After the Affair Falling into a Billionaire's Arms novel Chapter 220

Chapter 220

Louisa was deeply troubled. When they’d left Madame Raven’s, she had suggested Julian go back for the talismans himself, and he’d said “Never mind,” then whispered in her ear, “afraid someone wouldn’t accept

it.”

He had read her thoughts exactly. She didn’t know if he had truly seen through her or if she was

misinterpreting everything. He’d left her confused, and now he was angry too.

“What’s wrong with you?” Sadie noticed her distraction and, after a moment’s thought, smiled suggestively.

“Catching feelings for someone?”

“No,” Louisa immediately denied, ordering a pile of food.

Sadie nodded. “Fine. If you don’t want to talk about it, we won’t.”

Louisa remained silent. Time to change the subject.

“Did you put a listening device in the necklace you gave Lily?” she asked.

“You figured that out?” Sadie was surprised, then quickly shifted to frustration. “That Lily is absolutely

devious.

“I thought after our previous groundwork and today’s final push, she would finally confess. But at the critical moment, she started deflecting and refused to tell the truth.”

Louisa scoffed. “It’s not surprising. If she could be tricked into confessing so easily, she wouldn’t have dared commit such evil in the first place.

“Evil people become evil because they create noble–sounding justifications for their actions.

“Those redemption scenes in movies are nonsense. These people never think they’re wrong–they believe the ones who should disappear are the ones truly at fault.”

Her words stunned Sadie.

“How can you see human nature so clearly?” Sadie looked at Louisa in disbelief. “Louisa, how many terrible people have you met?”

Louisa’s smile turned bitter.

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She looked at Sadie. “By the way, how did you find out about Vivian causing someone’s death?”

“Damn it,” Sadie began, “Vivian caused trouble twice and escaped legal consequences both times. It’s an

insult to my career–I couldn’t stand it.

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“So I consulted a psychologist friend who told me that someone with Vivian’s extremely twisted, dark personality couldn’t have developed overnight. The methods she used couldn’t have been learned suddenly

either.

“Think about it–would a normal girl, no matter how spoiled or entitled, use such vicious tactics on her first crime? I wondered if she’d done something before.

“I pursued two angles: I found the doctor who provided her false alibi, and I investigated her past. I contacted her former school, spoke with her classmates, and checked with the local police station.

“Sure enough, I discovered that eight years ago, a male classmate went missing, and she was questioned by

police.

“Looking deeper, I found that this boy was an exemplary student–always top of his class, bright and handsome. But after his disappearance seven years ago, he was never found.

“Vivian was questioned because she was the last person seen with him before he vanished.”

Sadie shook her head regretfully. “But that’s all I could find. I hit a dead end after that. Later, I learned that

Lily was superstitious.

“I followed her discreetly and discovered she was visiting Madame Raven. I figured out what was happening -Lily, who spoils her daughter excessively, must be seeking peace of mind for her.

“After Lily left, I approached Madame Raven and provided this information. The old woman only cares about money, and when she realized Vivian’s story could help her make more, we quickly reached an

agreement.

“Honestly, I never believed in this spiritual nonsense, but that old woman’s manipulation techniques rival those of psychologists and police interrogators. A few words from her, and Lily took the bait completely.”

“Of course,” Louisa said with a cold smile. “When someone reveals a secret you’ve kept buried for years— one even the police couldn’t discover–wouldn’t you think they were divine?”

“And that’s how today’s performance came about,” Sadie concluded.

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“What about the boy?” Louisa asked. “What was his relationship with Vivian? Even if she was the last person to see him, what was her motive?”

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“I couldn’t find much more useful information,” Sadie admitted. “I only know he was the school’s golden boy–handsome, smart, popular with teachers and

udents alike.

“Vivian, on the other hand, was insufferably arrogant becaus

bullied other female students.

of her family’s wealth and led a group that

“My theory is that she liked him, but he didn’t reciprocate. That was intolerable to someone as proud as her. What she couldn’t have, she wouldn’t let anyone else have either.”

“That fits her pattern perfectly,” Louisa said grimly. Wasn’t this exactly what Vivian had demonstrated with her and George? Going to extreme lengths to destroy her.

“What about the boy’s family?” Louisa asked. “Didn’t they pursue this?”

Sadie shook her head. “The boy didn’t have much family. His parents were divorced, and he lived with his mother. They were extremely close, all they had was each other.

“After his disappearance, his mother went to the Price Manor, caused a scene, but eventually nothing came of it. Not long after, neighbors discovered a gas explosion at her home. She died that night.”

At these words, Louisa felt a chill run down her spine. Her hands and feet went numb.

After a moment, she came back to herself and murmured, “What about the girl?”

“What girl?” Sadie was confused, wondering if Louisa was in shock.

“Julian told me that Vivian caused a boy’s death and sexually assaulted a girl,” Louisa explained. “He said she destroyed two families.”

“Good God! Is that true?” Sadie sprayed her beer in shock. While wiping her mouth with a napkin, she asked, “Is Mr. Tudor that good? How does he know? And what’s this about a girl? Who is she?”

This part hadn’t appeared in Sadie’s research at all.