At that time, all the other children were terrified by Jacqueline’s remark. Jackson himself was scared witless. When he told his father about it upon returning home, his father had told him that she might have a mental disorder.
It was because he had liked Jacqueline since young that he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and study medicine after learning that she was sick. He wanted to study psychiatry so that he could cure her. Alas, he truly had no talent for it, so he ended up specializing in surgery instead.
Nonetheless, he still consulted several psychiatrists about Jacqueline’s condition during his studies. All the psychiatrists told him that he couldn’t blindly force her to accept treatment unless she was willing to do so. Otherwise, it would only stimulate her and make her even more psychotic.
Unfortunately, Jacqueline refused to admit that she was sick, so she naturally declined all treatment. Thus, he kept it a secret until now. Most importantly, she hadn’t done anything that crossed the line ever since she regained consciousness.
Shane had no inkling of Jackson’s thoughts as he stared at the latter with narrowed eyes. “I understand, but Jacqueline might have crossed the line into murder now.”
Hearing that, Jackson’s expression changed drastically. He shot to his feet at once. “What did you just say? Jacqueline has committed murder?”
“I merely said that it’s a possibility,” Shane asserted while massaging his temples.
Gulping, Jackson plopped back down onto his chair in shock. “Who are you referring to?”
“Natalie,” Shane murmured.
Jackson sucked in a breath upon hearing that. But in the next moment, he shook his head in denial. “That’s impossible! When has she ever attempted to kill Natalie?”
“Have you forgotten about the two times Natalie almost died back then?” Shane tilted his head and gazed at him coldly.
Jackson’s eyes quivered. “So, you suspect that she’s behind the two incidents? But she was in the hospital then and couldn’t even get out of bed. How could she…”
“Who said she must have done it personally?” Shane cut him off.
Jackson’s gaze flickered. Yet, he was still unwilling to accept the reality and continued defending Jacqueline, arguing, “Even if she could’ve had someone else do it, what about the money? The Graham family went bankrupt ten years ago, so how could she have any money to hire anyone?”
“Don’t you know this?” Shane lowered his eyes and noted lightly, “The Graham family indeed went bankrupt, but her father once used illegal channels to transfer a sum of money away before that to make a comeback in the future. However, he passed away shortly after the bankruptcy, so the money naturally went to her.”
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