The driver’s gaze made Felicia uncomfortable. She opened her eyes as he glanced at her again and calmly asked, “Is there something you want?”
The driver, unfazed, perked up. “Are you Ms. Fuller from the Fuller family? Are you the biological daughter of the former richest family?”
“No,” she immediately denied, wanting to end the conversation. She leaned back, closed her eyes, and clarified her disinterest.
However, the driver continued, smiling. “I heard you cut ties with the Fuller family. Is that true? Well, it’s a good thing. Now that they’re in trouble, it won’t affect you! The Fuller family is finished. Don’t even mention the former richest family in Khogend. They’re probably going bankrupt! Soon, they’ll be forgotten entirely! I don’t know what Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were thinking, abandoning their biological daughter while cleaning up after that fake daughter time and time again! Now, they won’t be able to clean up this mess!”
He clicked his tongue, clearly enjoying the gossip. Felicia was confused. What did he mean by the Fuller family being in trouble? A sense of unease crept over her, and she asked, “What do you mean?”
“Really? You haven’t heard about this huge thing?” The driver became even more animated. If he weren’t driving, he would have turned around. He eagerly described, “The Fuller family is in trouble again! Remember that driver from the Fuller family who died? That incident was barely over, and now, his wife is dead too! I heard the couple’s fate and manner of death were the same: both were strangled in the car, and then both bodies and the car were dumped in the river to destroy the evidence! This news just broke this morning. The recovery team is still searching the riverbank. You can look it up online if you don’t believe me! And according to their relatives, the murderer is someone from the Fuller family! Tsk tsk, such a tragedy!”
Mina was dead? Felicia froze, then immediately took out her phone. She had switched it to flight mode on the plane and hadn’t turned it on since. Once she connected to the internet, a flood of news alerts popped up, each with bold headlines and sensational wording that stunned her.
“Sir, take a detour to the riverbank!” Felicia instructed.
“Got it!” The driver, clearly curious, immediately turned the car toward the riverbank.
It was the exact location, the beach at the end of Cedar Street, where Ruben had been murdered. In just a few months, Mina had met the same fate. Was it a coincidence? It was the same method and place. Without anyone coming forward, the public would immediately suspect the Fuller family! They would think it was an act of revenge, a cold-blooded execution.
When Felicia arrived, even more people were at the scene than when they had searched for Ruben’s body a few months ago. The riverbanks were crowded with reporters and media. The driver parked the car on a small bridge. Although far from the scene, they had a clear view.
“I heard the police were called last night. The search team went in around midnight and started their search this morning. It has already been a few hours, so they should have results by now.”
Just as he finished speaking, a loud shout came from the search site. “We’ve found it! Secure the cable; prepare the crane!” A few minutes later, a waterlogged car was lifted from the river.