Ricky chuckled, "I couldn't find her at first. Later, I discovered her true identity. She was the real heiress of the Meadows family, switched at birth. Her mom went to jail for her, and her dad passed away. She returned to her wealthy family and changed her name and all her ID documents. I had no way to track down the girl once known as Zoe Meadows. It wasn't until a few months ago, when I saw her on the news, caught in that embarrassing incident at the Paris Design Contest. At first, I couldn't believe it, but it was definitely her..."
Ricky looked quite smug as he went on, "After that, I approached her. She was so easy to fool. I told her I had a video of her committing murder, and she bought it."
Chloe frowned, "So, you never actually had any video?"
"At that time, I wasn't thinking that far ahead to make a video."
Chloe found it kind of funny too. Lisa must have been feeling guilty, which is why she believed whatever Ricky said.
Chloe was genuinely surprised to find out Lisa had killed John. Even when the case was reopened for investigation, nothing unusual came up. The main reason was Ann's confession to the accidental murder without denying it. No one thought to dig deeper.
According to Ricky, Lisa's act wasn't even in self-defense; it was a deliberate murder driven by rage. It took Chloe a moment to calm herself down.
Finally, Chloe spoke slowly, "This matter is definitely worth fifteen million. I have another question."
Ricky was thrilled inside—just one question, and the fifteen million would be settled.
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