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Chapter 1119
Chapter 1119
"Do you suspect yesterday's murder might be tied to Nina?" Leopold asked.
"I just think she's acting off," whispered Aurelia, casting her gaze downward. "Yesterday afternoon, she
just vanished. I went looking for her with the bodyguard, and she seemed to be coming back from the
front gate. Maybe she met someone?"
Leopold knitted his thick brows together, "Could it have been Sheryl?"
Aurelia replied, "I asked her about it, and she said she just wanted to take a stroll."
Leopold stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"If the green chocolate was poisoned, and Nina knew about it, why would she give it to those two?"
Aurelia's voice was soft, "That's what baffles me, too. That's why it's just a suspicion. Nina gave green
chocolates to the two victims and Jelena. Jelena didn't eat it and passed it to Fredric, who then gave it
to Mira. Nina thought Mira had eaten the chocolate and was crying a lot after. Nina's always been nice.
She wouldn't throw a tantrum just because her sister ate some of her chocolate, would she?"
Leopold darkened his eyes slightly, "What you're saying does sound suspicious."
Aurelia went over to the bar and poured two glasses of juice, handing one to him. "I hope I'm just overly
sensitive. Nina's a good and sensible girl. Despite her young age, she knows right from wrong and
shouldn't be involved in something like this."
Leopold's deep eyes glittered with an icy sharpness under the lamp's glow.
"Unless it was Sheryl pulling the strings."
Aurelia furrowed her brow, "She wants to kill Jelena?"
A cold and chilling aura crept onto Leopold's handsome face. "If the chocolate was poisoned, and there
were three pieces, then she's aiming for more than just Jelena."
Aurelia shuddered. "Me and Kane, too?"
Leopold was grave, "Tomorrow, I'll have someone check the phone records at the telecom company to
see who Nina's been talking to."
Aurelia nodded. "I hope I'm wrong."
Leopold continued, "Since the cops showed up, your suspicions must be based on something. It's not
just wild speculation. Sheryl's never been a saint. After you exposed her misdeeds at the family
meeting, she's bound to hold a grudge."
Aurelia stirred her juice. "Even if she hates me, she shouldn't use Nina. Nina is her daughter, after all.
This could leave a scar on her soul."
Leopold curled his lips with a hint of scorn. "When someone is blinded by hate, they become mad, no
longer caring about the consequences."
Aurelia hummed in agreement. "Wicked people choose to hurt others, while kind people choose to hurt
themselves. If Joyce had sought revenge back then, Sheryl wouldn't still be at large."
"Perhaps Nina was aware that the chocolate was harmful but not fatal. She wouldn't have offered it
otherwise," Leopold suggested.
Aurelia nodded in agreement. Nina was a sweet child and didn't give the chocolate to her or Kane.
When she found out someone had died from poisoning, she tried to stop Jelena from eating it.
"Seeing that man beating his wife for his mistress, Nina might have been reminded of her parents' strife
and became angry. That's why she gave them the chocolate."
A nine-year-old girl shouldn't have to bear the weight of her parents' grievances. Whatever Sheryl
planned, she shouldn't drag Nina into it. © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
Nina must be scared now, with her calmness just a facade.
Leopold took a sip of his juice, "No matter how smart a kid is, she can't outsmart an adult. Push her a
bit, and she'll reveal herself."
Aurelia resolved, "I'll have a good talk with Nina later."
In the afternoon, as the kids napped on the beach and Nina woke up, Aurelia approached her.
"Sweetheart, let's take a walk by the sea."
"Okay," Nina replied obediently, nodding her head.