family to please old Sterling, so she could not refuse Savannah.

"I'll accompany my cousin. You can go back first." Savannah said to the maid.

"What're you going to do?" Valerie was alarmed when she saw Savannah drive the maid away.

Savannah chuckled, "my dear sister, are you afraid of me?"

"No..." Valerie felt that her cousin today was different from her usual self, and this feeling made her a little nervous.

"We'll have a private conversation, and I don't think you want it to be heard by others." Savannah paused, leaning forward, and whispered to her ear, "after all, it involves some of your secrets, and it's not proper for outsiders to know. I don't care, but I'm afraid you won't want them to overhear us..." Her voice was quiet and almost menacing.

The last sentence made Valerie tremble.

What did that mean?

She gnashed her teeth. If she didn't let the maid leave, Savannah might say something that she did not want to mention. Finally, she waved to the maid, "that's fine, you go ahead."

"Yes, madam." The maid hung her head and left.

There were only two of them in the garden now. The atmosphere became strained and quiet.

"Speak out. What are you trying to say?" When the maid left, Valerie didn't have to pretend to be nice and gentle. She looked at her cousin, sternly.

Savannah slipped into her pocket and pressed the recording switch on her mobile phone secretly. "Nothing," she looked at Valerie with a sarcastic smile, "I just want to ask you where you were on the evening of the 20th of last month?"

It was for this case!

Valerie was taken aback by this question, and a cold shiver ran down her spine. How did Savannah know?

Her heart thumped audibly as she glanced at Savannah with a strange laugh. "I can't remember exactly that far back. Do you get rid of the maid to ask me this? How boring you are!"

"If you don't remember, let me remind you. You went to Hot Bird to meet Olivia, right?" Savannah still spoke in an undertone but enunciated each word clearly and carefully.

Valerie's heart contracted with panic.

She knew a lot! She even knew she had gone to the bar that day!

Now that she knew that she had been there, there must be evidence. It was no use to hide.

But she certainly had no proof that she had pushed Olivia down the stairs! Otherwise, she would have called the police and told them to arrest her!

With darkness in Valerie's eyes, she said carelessly. "So what? Yes, I went to a bar one night last month. I just got bored at home and had a drink at the bar."

"Really?" Savannah walked two steps closer.

"Oh. You don't mean to say I murdered your best friend, do you? Come on, why would I murder her? Do you have any proof?" Valerie bit her lip.

In order to spur Valerie on, Savannah raised her tone and said with sarcasm, "Valerie, I don't know why, but I'm sure Olivia's accident was to do with you! You pushed Olivia downstairs! Now there's no one else, just admit what you have done, would you?"

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Valerie averted from Savannah's gaze.

"Oh, you can also say you are just a coward!" Savannah continued, "You're not as good as your mother-in-law Susan! Although she's wicked, she never hid what she had done. But look at you, you don't even have the courage to admit your doings! You are such a wimp! And you don't have the appearance of the young mistress of the house at all!"

Then Savannah held her breath, waiting for Valerie's reply.

She knew Valerie's character very well. Valerie had to win everything. How could she stand to be taunted like this by her?!

That's why she came up with the idea—recording her voice when she admitted her attempted murder!

So far, that was the only way!

After Valerie admitted that she did it, she could hand over the recording to the police, and it's done!

Valerie blazed with anger as Savannah expected. She clenched her fist and was about to speak when she heard a shout from her back, "Valerie!"

Devin rushed over. He seemed to hear the conversation. Glancing at Savannah thoughtfully, he whispered something to Valerie.

After hearing what Devin said, Valerie rushed to Savannah, took out a cell phone from her pocket, and took one look. The phone was recording now!

"How dare you record!" Valerie shouted, shooting Savannah a sharp look.

Then she broke out in cold sweat. Luckily, she didn't get the urge to say something she shouldn't! Otherwise, the little bitch would take it as evidence!

Devin was also relieved. Just now, he saw the maid come back alone and learned that Savannah went to the garden for Valerie. He was afraid that Savannah might do something, so he found an excuse for looking for Valerie here.

When he entered the garden, he heard their conversation from a distance.

He remembered that he did not see Valerie on the night of the 20th when he returned to Rosemount Villa! That night, Valerie came back late, and she just said that she went out for a walk alone when asked.

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