Chapter 357
357 –Finish Her
Kaylee:
“What is this, Your Highness?” the warrior asked as I placed a suitcase in front of him.
“It is an amount of money you could not count in days,” I replied calmly.
“What is it for, Your Highness?” he asked again. I could already see his throat move as he swallowed, his eyes fixed on the suitcase,
“Why do you not open it first?” I suggested.
Daniel began to open the suitcase. The moment he did, some of the cash spilled over. He smiled brightly before forcing the serious expression the warriors usually carried.
“What am I getting paid for, Your Highness? Is there something you want me to do?” he asked.
“Why do you not have a seat with me?” I told him, gesturing toward the couch.
Graham was out with Elgin. He had rushed out in a hurry, while his father and Penny had gone to the hospital. That was why I had the moment to myself, and I decided to handle this matter alone.
As soon as Daniel sat down, I crossed one leg over the other and looked at him calmly.
“Start from the beginning,” I told him.
He began to explain what had happened, and the money clearly encouraged him to speak more freely. He mentioned everything, including the fact that Elgin said Elara was gone.
“So you are telling me that all the kids were outside?” I asked and he nodded.
“And you are telling me that you later received information from another warrior that Graham had found out it was actually Gina who was gone?” I asked. He nodded again.
“So the child you saw near the fence was Gina?” I murmured.
He nodded once more, likely because he had not been able to tell which child was which in the dark. Madeline’s children looked mediocre enough that it had not been easy for him to tell them apart.
After listening to him explain everything, I decided to speak.
“So here is what you are going to do for me. It will be harmless. No one will ever be able to prove you wrong. You are getting paid to lie. And you are lying about someone who is not that important p>
As I spoke, I noticed the warrior’s eyes kept drifting toward the open cash. I leaned forward and quickly closed the suitcase. If he wanted the money, he needed to listen carefully.
“Your Highness, just tell me what I need to do,” he insisted, a little too eager now.
I cleared my throat.
“You will tell Graham, once he returns, that you remember what you saw. You will say that you could not tell Elara and Gina apart, but that the events themselves were real. You will say that you could tell the difference between a boy and a girl. You will say the couple tried their best to protect Bodhi, while the daughters kept crying. Say that even Elara was left at the mercy of the monster. But when Madeline ignored Gina and ran toward Bodhi, that was when the monster got distracted. Elara managed to save herself, while Gina was left standing by the fence, crying alone,” I explained carefully.
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“What if Madeline tells him that is not what happened?” Daniel asked, sounding uneasy.
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“He will not believe her. Why would you lie? Graham already thinks poorly of her, so he will believe you. And the result stays the same. Gina is gone. What you say matches the outcome. Just make sure you tell him the girls were taken for granted, and that both parents threw themselves toward the monster to save Bodhi,” I finished.
Daniel immediately began to nod and reached for the suitcase, but I slammed my hand down on it, making him jump.
“But remember, Daniel, you are never to speak of this to anyone,” I warned.
He nodded again, smiling. I then removed my hand from the suitcase.
As we stood in front of Graham, the warrior said exactly what I wanted him to say. I was careful enough to have Lord Eldon with me when I questioned him about the event.
It was only after Graham’s father returned home with Penny that I suggested we discuss the incident with the warrior.
Graham looked furious. It was as if he had been stabbed in the chest. I could not believe how well everything had gone. The only thing connecting Graham to Madeline was gone now.
It had been days since the monster took Gina. Of course, it had eaten her. Even her bones would be hard to find by now. And I had erased any sympathy Graham could ever have for Madeline.
He stood there, tense.
After the warrior finished speaking, we all watched Graham. He took a few steps back, then grabbed a vase from the table and slammed it against the wall.
“I will fucking kill that bitch. I will make her suffer every waking moment of her life,” he screamed.
His father and the warriors rushed to restrain him as he began to shift. I quickly stepped out of the living room. I could not witness such a violent reaction while I was pregnant. All I knew was that I had done my job well. 3
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