She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew) novel Chapter 295

Chapter 295 

“Aren’t you supposed to have a lot of time, Mrs. Graham?” Athena deliberately provoked her. “Why are you in such a hurry to leave without any hands?” 

“You…” Farrah was furious, wanting to curse, but was silenced by Matthew’s piercing gaze.” 

Athena’s gaze swept across the faces of the people in front of her 

Finally, her gaze landed on Nicolas’s face as she spoke slowly and deliberately, “The answer is to prevent Mr. Graham from leaving, or rather, to avoid leaving Mr. 

Graham.” 

Other than Matthew, everyone else was curiosity and suspicion. 

artled. They all turned to look at Nicolas in unison, their eyes filled with 

Nicolas clearly didn’t like this conclusion. He put down his coffee and stared seriously at Athena, his tone sharp. “Lockwood, please make yourself clear.” 

Athena said calmly, “The culprit drugged you to keep you from leaving and prevent you from enjoying yourself too much with your lovers outside.” 

Nicolas and the others were once again shocked by her conclusion. 

Loreen gasped. “You mean the person drugging my dad has a crush on him and used such twisted methods to keep him at home?” 

“You can say that.” Athena looked straight at Nicolas. “If Mrs. Maggie divorced you, she’d leave the Graham family, and the culprit would also be forced to leave, never to see you again. So, the culprit made sure Mrs. Maggie could never divorce you. After you married Mrs. Farrah, instead of resenting or being jealous of her, the culprit knew that she would only keep you in the Graham family more often,” Athena explained calmly. “That’s why the culprit never harmed or held any grudge against her.” 

Several of them gasped softly, instinctively turning their gaze toward Adele. 

Ådele sat quietly as always, her hands resting neatly on her knees, with her eyes lowered. She appeared calm and disciplined, sitting properly without a hint of emotion. 

Upon hearing this, she remained composed, showing no reaction. 

Farrah sneered. “The murderer you’re talking about can’t be this old woman, right?” 

Athena did not respond to the question. She stated, “The murderer doesn’t want to marry Mr. Graham or gain his love. 

it’s somewhat similar to a Platonic 

What she desires is to see him every day and live like a normal family. If we must explair. Graham or gain his love. 

love. So, she never showed any affection for Mr. Graham and had no intimate contact or behavior with him, which allowed her motives to remain well hidden.” 

Everyone looked at Adele in unison. 

Nicolas frowned deeply, instinctively leaning back in his chair as if trying to create distance between himself and Adele who sat diagonally across from him. 

Farrah laughed dismissively, tapping her foot on the ground. “It’s no wonder that Maggie has been gone for years and her child doesn’t live here anymore, yet this old woman still won’t leave. It turns out she just can’t bear to part with Nicolas.” Adele kept her head down, remaining silent. Only her body trembled slightly, leaving others uncertain about her feelings. Athena ignored Farrah and continued in a calm tone, “After confirming the murderer’s motive, we can speculate the murderer’s identity. This person must know the secret behind Mrs. Maggie’s decision to divorce. Even if Mrs. Maggie tried 

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to keep her intention lifden, she likely noticed it. She might have attempted to persuade Mrs. Maggie not to go through with the divorce, but when that failed, she chose to make Mrs. Maggie disappear. After Mrs. Maggie’s death, she remained in the Graham family, living with Mr. Nicolas,” 

It was clear who she was referring to as the murderer. 

“Your reasoning has flaws,” Nicolas frowned, visibly uncomfortabile as he countered. “I’ve only been frequently ill or faced accidents in the last five or six years. Before that, I was doing perfectly fine. If the murderer is as you say, why did she wait until the last five or six years to act against me?” 

“I’ve pondered that question as well,” Athena replied. “One principle of detective reasoning is that if you can’t determine who the real murderer is, you can start by assuming someone is the murderer and then work backward from that conclusion to deduce the murderer’s motives, methods, and behavior. I’m assuming that Adele is the murderer. So, why did she wait until the last five or six years to drug you?” 

She stared at Adele, her expression neutral and devoid of emotion. “First of all, she fell ill right after Mrs. Maggie’s incident and spent several years recovering. Secondly, Mr. Matthew and his sister have been investigating this case for years, and Adele was also on the list of suspects. She had to remain hidden and low–key, unable to do anything.