Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 670

Chapter 671

Laura declared, “Exactly, my goal back then was simple: to drive a wedge between you and Jared. I knew your

high–and–mighty character wouldn’t associate with the person responsible for your mother’s death. No matter how

close you and Jared were, you would leave him.”

Agnes continued, “Laura, your brilliance back then was not just making me believe Alyssa was the enemy who killed

my mother. You also set me up to expose the Whitfield family’s darkest secrets, leading them to think I wanted

revenge on Alyssa. This way, Tim would inevitably also turn against me, cutting off my ties with Jared completely.”

Laura nodded, “Everything I did back then was for Beatrice and for myself. Unfortunately, Beatrice was a lost

cause. I know what you want to know most is how your mother died. Yes, I bribed Lundy. As for Alyssa, your

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mother’s grudges with her were well–known. During the financial crisis, Starlight International Group was deeply

affected. Your mother was borrowing money everywhere, and the two million was originally meant by Alyssa to

humiliate your mother. Alyssa wanted your mother to ask her for help, but in the end, she deliberately smashed the

two million into the charity foundation established by your mother instead of helping her. Your mother was upright

and would naturally not use that money. So, I embezzled it to her personal account in your father’s name to

maintain the liquidity of Starlight International Group, then bribed Lundy to expose this. Your mother died thinking

she was taking the blame for your father, believing the money was used by him. So, she admitted guilt and her

reputation was ruined.”

Agnes clenched her teeth. She had considered many possibilities, but she never thought Laura could be so vicious

back then. She had caused a rift between her parents, and her mother died without knowing the truth.

Laura laughed, “Do you think this plan is silly? Because they are a couple, if they talked it over, this plan would be

exposed quickly. But the human heart is the most unpredictable thing in the world. Your father never asked till his

death, and your mother never told him either. Your father thought your mother was confused for a while, your

mother thought your father was desperate and had no choice. Perhaps there’s something you don’t know. The

reason your mother willingly took the blame for your father was because she felt indebted to him all her life. Your

father was very good to me, but he didn’t love me. It was the same with your mother. She was obedient to your

father, but she didn’t love him. Your father discovered this secret early on. She had a lover in her heart, and she

married your father on impulse. Your father was very distressed about this. When a person is in pain, they need an

outlet, and that outlet was me.”

The past that Laura was bringing up was something Agnes vaguely knew but didn’t fully understand.

As a child, Agnes always thought her parents were deeply in love.

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Later, the appearance of Laura and Beatrice shattered Agnes‘ faith in the world.

Then she learned about the existence of Michael Albert. Agnes realized that her parents‘ relationship was much

more complicated than she had imagined.

Laura’s words made sense to Agnes.

Perhaps back then, her mother was still thinking about the boy from her teenage age.

Her father was in pain, so he had an affair.

The past was like a tangled ball of yarn, knotted tight and dense.

Now, it unraveled, layer by layer, spreading out before Agnes.

She felt each pang of betrayal, regret, and sorrow as if they were her own.

Despite their flaws, her parents had been good people.

If it weren’t for Laura, they would not have met such a tragic end.