“There’s a murder! Help!”
Amidst her grogginess, Mia heard a mor 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 nce 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 Laura!”
What happened? How did Laura fall from the stairs?
Mia clenched her jaw as she hauled herself up, but her effort was in vain. She crawled her way toward
the staircase. She nced over at Laura, who was drenched in blood, and screamed, “Somebody!
Please
help!”
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 ambnce! Hurry!”
Sharon screamed in terror. “Oh my god, what happened? How did Mom fall from the stairs? Are you
guys
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blind?”
One of the maids knelt on the floor as she exined, “Mrs. Barrett Senior said she wants to have a
private chat with Ms. Bowen. She 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 bbergasted. “Are you implying that Mia pushed Mom off the stairs?”
“It’s not me! I did not push Grandma Laura!”
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.
Still, she rposed herself and said in a strained voice, “I went to meet Grandma Laura, but I was
attacked in her bedroom. I cked out, and Grandma Laura was already there when I woke up.” She
nced 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 Laura!
Shelly snorted. “Timothy, I 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 up!” 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?”
Connor discovered a wound at the back of Mia’s head. He brushed her hair to the side, and she
inhaled sharply. Her face paled instantly.
His heart ached at her predicament. Anxious, he rambled, “Why didn’t you call us when you’re hurt?
We wouldn’t even know you’re injured if it weren’t for Mrs. Barrett Senior’s incident!”
Mia forced a smile. “Someone used me of pushing her down the stairs. I was knocked out cold
when I went to meet Grandma Laura. When I woke up, she was already found unconscious.” She had
to catch
the culprit.
Jason assured her instantly. “Mia, don’t worry. No one’s gonna falsely use you with me backing you
up.”