“You’re right; I was responsible for Roanne’s death.
“Even though I had initially wanted to use her as a spy that I could plant by Jim’s side to keep an eye on
Charlotte, there’s no denying that I had played a role in her death,
“Therefore, I’ll do my best to find Charlotte and make her pay for this.”
Then, he turned and walked away, hand-in-hand with Luna.
Luna bit her lip and glanced at Theo somewhat reluctantly. She had always thought of Theo as a calm,
level-headed person, so how did he suddenly become such an illogical, irrational person because of
Roanne? Luna was about to say something when Joshua patted her shoulder, signaling her not to
speak. She bit her lip but did not say anything and instead turned to follow Joshua.
Seeing that both Joshua and Luna were leaving, Caleb stood at the door in a stupor, unsure of what to
do.
He fell silent, then shot Theo a meaningful glance. “Are you sure you want to give up on someone like
Rachel because of this woman?”
Theo replied curtly without even lifting his head, “If Rachel is so petty as to get jealous over something
like this, I don’t think this relationship will even be worth having.” “Alright,” a clear woman’s voice rang out
from behind Caleb.
Both Theo and Caleb stiffened in shock, then turned around unanimously.
Rachel was standing at the door to the room, smiling, not a single tear or hint of sadness on her face.
She stood there in silence, and her crystal clear, determined gaze fell on Theo’s face. “I hear you, and I
agree.”
Then, she strode into the room, glanced at the nurse who was about to wheel Roanne’s body away and
whispered something in her ear.
The nurse nodded and proceeded to wheel Roanne out of the room.
Theo furrowed his brows and instinctively reached out to grab hold of the bed railing, then shot the nurse
a guarded look. “What did she say to you?” The nurse hesitated for a moment before turning to glance at
Rachel. Rachel nodded, smiling. After receiving Rachel’s approval, the nurse let out an exhale and
replied, “Just now…she told me that…she’s arranged for this lady to be handed over to the best funeral
home there is, and she has a professional makeup artist prepared. “L…I was supposed to hand the body
over to the people from the funeral home so that they can
settle everything and let this lady leave the world in her best state.” Theo’s hand, which was resting
guardedly on the bed railing, stiffened when he heard this. He stared at the nurse dazedly, then glanced
at Rachel, unsure how to respond. Caleb, on the other hand, sneered. “You’re too kind, Dr. Liddell. Theo
has just broken up with you because of this woman, yet you arranged for her to be handed over to the
best funeral home there is?
“It’s certainly not cheap to hire a good funeral service, isn’t it? Do you think it’s worth it?” Rachel glanced
impassively at him and replied in a calm, emotionless voice, “First of all, Mr. Allen and I have never even
been together in the first place; all of this had just been my wishful thinking. Therefore, he and I are not
‘broken up’; it was simply my decision not to continue anymore.
“Secondly, my behavior just now was indeed disrespectful toward this girl, so this is my way of
apologizing to her for my actions.
“Finally…” She glanced meaningfully at Theo. “Mr. Allen has painted me a beautiful portrait for which I
have yet to pay him. Therefore, I’ve decided to pay him back by helping his late girlfriend find a proper
burial place and funeral service to ease her passing. “From today onward, he and I will no longer be
indebted to each other.”
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