<h4>Chapter 1158: 1158. Old Events of That Year</h4>


    He never imagined she wouldmit suicide.


    Lily Bankston’s smile was rather bleak. She couldn’t say much, her voice so low it was barely audible, like the buzz of a mosquito.


    Adam Jones bent down, bringing his ear close to her lips, and heard her whisper with her feeble, mosquito-like voice, "Life is no longer worth living... that’s... that’s how it feels..."


    After those few words, she closed her eyes and took herst breath in Adam’s arms.


    "Aunt Lily... Aunt Lily..."


    Adam’s voice grew hoarse, his eyes reddening in an instant.


    In fact, the moment heid the evidence before her, she had probably never intended to keep living, had she?


    That’s why she went out of her way to make coffee.


    She didn’t tamper with his coffee but poisoned her own cup instead.


    She asked if he could visit her once a year, and he thought she meant prison visits, not realizing what she meant until after she was gone...


    "Aunt Lily..."


    The pain of his mother’s sudden death filled Adam’s chest,pletely recing theplex hatred he had harbored.


    By the time the ambnce arrived, Lily Bankston was already gone.


    Adam didn’t let her be buried in the United States but had her body flown back home in a private jet to be buried next to Henry Jones’s tomb.


    The details of the airne ident that took Henry Jones’s life came from Ian Foster’s confession.


    The co-pilot, Jacob rk, despite knowing about his wife’s affair and that his son was actually the lovechild of his wife’s lover, had long plotted to kill the pilot.


    Later, when Lily Bankston approached him, she induced him to find an opportunity to murder the pilot mid-flight, creating the illusion of an ident.


    rk killed the pilot on the ne, then changed course and headed for the Pacific Ocean. He then parachuted out, leaving the unmanned aircraft to crash into the sea.


    The follow-up n went smoothly.


    The pilot’s recovered body was subjected to a DNA test against rk’s son, leading to the mistaken identification of the corpse as co-pilot Jacob rk.


    This led Adam down the wrong path of investigation, missing many vital clues from back then.


    Moreover, the fact that Adam didn’t uncover certain details and shared his findings with Lily Bankston allowed her to destroy evidence immediately.


    The bullet holes found on the ne were deliberately made by Ian Foster’s men as the ne went down, intending to shift the focus onto Neil Foster.


    As for why Lily Bankston wanted to kill Henry Jones, it was probably out of love turned to hate.


    Lily Bankston had no shortage of suitors, yet she remained alone until now, her feelings for Henry reaching an extreme.


    When Adam thought back to herst words about having nothing left to live for, he could feel her pain.


    Perhaps death was indeed Lily Bankston’s greatest liberation.


    Especially since she felt a motherly bond with Adam, yet this "son" hade to know the truth about how she had killed his father.


    Unable to face Adam and knowing he would sever ties with her, life had lost all meaning for her.


    After Lily Bankston’s funeral, the crimes Ian Foster hadmitted over the years began to be adjudicated, and everything finally settled.


    The heart that had been hanging in suspense finally found peace. Thinking of how Lily Bankston’s heart had been twisted by a past love, Elly Campbell couldn’t help but feel a sense of mncholy.