Agnes' Awakening: From Zero to His Whole World novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279 Hidden Ties

But there was no trace of Rebecca anywhere on the rooftop.

Raymond figured Monica and Rebecca must have teamed up, and Agnes had come because of Calvin.

But no one knew why Monica died.

There were no cameras around the rooftop, so what really happened up there could only be known after Agnes woke up.

As Raymond was thinking, a woman’s urgent voice suddenly rang in his ears.

“Give me your hand. Hurry, grab it! Try harder!

“Let go. Let go! She’s going to fall! No!”

On the bed, Agnes kept her eyes shut, her head shaking as if she were trapped in a nightmare.

Raymond stood and held her shoulders, calling softly, wake up…”

“Agnes… wake up… wake

Agnes suddenly opened her eyes and stared at him, her gaze filled with confusion and fear.

“Raymond…”

She threw herself into his arms, clinging to him as she broke down.

“Monica’s dead. She’s dead… I couldn’t hold on to her…

“She fell… she fell… Sob…”

Her whole body shook as she cried. The image of Monica falling replayed over and over in her mind, tearing at her.

Raymond held her, gently patting her back, his voice soft.

“I know you didn’t want this. It’s not your fault, Agnes. This isn’t on you.”

Agnes suddenly looked up. “My dad… How is he?”

Raymond said, “Don’t worry. He’s fine. But Monica’s death hit him hard.

“He’s at the hospital now. I arranged for someone to stay with him. He’s being taken care of.”

Tears slid down Agnes’s face as she murmured, “Does he… blame me?”

Raymond said, “Of course not. He just lost someone close. It’s a lot to take. It has nothing to do with you.”

He pulled her back into his arms.

“Agnes, what exactly happened on that rooftop?”

A spark lit in her eyes as her voice trembled.

“It was Rebecca. Everything started with her.

“She got Monica to trick my dad into coming out and forced me to meet her.

“Monica fell by accident, but she never expected Rebecca to just stand there and let her die.”

Raymond said, “So Monica and Rebecca were already working together.

“They wanted to hurt you, but something went wrong. That’s it?”

Agnes nodded lightly.

A moment ago, Raymond had still felt a trace of regret over Monica’s death.

“You did what you could, Agnes. Don’t blame yourself.”

Agnes didn’t speak. She only nodded slightly.

Raymond continued, “I’ve also been looking into the recent shorting of Hale Enterprise stock.

“With Monica’s ability, she couldn’t have done that alone. There has to be someone behind her.”

His expression grew serious.

“I found a connection to the Shaws.

“The unusual trading activity came from within Shaw Group.”

Agnes frowned. “The Shaws?”

She knew them. Raymond and Frank Shaw, the eldest son of the Shaws, had been close friends for years.

When Agnes married Raymond, Frank had been one of the few people personally invited.

His dad, Matthew, had inherited the Shaws’ long-standing fortune.

His mother, Gina Fletcher, came from the prominent Fletchers in Grandridge and had the looks of a movie star.

The Shaws had two children: the older brother, Frank, and the younger sister, Carmen Fletcher.

Frank was a psychologist, gentle by nature, someone who valued freedom and had no interest in taking over the family business.

That had been a constant source of tension between him and his dad.

Carmen, on the other hand, was driven and optimistic, running multiple beauty and fashion brands she built herself.