Agnes' Awakening: From Zero to His Whole World novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170 The Truth Behind the Lie

Hillary staggered forward a few steps. Tears streamed down her face.

“Dad, you killed Mom?! Didn’t you tell me she ran off with another man? Didn’t you say she didn’t want me anymore?!

“Why? Why would you lie to me?! Do you know how much I hated her because of you?!”

Her

eyes were full of pain. She lost control and started hitting Harvey, one punch after another Each blow carried anger and despair.

Harvey frowned but didn’t fight back. When he saw the police standing nearby, his heart sank. So, this day had finally come.

Agnes pushed herself up from the ground. She brushed the dirt off her clothes and pulled off her wig.

The other two “ghost” beside her also stood up. They nodded to her, then quietly left.

Raymond walked over and wiped the fake blood off Agnes’s face. “Agnes, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. He finally confessed,” she said with a small smile. “Still feels like he got off too easy.”

Raymond let out a soft breath. “You really outdid yourself. You dressed up as your mother, spiked his drink to make him hallucinate, and made him believe he was seeing a ghost.

“I thought we’d have to spend a long time digging into his past in Montara. But he confessed on his own.”

Agnes nodded.

“We should thank my mom and yours. If they hadn’t left those clues behind, we wouldn’t have figured out what happened back then. We wouldn’t have found Melody’s remains so precisely either.”

She paused, then added, “The police now have his full confession on video. Plus Larry’s testimony and identification. Oh right, any news about that scar-eye man?”

Raymond gave a slight nod.

“My people caught him near Larry’s place. He tried several times to harm Larry’s family, but I had already moved them to safety.

“The ‘family’ in that rental? They were actors I hired. All trained professionals that could fight well.

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“Now that he’s cornered, the scar-faced man is willing to testify against Harvey in exchange for a lighter sentence.”

“Good,” Agnes said. “With witnesses, evidence, and confession, he’s finished this time.”

Not far away, Hillary collapsed to the ground, still wearing her expensive engagement gown. She shoved her father aside and rushed toward Raymond, but a bodyguard stopped her before she could get close.

“Raymond!” she cried. “Why? Did you set all this up so I would see it?

“Why didn’t you tell me beforehand? Our engagement was real, right? Your feelings were real, right? Raymond… I’m hurting so much…”

Raymond’s eyes turned cold. “Didn’t you want to know what happened to your real mother? If I hadn’t agreed to the engagement, Harvey wouldn’t have shown up. He wouldn’t have let his guard down and confessed.”

Hillary froze.

“So, you were using me?”

“Yes,” Raymond said flatly. “I was. You should be grateful I never dealt with you directly. Not because I cared about you-I never did.

“From the moment you kept going after Agnes, I saw your ambition clearly.

“The day you came back from Montara, every move you made gave you away,

“Nothing stays hidden forever. Did you really think I didn’t know what you did all those years?”

Hillary shook her head wildly. “I was forced! Dad made me do it! If I didn’t, he would’ve killed me! You saw what he’s done. He’s killed people!

“I’m not like him! His crimes have nothing to do with me!

“Raymond, believe me–I really loved you! Don’t you remember? I saved your life in college!

“You can’t abandon me. You promised you’d take responsibility for me forever!”

Raymond let out a short, cold laugh. “Was it really you who saved me back then?”

A flicker of guilt crossed her eyes. “Y-yes! It was me! I got sick because of it. I’ve seen so many doctors and taken so much medicine. My body’s ruined now. But I never regretted it. Raymond, you need to have a conscience!”

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Raymond’s voice turned sharp.

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