Chapter 79

Susan's eyelashes trembled violently.

She never imagined she would die this way.

Vincent's sports car sped down the highway, the wind howling like the whisper of death. Susan's back was already torn and bloody from the rough ground, but she felt no pain.

Images flashed through her mind, each one twisting her heart like a knife.

Daniel's innocent smile. Ethan's warm touch. And... Andrew's perpetually cold eyes.

"Boom!"

A deafening crash made Susan's ears ring.

She forced her eyes open to see a red sports car swerving recklessly toward them, forcing Vincent's car to a screeching halt.

The door was kicked open violently, and Ethan appeared like an avenging angel.

"Susan!"

His voice shook.

She had never seen him like this—his usually smiling eyes now bloodshot, veins bulging at his temples. He reached for her cautiously but flinched the moment his fingers grazed her wounds.

"I'm fine," Susan forced a weak smile.

Ethan's fist slammed into the car door with a sickening metallic crunch. "Vincent! Are you even human?!"

Vincent stepped out of the car, his black coat billowing in the wind. His cold gaze swept over Susan as if she were already a corpse. "She hurt my Candy. She has to pay."

"Bullshit!" Ethan knocked aside a bodyguard blocking his path. "Susan's been with me all day. When would she have time to hire someone to attack Candy?"

Vincent smirked. "The evidence is clear."

"Evidence?" Ethan suddenly laughed, the sound making Vincent tense. He pulled out his phone and dialed. "Nathan, bring it here!"

Within minutes, Nathan arrived, panting, clutching a tablet.

"Take a good look, Mr. King." Nathan tapped the screen, revealing footage of Candy sneaking around like a thief.

Vincent's pupils constricted.

The woman in the video bore no resemblance to the Candy he knew. She glanced around furtively before slipping into a private room. When the door opened, Vincent's face drained of color—

Inside sat the very men who had kidnapped Daniel.

"This... can't be..." Vincent's voice trembled.

Ethan grabbed his collar. "See it now? Your precious angel is the real viper!"

Susan lifted her head weakly, watching as all color left Vincent's face. His lips quivered, disbelief flooding his eyes.

"There's more." Nathan played an audio clip.

Candy's saccharine voice rang out: "Just do as I say, and money won't be an issue... Yes, pin it on Susan..."

The recording cut off abruptly.

Vincent staggered back as if struck. He turned to Susan, the disgust in his eyes replaced by shock.

"Convinced now?" Ethan sneered. "You nearly killed Susan for that woman!"

Vincent's throat worked, but no words came out. He remembered Candy's tearful accusations, the countless times he'd defended her...

He had been the fool all along.

Susan watched Vincent's shattered expression and found it bitterly amusing. She struggled to her feet, blood dripping from her wounds onto the pavement.

"Mr. King, may I leave now?"

Her voice was soft, but each word cut into Vincent like a blade.