The Woman From Hell novel (Wanda and Theo) novel Chapter 2278

"Yeah, Mr. Carter. Don't you trust me? Miss Lane is a friend of mine. We won't simply talk nonsense," Marius echoed.

I stared at Mr. Carter eagerly, expecting him to speak.

Likely moved by my passionate gaze, Mr. Carter finally nodded. "Alright, but please don't spread this matter. It’ll affect us a lot otherwise."

"Okay, don't worry. We'll keep it secret." Marius winked at me, motioning for me to agree.

I instantly understood. "That's right, we won't say anything!"

Mr. Carter sighed heavily again. I felt something was wrong even before I heard the story.

He took a sip of water and then slowly said, "Only those of us who have lived here for a long time know about this matter. Those who moved in the past 20 years probably don't."

I sensed that it was an extraordinary incident the moment he said that. It seemed like something that happened decades ago. Could it be the same incident I was thinking about?

I continued listening to Mr. Carter with anticipation.

"Probably 30 years ago, a young lady had climbed to the top of the mountain before she jumped. It was a sensation at the time."

I was shocked when I heard this.

It also happened 30 years ago!

Jumped off the top of a mountain?

I bit my lower lip, my heart doing somersaults. "Why doesn't anyone know about it now if it was such a sensation?"

"The village chief ordered people to suppress the news immediately back then. The lady was not just an ordinary individual. Her parents came to help suppress the news as well. They got us to keep quiet, but a newspaper published about it before they managed to suppress the news completely. Fortunately, it was only our own small newspaper, so the village chief and the lady’s family jointly destroyed that newspaper press and retracted all the papers."

Mr. Carter stared at me and waved his hands. "Yes, now that I’m looking at you up close, you look even more like her. Your facial features resemble her very much."

My heart was beating faster and faster. I swallowed and smiled with difficulty, "Mr. Carter, was the lady’s name written in the newspaper?"

"No, I don't remember it clearly." Mr. Carter tilted his head, his eyes blank.

I knew that this would be a bit difficult, but I did not want to give up just like this. "Mr. Carter, think again, was the lady’s surname Yard?"

"Yard?" Mr. Carter muttered, "Yard?"

I did not dare to push Mr. Carter anymore as I was afraid that he would get distracted when the cogs seemed to already be turning. I just kept staring at him with fiery eyes.

Suddenly, Mr. Carter patted his thigh. "Yes, she was a Yard!"