She was not a good person. This evaluation showed that Ivy did not earn a good reputation in the circle of rich ladies.
Vera seemed to have thought of something terrible and she gave a horrified face, “It was eleven years ago. In a charity dinner, I drank a lot of juice and went to the bathroom. I passed by the garden and saw Ivy was torturing a cat with a grim look.”
“What?” Violet was shocked to hear that.
Vera shivered, “That cat barked miserably and bled, but I was too frightened to save it. for Ivy looked horrible. If I was discovered, she would torture me like she did to that cat. So I ran away, and then...”
“Then what?”
Vera took a deep breath to calm herself down before she continued, “That cat died. That cat was the favorite pet of the host, Mrs. Pearce. After Mrs. Pearce were informed, she was very sad and sent someone to investigate what happened.”
“Did she found it out?” Violet looked at her.
Vera smiled bitterly, “No, In order to prevent Mrs. Pearce from finding out it was Ivy did it, the Ellis family stitched Miss Watts up. In that case, Watts family was kicked out of the dinner. I was too timid to speak out what I have seen, but I told Miss Watts afterwards.”
“Is it why the Ellis family went bankrupt?” Violet guessed.
Vera nodded, “Yes, the Watts family colluded with Ellis family’s opponents to strike the Ellis family, so the Ellis family went bankrupt. Afterwards, the incident of Ivy torturing the cat spread in the circle.”
“Since so, why does Stanley know nothing?” Violet frowned her eyebrows in confusion.
If Stanley knew that Ivy had tortured small animals, he would definitely not have spoiled Ivy.
“Mr. Murphy was studying abroad, not in J City at the time. He came back after Ivy disappeared. At that time, the Ellis family had gone bankrupt, so naturally nobody mentioned it. It was normal that Mr. Murphy didn’t know,” Vera explained.
Violet suddenly said, “So that’s it.”
“Mrs. Murphy, why do you bright up Ivy Ellis? Isn’t she missing? Some say that she is dead.” Vera looked at her curiously.
Violet smiled coldly, “No, she is not dead, neither missing. She just became a vegetable and had laid in the hospital for ten years. It has not been made public, and now she has wake up. I came to you just to conform whether the voice of the person who made you commit the crime belongs to Ivy?”
Vera couldn’t make any sense of her sudden question, and then seriously recalled.
A few seconds later, she suddenly opened her mouth in horror, “Mrs. Murphy, thanks for your reminder, it really seemed to be hers. I haven’t seen her and heard her voice for ten years, but I still remember her voice, which was much similar compared that voice over the phone..”
“It’s okay. I am already sure that Ivy is the real murderer who wants to kill me.” Violet clenched her fists and said in a cold voice.
Yes, it was Colin who discovered that Vera was the murderer, whom Stanley turned for help.
As Colin was a retired high-ranking official, Violet and Stanley never doubted the results of investigation.
But they both overlooked a very important issue, the relationship between Colin and Ivy.
Stanley knew that Colin was Ivy’s great-grandfather. At that time, Stanley still thought that Ivy was that simple and kind girl, and did not think that Ivy might be the murderer at all. So he didn’t find Colin would cover for Ivy.
She didn’t know the relationship between Colin and Ivy at that time. It was only later that she knew that Vera was the culprit. Neither did she find it.
Not until now, did she understand how complex the situation was.
Especially Colin, as a retired official, it is really abhorrent to cover up the murderer in this way.
She was grateful for his help and forgave that Ivy pushed her downstairs for his sake.
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