Demi looked worked up. Before they could even ask, she already gave them her answer.
"I won't tell you who my boss is. Now that I lost an eye, my boss won't want me anymore. I am useless now. Do what you want with me. I don't care if you send me to prison."
Vicente opened her mouth slightly and thought about what Demi said.
"You are Jett's mistress. How is it possible that you have no idea what he has been doing in secret? He adores you very much. He even gave you a precious sapphire necklace. And that perfume he gave you, he made it himself, you know?"
"He's just trying to make up for his sins, nothing more."
Demi closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks.
She took a deep breath and continued, "You have investigated what happened six years ago. Did you break into my house? You wanted to enforce the law, and yet, you yourself broke the law in doing so. That's ridiculous.
If you didn't break into my house in Moon Bay, you wouldn't have been able to learn about the truth behind our past. Jett is been so generous to me because he wants to atone for his sins."
Vicente frowned. "What do you mean?"
Looking back into her past, Demi explained quietly, "Darleen, Daisy, and I were orphans. Since we had no one else, we had to support each other. We were able to live a good life despite not having enough money. Later on, Darleen met Jett, and they married in secret. Even Daisy and I didn't know about it. But one day, Jett's mother came to find us and forced Darleen to divorce Jett. She wanted Jett to marry Ruby.
However, Darleen refused. That weekend, Jett came to our home to talk to her. He told her that she was the only woman he loved and that he wouldn't marry any other woman."
Nina listened intently as Demi told her the story. Frowning, she interrupted, "Were you next to them?"
"No, Daisy and I were in the kitchen. They were in Darleen's room."
As soon as Demi finished her words, the look in Nina's eyes changed. But Demi didn't notice it and continued,
"Daisy was still so young that she couldn't help much in the kitchen. A gas leak happened and there was an explosion afterwards." Demi raised her hands to cover her face. Remembering that day was difficult for her.
That scene was deeply etched in her mind. No matter how hard she tried, she could never forget.
"Jett is a hypocrite. When the gas was about to explode, he just wanted to take Darleen out. But Darleen shook off his hand and insisted on saving us. In the end, she died there, completely disfigured by the explosion. Daisy and I survived.
Back then, I always had nightmares. About Darleen, the explosion, it was horrible. Jett still had a little conscience left. He arranged for Daisy and me to see a psychiatrist. When we recovered after almost a year of treatment, he married Ruby. I hate him. Even if he tries to make it up to us, we still hate him."
Demi opened her eyes and looked at them calmly. "I pretended to be obedient to him. But the truth is, I was working for my boss."
After finishing her story, Demi opened her mouth slightly, revealing a narrow gap between her lips. She breathed slowly, steadying herself.
Demi peeked at the people in front of her. Cali looked distressed, but it seemed that she believed her.
She didn't know whether the others believed her or not. Their eyes revealed no clue about their thoughts.
Looking at them, she thought that it might be hard for them to believe her.
Seeing that they were silent, Demi smiled and said, "I've already said everything that I have to say. When will you let me go?"
Nina smiled back. "Did I say that I would let you go?"
Demi's face froze. "What do you want?"
"We'll wait for Jett to come to us and negotiate," Nina answered coldly.
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