The necklace had been found in the mountains.
So much time had passed without finding a body that the search and rescue teams were still scouring the area, inch by inch. Mrs. Grayson had been on the verge of giving up hope.
Matthew's helicopter had fallen from a high altitude over the vast, sprawling expanse of the Ironvale Mountains.
His body could have been carried anywhere by the high-altitude winds. It was entirely possible that he had been devoured by wild animals, not even a trace of bone left behind.
The refusal to call off the search without a body was less about logic and more about clinging to a desperate hope, a refusal to face the cruel reality.
That hope was shattered when Linton gathered enough evidence to send the Nightfall brothers to prison. Under interrogation, they confessed, revealing the precise location where Matthew had fallen.
Liam carefully guided Liliana to the sofa, his eyes filled with a pained, complex sympathy.
He took a deep breath, his brow furrowed, and chose his words carefully, his tone serious and low. "Isabella lied from the very beginning. My brother wasn't going skydiving over the Ironvale Mountains with her. They were headed in the complete opposite direction, to the distant Southwind Peaks."
Liliana froze, looking up at him in disbelief. Her face turned grim.
No wonder...
No wonder the Grayson family had poured so much time and resources, sending out so many search parties, only to find nothing. Not a single trace of Matthew.
It was because...


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