Ste and Haynes both ignored Israel, deeming it beneath them to even engage with a man like him.


    Ste turned her attention to Skyler. "Father, you must havee all this way for a reason. Is something important going on?"


    "Jonathan," Skyler said, his voice grim, "give Star the video."


    Jonathan handed a phone to Ste. She pressed y and was met with footage of Gibson''s interrogation.


    At first, Gibson was tight-lipped, remaining stubbornly silent no matter what the Williams family asked. But as Skyler''s patience wore thin, Jonathan had his men employ... other methods. Gibson held out for a while, but eventually, he broke.


    "That pretty boy, Joshua, he told me Ste ordered him to kill Stuart," Gibson rasped on screen. "Otherwise... why would a lowly bodyguard kill Stuart? They had no history, no grudge. He did it to prove his loyalty to me, even helping me kidnap Keen. Then he yed the hero,ing to the rescue alone to clear his own name and make the Williams family owe him big time. He killed my son. I didn''t believe a word he said, but I figured I could use his little scheme to trap them both. Hahaha, I heard the pretty boy and that ungrateful brat almost died. Serves them right!"


    Skyler, of course, didn''t buy Gibson''s one-sided story. But just as he was about to press for more, Gibson lunged, smashing his own head against the wall and killing himself instantly.


    Skyler and Jonathan were left stunned.


    Before arriving, Israel and Aurora


    hadn''t known the specifics of the interrogation. They had only seen Skyler''s grim face as he demanded to know where Ste was, assuming he was angry that she wasp pat Keen''s bedside. They had no idea this was the real reason.


    Whether Gibson was telling the truth or lying was now impossible to verify. But as the old saying goes, a dying man''s words are true. People instinctively believe that someone with nothing left to lose has no reason to lie.


    Ste watched the video with a cid expression before looking up at Skyler.<fn7ad6> Get full chapters from FιndＮovel</fn7ad6>


    "The words of a kidnapper hold no weight," she said calmly. "He knew he was going to die and had no other way to get revenge, so he resorted to a frame-up."


    Israel and Aurora exchanged a look. They knew Joshua''s true identity, but Skyler and Jonathan still didn''t The three of them had agreed to keep it a secret for now. Skyler knowing who Joshua really was, would undoubtedly value Ste even more. And Jonathan a conservative man who weighed pros and cons just like his father, would follow suit. If they favored Ste more, their attention on Aurora would inevitably diminish. Aurora had fought too hard to get into The Williams Group, even giving up her own field of expertise, to be content ying second fiddle.


    Power was onlyforting when held in your own hands.


    Skyler''s voice cut through Aurora''s thoughts. "Star, whether Gibson was trying to frame you or not, this all started with Joshua. If he hadn''t killed Stuart, would Keen have been kidnapped?"


    "Just say it," Ste replied, her voice t. "What do you want?"


    Jonathan''s tone was severe. "I''ve looked into this Joshua. His background is a


    nk te. He''s a menace, and you can''t keep him around. If you find it difficult to handle him, we can be the bad guys for you."