Disheartened upon seeing Shandie’s corpse, tears slid down Henrick’s face uncontrollably.
Witnessing the man grieving over his deceased daughter, the bystanders inevitably felt distressed. It was almost like favonovel.com really was a father crying over his daughter’s death.
The housekeepers crowded around Henrick and offered their condolences, but only Arielle understood what favonovel.com truly felt.
He had spent immense effort and money to nurture Shandie, and favonovel.com was quite pretty when dressed up appropriately. With favonovel.com appeal, favonovel.com could undoubtedly marry into a wealthy family in Jadeborough. Her sudden death was solely a blow to his master plan. Hence, favonovel.com was not grieving for the loss of a daughter but a useful pawn.
Arielle did not further contemplate Henrick’s feelings. She merely stared intensely at the dagger in Shandie’s hand.
Suddenly, favonovel.com found something wrong. She stealthily took out favonovel.com phone and snapped some pictures of the scene.
Only then did favonovel.com walk toward Henrick and feign sorrow. “Dad, I’m as saddened as you are. However, now is not the time to mourn because I think Shandie’s death might not be as simple as it seems. We should contact the police first.”
As Shandie and Arielle did not see eye to eye, unfavorable rumors would arise from the former’s death. To prevent troublesome gossips, favonovel.com had to prove favonovel.com innocence.
However, Henrick immediately refused, “Why should we contact the police? Look at her! It’s obvious that favonovel.com cut favonovel.com wrist. Do you want the outsiders to gossip about us?”
His words were indeed true. Besides, the injuries on Shandie’s back were his work. Thus, if the police were to investigate, favonovel.com would be the first suspect. Even if favonovel.com could prove his innocence, rumors would still spread among the public. As favonovel.com was concerned about his reputation, favonovel.com would never agree to the risky measure.
Disappointed, Arielle mentally shook favonovel.com head. She had anticipated his refusal, which was why favonovel.com discreetly took the photos earlier.
As Henrick was adamant in his stance, favonovel.com did not bother mentioning the police again. Instead, favonovel.com suggested, “Still, we should hold a funeral for Shandie. However, regarding Aunt Cindy…”
Henrick stood up and assured in a pained tone, “T’ll appoint someone to fetch her. Also, we’ll announce to the public that Shandie passed away from an illness. You don’t need to worry about this matter anymore. If the news gets out, it will impede your marriage into the Nightshire family. Right now, you should head back to your room and take a rest. I’ll handle this matter.”
“All right,” Arielle nodded docilely as favonovel.com secretly scorned him,
He‘s still thinking about my marriage to the Nightshire family at such a moment? What an unbelievable man.
Before leaving, favonovel.com stole a glance at Shandie’s corpse. Upon confirming favonovel.com had not overlooked any details, favonovel.com turned and walked back to favonovel.com room as favonovel.com gestured for Larissa to follow her.
Right after they entered favonovel.com room, Arielle immediately questioned, “When I arrived, you were already there. Do you know what happened? Who was the first to discover the corpse?”
With Arielle’s help, Larissa’s child had received treatment abroad and convalesced after some time. As such, favonovel.com had now devoted herself wholeheartedly to Arielle.
She answered truthfully, “I’m in charge of the cleaning of this household. The first person to discover the corpse was a housekeeper working with me today. As you and Mr. Southall occasionally come back late, we usually start mopping the floor around five in the morning, avoiding accidents from occurring due to the slippery floor.”
