Just as the two were being affectionate, a sudden phone call interrupted them.
Hearing Wyatt mention the murder case on the Isle of Whispers, Cecilia Vaughn's face, which had been bright with a smile, instantly turned grim.
She clung to Adrian Law's hand tightly, her voice urgent.
"Wyatt, are you sure? Is that what the Vesperian police department said? Is there a clue to the real murderer?"
Although Cecilia really disliked Chloe Alden, in some way, she found Chloe to be that kind of person who, despite being hated, also had her pitiable aspects. To die so miserably at her friend Fiona Vaughn's wedding was like a tragic ghost from a TV drama.
And Fiona completely avoided the issue. Even though Chloe died at her wedding banquet, she didn't feel an ounce of guilt or wish to pursue the real culprit. She even refused the mayor's invitation to attend Chloe's funeral.
This kind of cold-blooded woman, Cecilia was seeing for the first time.
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