No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 716

“The Harvest family, in an effort to preserve their reputation, forced the matriarch to cast Ann out. Just like that, Ann was kicked out by her own family,” Darleen explained.

“And then?” Claudia asked.

Darleen said, “Then, with nowhere else to turn, Ann tried to pressure the James family to come forward and clear her name. But the Jameses demanded an exorbitant amount of money. They got into a huge argument, and in a fit of rage, Ann killed Laurel!”

Claudia sighed, a sense of weary inevitability washing over her.

In her past life, Ann had killed York’s brother.

She had thought that this time, things would be different for Ann.

She never imagined Ann would still end up a murderer.

Darleen took a sip of her juice. “I’m not done yet.”

She continued, “After Ann killed Laurel, Selene hid her away. To force Selene to hand Ann over to the police, Hamlin beat her half to death. Furious, Selene ran off with all of Hamlin’s gold and cash. But before she left, she dumped a massive dose of rat poison into the pot of soup she was making. The next morning, both Hamlin and the Quinn patriarch ate breakfast and were poisoned. Hamlin didn’t make it; he died.”

Claudia’s grip tightened on her knife and fork. “Then how did the matriarch die?”

“Don’t rush the gossip,” Darleen said, taking another sip of juice. “Let me tell you everything, step by step.”

“After Ann met up with Selene, they went to Grace Cathedral to beg the matriarch for help. But the matriarch advised Ann to turn herself in. So, the mother and daughter took the matriarch hostage and immediately transferred a large sum of money from her phone.”

Darleen went on, “The matriarch tried to stop them from leaving, so they killed her together. The room was covered in blood. I heard Selene’s skull was nearly cracked open.”

Claudia looked down at her medium-well steak and completely lost her appetite. “Darleen, please stop.”

She felt sick to her stomach.

But Darleen couldn't be stopped. “I’m not finished, Claudia!”

She speared a piece of steak, popped it into her mouth, and eagerly continued her story.

“You won’t believe it, but that Ann is barely human. To get away, she even killed her own mother. She was trying to escape with all the money by herself when my brother cornered her at the foot of the mountains.”

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