Chapter 430 - 408: In the Darkness, the Door Opened

Chloe Simpson’s palm tightened, and the fingers holding the phone had turned pale.

Could it really be Selene Wilson who did this?

She truly never even dreamed of it!

What shocked her more was that Selene would actually confess everything to her.

Everything about Alexander Johnson was framed on the second master of the Johnson Family, Alan Johnson, by Selene Wilson, right?

"Miss Wilson, what about Alan Johnson’s situation?"

"Chloe, whether you believe it or not, what I’ve done, I’ve done. The things I haven’t done, I won’t let anyone slander me with them. Alan Johnson’s situation has nothing to do with me whatsoever from start to finish."

"The only plan I arranged was for you to approach Lucas Hughes, get him drunk, and then send him to the room. As for Lucas Hughes’ lifeblood, it was handled by the woman I arranged for it."

"No, more precisely, that woman wanted to do it herself. Not long ago, a woman came to me. Oh, by the way, you know that woman too. Her name is Lydia Brooks. I don’t know what happened between her and Lucas Hughes?"

"I also don’t know how she discovered my whereabouts or how she found me. She simply said she had a plan that could kill two birds with one stone, helping me. After listening, I thought her plan feasible, so I helped her out."

"So last night, after you got Lucas Hughes drunk and sent to suite 9099, Lydia Brooks went in and did the subsequent things. The next day, I pinned this matter on Alexander Johnson..."

When Selene Wilson told Chloe Simpson everything, she was extremely shocked.

Lydia Brooks?

Lydia Brooks had just returned from abroad recently. Once she knew of her divorce with Lucas Hughes, she started mingling with Lucas.

They were evidently very close.

How did it suddenly turn into such hatred for Lucas Hughes?

However, no matter why Lydia Brooks hated Lucas Hughes so much, it was not important to her.

A scoundrel like Lucas Hughes losing that third leg was just right, and it would reduce what he could wastefully ruin.

"Miss Wilson, I’m suddenly very curious now. Why do all this? Soon you’ll be marrying into the Johnson Family, becoming Alexander Johnson’s wife, the future lead lady of the Johnson Family."

"Framing Alexander Johnson and causing the Johnson Family’s stock to fall so much, how does that benefit you?"

Chloe Simpson couldn’t understand why Selene Wilson would do such a thing.

"Chloe, why I’m doing this is my own affair and has nothing to do with you. You just need to follow what I say. Also, I’ve sent the information about the murderer of your mother to your email. If there’s nothing else, that’s it, I’m hanging up, I need to rest."

Selene Wilson used the same rhetoric as before, finished speaking, and was ready to hang up.

Upon hearing the words "murderer of her mother," Chloe’s grip on the phone tightened fiercely, clenching her back teeth hard.

"Miss Wilson, aren’t you afraid that I’m talking to you now, recording the conversation, and directly telling the Old Sir of the Johnson Family?"

Honestly, Chloe very much wanted to do just that.

"Ha, sure, you try that and take the recording to the Old Sir. See if he stands by my side or yours?"

"Chloe, if I were you, I’d perceive the situation wisely and cooperate obediently. The Johnson Family is marrying me not for me, but for the Wilson Family behind me."

"As long as the Wilson Family remains, as long as the Johnson Family needs them, even if I do something, the Old Sir would turn a blind eye. And I believe you’re not foolish enough to do such a thing."

"After all, I am the eldest lady of the Wilson Family. I have status, money, power, and influence, and you have nothing. What odds do you think you have competing against me? Hmph!"

After speaking, Selene Wilson gave a cold snort and directly hung up the phone.

And her final words, about the odds, pierced Chloe’s heart like a dagger.

Back when Selene Wilson acted against her mother, was she also so convinced, so sure?

Convinced that Chloe couldn’t fight her, convinced that she and her mother could only be puppets at her mercy.

Chloe’s tightly clenched fists began to apply more force, her fingers aching from her grip.

Finally, when both hands lost all sensation, no longer feeling pain.

She let go of her hands, picked up the phone, and sent a message to that mysterious man.

[I want to avenge my mom as soon as possible, the sooner the better. As long as you can let me seek revenge quickly, I’ll do whatever you ask.]

After sending the message, she laid down the phone and rose, moving towards the floor-to-ceiling window.

The sky had already turned completely dark, but the Johnson Family courtyard outside the window remained brightly lit.

The warm yellow lamps seemed to light up every dark corner of the Johnson Family courtyard.

Looked so beautiful, so warm.

Unfortunately, surface warmth can never replace the cold indifference behind it.

This elite family is truly a place harboring disgrace and filth.

Originally, a simple business marriage, even without mutual love, could still lead to respectful coexistence after marriage.

Even if they were only a couple on the surface, secretly entertaining elsewhere, it was better than plotting against each other and playing deceitful games.

Thinking of all that Selene Wilson had recently done, Chloe only felt thankful that she was an ordinary girl.

Not some noble daughter of a prestigious family, a wealthy and prominent woman.

Still, forced into this situation, she had no choice but to contemplate more deeply.

Though that mysterious man was very capable, having indeed crippled Selene Wilson’s legs.

Yet, she couldn’t place all her hopes on him; she must develop her own capacity for vengeance.

As for how to enact revenge, that would involve her gradually becoming really strong.

Chloe stood by the window for a full four hours.

She believed she had already considered everything.

But still couldn’t come up with a good solution.

First of all, she was just an unremarkable little nurse in the hospital.

Even as the head nurse of the emergency department at Kyohai’s most prestigious private hospital, Ansun Hospital, she had no real authority.

Her profession wasn’t like a hacker, nor like a lawyer, she couldn’t turn the tides with a flick of her hand.

In recent days, she leveraged the agreement with the old sir of the Johnson Family to indeed get her hands on a lot of money.

And in over 20 days, she would receive another ten million.

But such an amount was trivial for both the Johnson Family and the Wilson Family.

If she were to invest it, it wouldn’t be reliable.

She wasn’t a finance major, nor did she have a knack for investing.

In business, starting a company was out of the question.

After much contemplation, Chloe Simpson could only think of one feasible approach.

And that was to start from her primary profession.

Nurse!

A nurse at the finest private hospital in Kyohai, Ansun Hospital.

She recalled the incidents involving Alexander Johnson at Ansun Hospital not long ago.

Suddenly, she thought that perhaps this was a very good entry point.

In the future, she might have the qualifications to negotiate with the old sir of the Johnson Family based on this matter.

First, she must indeed uncover something substantial.

But all of this was solely with regard to the Johnson Family.

Her most important goal was revenge, to take down Selene Wilson.

The most direct way was to find all the evidence to bring Selene Wilson to justice.

But money makes the mare go, and if the Wilson Family doesn’t fall, how could Selene Wilson ever face legal consequences?

The Wilson Family could come up with a thousand or ten thousand ways to exonerate Selene Wilson.

Even if they really had no way out, they could find a scapegoat willing to take the fall.

After all, there were too many people in this world who were short of money.

Those who had terminal illnesses, at their wit’s end, needing exorbitant treatment fees.

People from poor families, striving hard, only to be hit back to rock bottom again and again.

And innumerable gamblers, who ruined countless families, owing loan sharks.

As long as the Wilson Family wishes, they could easily find countless people to take the fall for Selene Wilson.

They could even have Selene Wilson undergo plastic surgery directly, turning into someone else.

Even if such things only happened in novels, sometimes reality is often more magical than fiction, isn’t it?

So, Chloe ended up with only one answer.

If she wanted to take down Selene Wilson.

Then there was only one way to go.

Destroy the Wilson Family, and it would be best to do so before the Johnson and Wilson Families unite in marriage.

Otherwise, she would have to destroy both the Johnson and Wilson Families together.

Otherwise, there would be no chance of Selene Wilson being brought to justice.

Think about it, that mysterious man happens to be about to make a move, doesn’t he?

The two of them happened to share the same goal.

However, she could first send a piece of evidence to the police station to test the waters.

She could see how the Johnson and Wilson Families intend to deal with Selene Wilson’s matter.

Chloe looked at the message she just sent to that mysterious man, and he hadn’t replied.

He must have fallen asleep.

Better to call him in the morning.

Anyway, recently she could only stay within the confines of the Johnson Family; she couldn’t go anywhere, she had plenty of time.

Having planned everything out, Chloe turned around to prepare for bed.

But just as she turned, she suddenly heard the sound of the doorknob clicking, indicating the door was opening.

Chloe instinctively stepped back, her eyes fixed on the door.

She distinctly remembered locking the door.

Yet at the door, it was clearly the sound of a key turning.

Chloe glanced around the room, grabbed the broom beside her, and immediately hit the switch to turn off the light.

In the darkness, she stared intently at the door.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

When Chloe counted to six, the door opened.