NovelAppChapter 605 “There's a murder! Help!” Amidst her grogginess, Mia heard a clamor of noises around her. She struggled to open her eyes, but her vision swam. She couldn't see anything clearly. Pain hummed in her head as she was overwhelmed by dizziness.
She sat up and leaned against the railing behind her. Her hand paused midair. What was she doing outside? She vividly remembered she was in Laura's bedroom when she was attacked. She fainted after the attacker hit her head. Why was she outside after she regained consciousness? Locating the noises around her, she chanced a glance at the weathered figure lying in the puddle of blood at the end of the staircase. The color drained from her face as she shrieked, “Grandma Laural” What happened? How did Laura fall from the stairs? Mia clenched her jaw as she hauled herseff up, but her effort was in vain. She crawled her way toward the staircase. She glanced over at Laura, who was drenched in blood, and screamed, “Somebody! Please
helpt” Soon, a group of people emerged from the first floor, with Timothy in the lead. His expression darkened. once he saw Laura lying unconscious on the ground “Call the ambulance! Hurry!” ‘Sharon screamed in terror. “Oh my god, what happened? How did Mom fall from the stairs? Are you guys blind?" One of the maids knelt on the floor as she explained, “Mrs. Barrett Senior said she wants to have a private chat with Ms. Bowen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe didn't want us to be present. We heard some quarreling, and Mrs. Barrett Senior was already on the floor when we rushed over to the scene.” ‘Sharon was flabbergasted. “Are you implying that Mia pushed Mom off the stairs?" “Its not mel | did not push Grandma Laural” Mia gritted her teeth, mustering all her might to heave herself up. She could barely manage to steady herself as she gripped the railing. Her vision was swimming when she stood up, and she was on the verge of throwing up.
Stil, she recomposed herself and said in a strained voice, ‘| went to meet Grandma Laura, but | was attacked in her bedroom. | blacked out, and Grandma Laura was already there when | woke up.” She glanced over at Timothy, hoping that he'd believe in her.
He looked like someone had punched the living daylights out of him. “Get the bodyguards to seal off the residence. No one is allowed to leave or enter before this case is cleared.” Laura was hauled onto an emergency stretcher and brought away. The sight of the blood puddle was jarring Mia did not expect something this terrible to happen after she woke up. Who was trying to frame her? The audacity of that person to harm Laural Shelly snorted. “Timothy, | think you can't leave Mia out as a suspect. She's the only one who's with Grandma when it happened, after all. The maids also heard them quarreling before Grandma fell from the stairs. Grandma couldn't have fallen off the stairs on her own, could she?" “Shut pt” he snapped. A glint of murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.
Just then, the Lane family arrived at the scene. Mia's brothers darted toward her when they saw how pale she was. She was standing alone at the staircase.
“Mia, are you alright?" Dominic noticed a metallic scent wafting in the air. His expression changed drastically. “Mia, are you hurt?”
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sharply. Her face paled instantly.
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She had to catch
the culprit.
Jason assured her instantly. “Mia, don't worry. No one’s gonna falsely accuse you with me backing you up”
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