Murphy pondered over the matter for a long time, but he could not quite put a finger on why she did it. It
seemed that only she could give him an explanation for the matter. Hence, he asked her to meet him at
the manor in the suburbs.
“Why do you suddenly want to meet me?”
Hearing that, he scrutinized the woman in front of him from head to toe. Over the years, they had only
met each other a couple of times. Of course, she would find it strange that he asked to meet her out of
the blue.
“Portia, we haven’t met many times over the years. I asked you out because of an old matter, and I
hope that you can be honest with me.”
Frowning, Portia noticed that his expression and the way he talked to her were different from before, as
if he was about to say something important.
“Just ask me anything you want to know,” she responded straightforwardly.
“Do you know where Jordyn is?”
Hearing Jordyn’s name, Portia’s heart missed a beat. Jordyn has been dead for so many years. Why is
he suddenly asking about her? Oh right! He only knows that she went missing and doesn’t know that
she was poisoned to death. I must answer with caution.
“Jordyn? Back then, she left in a fit of anger when she caught us in the act. Didn’t you ask people to
find her whereabouts after that, but there was no news about her? Why? Have you found any useful
information?”
In the meantime, Murphy remained silent and fixed his gaze on her face, trying to read her expression.
However, he did not expect Portia to be such a master of acting. She had an innocent look on her face,
and it seemed as though she was truly concerned about Jordyn’s whereabouts.
All of a sudden, he felt ridiculous. This is the woman I fell in love with back then. Is she really that sort
of person?
Noticing that he was staring at her, she felt something was amiss. “What’s wrong? Do you have
something to say to me?”
“What do you think I want to say to you?”
Portia was confused. What does he mean? He mentioned Jordyn at first and asked me this now.
Jordyn should’ve been dead after being poisoned by Scelerus. Could it be that Murphy heard the news
about her death and suspects something? No, that’s impossible. After so many years, Jordyn’s corpse
would’ve rotted. Even if he suspects something, there’s no evidence. Moreover, I planned everything
meticulously. There’s no way he’ll suspect me.
“I don’t understand what you mean. What do you want to know? Just cut to the chase!”
“Cut to the chase? Fine!” After a moment of contemplation, Murphy questioned, “Portia, do you love
me?”
It went without saying that Portia was stunned by his question. Could it be that he suddenly wants to be
with me again now that Jordyn has left him for so many years?
“You shouldn’t ask me that question. The incident back then happened because I was drunk. You
should know that the only person I love is Stephen. Love can’t be forced. Don’t you understand that at
our old age?”
Out of the blue, Murphy burst out laughing. “If you don’t love me, why did you kill Jordyn in the first
place? If you love me, I would think that you killed her because you wanted to replace her and be with
me, but if you don’t, why would you want to kill her?” he asked decisively.
There was no trace of hesitation in his words.
In an instant, Portia’s expression darkened.
He actually knows that I killed Jordyn?
Clenching her fists, she forced herself to calm down. “I don’t understand what you’re saying. When did I
kill her? I didn’t!”
“Stop denying it! Since I asked you to come and dared to ask you so directly, then I must have
evidence. Just answer me. Why did you kill her?”
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