21
The welcome party was held at the
city’s largest hotel. Almost every prominent family received an invitation, yet no one had heard of Evelyn before. The lavish preparations suggested how
much the Kanes cared about her.
Curiosity piqued; everyone wanted to see this mysterious girl who had stirred the
long–silent Kane family.
Guests arrived early, eagerly awaiting
the arrival of the girl. The venue was
impeccably decorated, yet the hosts
remained absent.
Guests gathered in small groups,
gossiping and complaining about the
Kane family.
12:08
0.0%
< 21
Menu
“What’s going on with the Kanes? They invited us here, but where are they?”
“Right? The hosts always arrive first. This isn’t Mr. Kane’s first party. How
could they make such a mistake?”
In a corner, Karry listened, his eyelids
twitching. An unsettling feeling crept over him. Emily and her parents were
absent, which was highly unusual. He had
a suspicion.
One of the Kanes‘ acquaintances
noticed something was wrong.
- up.
“That’s strange. They haven’t shown
Did something happen? We should
call them.”
“Yes, let’s do it.”
0.12:08
20.1%
< 21
Menu
One man pulled out his phone. Just
as he was about to call Mr. Kane, a news
alert popped up.
“Major Crash on Westwind Road at Noon: Three Injured (Two Women, One Man) Hospitalized, Brake Failure
Confirmed…”
Westwind Road? That was the road
from the Kane residence to the hotel.
Two women and a man? It pointed
directly to the Kanes and their adopted
daughter.
Karry leaped to his feet, his
rationality vanishing. He headed for the
exit, dialing his assistant.
“Find out which hospital the three
victims from this afternoon’s accident
12:08
39.5%
< 21
Menu
were taken to.”
The address arrived as he got into his car. Without hesitation, he sped towards the hospital.
Ten minutes later, at the hospital.
Karry learned the room numbers and
went upstairs. Emily and her parents had
just undergone surgery and were still
unconscious.
Only when he learned they were out
of danger did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Finally he was able to consider the cause
of the accident. Every car of the Kanes
was meticulously maintained. Sudden
brake failure could only be sabotage.
His mind flashed back to Celia
0 12:08
59.4%
<21
Menu
leaving the garage the day he’d visited
them. Regret washed over him.
Celia had harbored resentment
toward Emily since six years ago. Seeing Emily return, she wouldn’t just sit there and do nothing. It had been so obvious;
why hadn’t he noticed? If he’d been more observant and warned Emily, wouldn’t
this have been avoided?
Regret was quickly replaced by uncontainable rage. He’d warned Celia. If she hurt Emily again, the Kane family and he would hold her accountable. Clearly, his warning didn’t work.
Karry raised his head. “Celia, you
asked for this.”
0 12:08
