Neil composed himself and crouched down to lift her hat, revealing that it was actually Suzanne!
"Your face..."
Suzanne looked sad and frantic, quickly wrapping her veil around herself to cover the scars on her face.
Neil bit his lips, already guessing what had happened.
"This isn't the place to talk." He helped her up. "Let's go somewhere quiet."
Suzanne trembled all over as if she was afraid of the light. Her hat and veil covered her completely as she followed Neil timidly.
The two of them arrived at a cafe outside. Neil asked for the shop to be cleared, and the owner served Suzanne a cup of milk tea.
Suzanne instinctively flinched when the owner put the milk tea on the table. Neil's brows furrowed, thinking of the scars on her face.
"Mr. Harris…" Suzanne calmed down. "I was taken by… Princess Victoria."
Neil's heart dropped.
Actually, the Irwins had sent people to protect Suzanne and Joy after the court trial ended. Now that Carmella was sentenced, Joy could pull herself out of the whirlpool unscathed, but why was Suzanne…
"Because my brother's still in the hospital." Suzanne's voice was quivering. "I went home to get some daily necessities one day, but I didn't expect Princess Victoria's people to be waiting for me at home. I was careless that day. I left the bodyguards to look after my brother at the hospital, so I didn't have anyone with me. That's how I was caught."
"And then?" Neil narrowed his eyes.
Suzanne lifted her veil to reveal the bloodied scars that were shocking to behold.
"These are all done by Her Highness." She teared up. "Her Highness asked me to help her. If I don't, she'll inject me with drugs... I agreed to help her, and that's how I escaped."
Neil's guard was up instantly. "What did she ask you to do?"
Suzanne took out a few photos.
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