Chapter 56

Hudson’s expression darkened, and he was about to speak. However, Penelope pressed down on his hand. She smiled coldly and said, “Ophelia, you are right. That villa was bought by your mother, but didn’t she tell you that she had already given the house to us?”

Hudson rolled his eyes and laughed, “Oh, right, that’s true. Your mother had already given us the villa. Ophelia, it’s not surprising that you don’t remember; after all, you were still young back then. What could you possibly remember?”

Ophelia’s beautiful brows and eyes slowly became covered with a layer of frost. “Did I send you off?”

“Yes, look at whose name is written on it!” Hudson usually loved to show off, and he happened to have the property deed with him, which he proudly displayed.

Ophelia only took a glance, and her expression immediately turned as cold as water. The name written on the property certificate was actually Hudson’s! But how could it be possible? When Mom bought the villa, even though she was young, she clearly remembered that Mom never said the villa was a gift for the Herrera family! It was clearly stated that they were in a difficult situation and were given temporary accommodation.

Suddenly, she thought of something and abruptly looked at Erin. At that time, when her mother was buying the villa and needed to handle the paperwork, she happened to be tied up with other matters, so she entrusted Erin to take care of it. So Erin should be the one who knew best why Hudson’s name was on the property certificate!

“Erin, explain it!” Ophelia slammed the property certificate down in front of Erin and said coldly.

Erin felt a jolt in her heart and scolded her stupid brother in her mind, cursing him thoroughly. The property certificate was needed, so why couldn’t a safe way to take it out be thought of later? She revealed it so brightly, as if she was afraid others wouldn’t know that she had manipulated the situation when she bought the house!

“Go ahead and tell me, I also want to know how the house that Harriet bought ended up in your brother’s name!” Samuel said with a cold expression.

Erin was usually gentle and considerate, and he didn’t mind giving her a little more indulgence. However, there was one thing: if the matter involved Harriet, then Erin held no special place in his heart at all.

Looking at his expression, Erin pinched her palm, and the unwillingness in her heart surged violently. So many years had passed… it had been so many years! Wasn’t what she did enough? Why couldn’t he forget that bitch Harriet? Why was her status still not as good as that slut Harriet’s?

“I…” Erin’s mind raced, and she quickly thought of a reason. “At that time, Harriet was in the spotlight, and if someone had malicious intentions towards her, buying a house in her name would have been too obvious.”

“Harriet said that she lent her house to my family to help them, but if, because of her, they got involved in trouble or were harmed, she would regret it, so she asked me not to use her name when buying a house…”

Hudson and his wife came to their senses and realized they had made a mistake. They hurriedly echoed, “Yes, yes, that’s right!”

“Is that so?” Samuel’s expression had eased a little. This explanation was acceptable. During that time, Harriet indeed suffered several attempts on her life. Later, her car was even crashed by a black vehicle, which caused it to flip off the bridge and fall into the rushing river, resulting in her death!

Ophelia’s gaze became increasingly cold. Erin’s words, she didn’t believe a single word! She even thought about her mother’s mysterious death. Erin was a terrible person, but she still pretended to be very good in front of her mother. She shouldn’t have had the audacity to change the property deed to her brother’s name. But she not only did it, and just shortly after she finished, her mother had an accident. Could this really be a coincidence?

Thinking of how this woman had already ended things with Samuel, and how not long after her mother’s death the other party had moved in, a shocking and angering suspicion involuntarily arose in Ophelia’s mind. Her mother’s death really had nothing to do with Erin?! The ink-like darkness in his eyes surged, flashing a hint of murderous intent. Ophelia quietly clenched her fist. Once again, she was determined to get to the bottom of this matter. If her mother’s death was indeed caused by that woman, she would make sure the other party had no place to rest in peace!