The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174 The Pianist

By the end of it, Layla was sobbing uncontrollably.

In a cathartic release, she narrated her lifelong journey of how she and Jeremiah depended on each other from their childhood to their adulthood.

Raylee listened silently, her emotions incredibly tangled. Human nature is inherently good. Even the worst of people may have done good deeds. Likewise, even the best of people may have committed wrongs.

Jeremiah was forced into malevolence by his circumstances.

One could only say that he wasn’t truly wicked. In fact, given his nature, he could have feigned goodness his entire life.

As Layla sobbed, she lovingly gazed at everything within the room. “We didn’t grow up in Lorimer Estate when we were kids. This courtyard house is where Jeremiah and I lived since we were young. It’s quite modest, but it’s filled with warm memories. Back then, we were really poor, but Jeremiah had a special fondness for the piano. He said he wanted to learn because the person he admired was exceptionally good at playing it.”

“It was then that Raylee understood why Layla had arranged to meet there. It was the place where they, as siblings, had grown

up together.

Layla pulled out a tin box from the drawer and handed it over to Raylee.

“What’s this?” Raylee was puzzled.

“Just open it. You’ll see.”

Brimming with questions, Raylee opened the box, only to discover a jumble of photos lying messily inside.

There were at least twenty to thirty of them.

The subject of the photograph was consistently a little girl, around seven or eight years old, playing the piano.

There were various occasions and styles.

Raylee was instantly stunned: Aren’t these photos of me from my childhood?

Layla let out a disbelieving scoff. “Do you recognize the girl? It was only in the past few days while sorting through his personal effects that I found out 1 discovered that the talented pianist Jeremiah admired so much was a little girl. This person looks a lot like you, so I guess Jeremiah must have had feelings for you since he was a teenager.”

Raylee’s mouth slightly opened, yet she found herself at a loss for words. Confusion and shock filled her mind, pervading every single nerve. Was our encounter never because of a blind date! Even if we hadn’t met through a blind date, would Jeremiah have gotten to know me through other means? After all, he had been paying attention to me since I was a child

The sensation of having been intensely observed by a stranger made Raylee somewhat unsettled. That’s something only a psychopath would do! However, this is indeed in line with Jeremiah’s character. He was a psychopath.

“Do you know why Jeremiah killed for the first time?” Layla asked, her voice tinged with melancholy.

Bewildered, Raylee shook her heal. Could it possibly be connected to me in some way? However, I don’t have any recollection at all.

“In order to protect a girl from harm, he killed those bestards with a flurry of stabs,” Layla said as she stared at her. She then asked in a stunned manner, “On the night of your thirteenth birthday, did you go to a bar?”

Kaylee found herself lost in memories. Could it be?

That year, it seemed she had gone to a summer camp abroad. She was in her teens, a time typically marked by adolescent

rebellion

She sneakily slipped out of her condominium, escaping to a bar in the neighboring district to celebrate her birthday with her disreputable friends.

That day, she was harassed by a few gangsters and was even forced to drink spiked alcohol.

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Chapter 174 The Pianist

After that, she remained unconscious for several days.

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