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Janine, who had been tinkering with the flowerpot, suddenly stopped and turned around to observe Zuko through
her glasses.
The once pampered and adored chubby little boy had grown into a resolute, handsome young man. His sculpted
face held a hint of defiance, and his gaze showed forbearance similar to Zephyr’s.
Janine smiled, feeling proud of her grandson, who had a quarter of the Baker’s blood in him.
“Come here,” Janine waved her hand and sat on the sofa with Zuko. “Tell me what you suspect about Desiree.”
Zuko was surprised. He had not mentioned Desiree since Janine arrived. Besides, Janine had brought more people
than just Desiree. There were also other members of the Bakers. How did she know?
“Surprised?” Janine smiled. “Remember, I’m your grandmother. No matter when, don’t think you can hide anything
from this old lady!”
“Oh…”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Still hesitating?”
Zuko sat up straight and smiled. “Grandma, I suspect that everything that’s happened recently is related to
Desiree.”
Janine raised an eyebrow. “Do you have any evidence?”
Zuko was at a loss for words. He did not have evidence but had to voice his doubts.
“Before you brought Desiree to Centrolis, everything here was peaceful. But since she came, the opening
ceremony of the Thompson Group’s film studio was maliciously affected, causing a bad impact in the entertainment
circle.
“Later, the police caught the person who spiked the drinks, and the forensic test of the drinks showed that people
from the Grist Group were involved.
“Right at that critical moment, Violet unexpectedly died!”
Zuko furrowed his eyebrows. “Grandma, why did Violet come to Centrolis right before the opening of the Thompson
Group’s film studio? And why did she die when the truth was about to come to light? I’m afraid someone didn’t
want her to speak!”
“So, you think this person is Desiree?” Janine asked.
Zuko fell silent for a moment and lowered his head.
“You have a reason to suspect her, and things do seem quite coincidental, happening right after we arrived in
Centrolis.”
Janine’s gaze was complicated. Her presence had not diminished with the passing years. On the contrary, her eyes
seemed even sharper than before.
“But you don’t have evidence, do you?”
“Grandma…”
“Your doubts must be supported by evidence,” Janine said lightly. She got up to fetch a flowerpot and continued to
prune the branches.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Grandma, I can find evidence,” Zuko claimed.
“If you were the one doing something bad, would you let others easily find evidence against you?”
Zuko was taken aback. Her statement seemed to make sense.
“By the time you find evidence, the person would’ve destroyed all traces!” Janine smiled and said, cutting off the
excess branches. “Besides, I brought Desiree here. Considering the relationship between the Bakers and the
Harpers… Zuko, I can’t help you with this!”
Zuko widened his eyes, ready to argue, but Janine suddenly made a 180-degree turn.
“Zuko widened his eyes, ready to argue, but Janine suddenly changed her stance.
“I won’t help in this because finding evidence is too troublesome and time-consuming.
“The fact that I won’t help in this doesn’t mean I won’t help in other matters.”
Zuko didn’t understand. “Grandma, what do you mean?”
“I have another gift for you!”
Janine smiled mysteriously and got up to go back into her room. After a while, she returned and handed a USB flash
drive to Zuko.
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