Chapter 2573Chapter 2573
“Mara, still playing the victim, huh? Mr. Howard, I’m telling you, she’s behind all this mess. You have no
idea how vicious she can be. And that’s not all-she even killed her own
sister!”
A bombshell dropped in the room.
Despite his suspicions that Mara had done unspeakable things to Ivy, Balfour had never imagined that
this could be connected to the dark past.
“What on earth are you talking about?” Mara’s voice was laced with urgency as she clutched his arm.
“Balfour, don’t listen to her crazy talk!”
Olivia leaned against the door frame, a smirk playing on her lips as she made sure she had a clear
path to escape. “Poor thing, the CEO of Howard Group, completely blinded by such a woman. The
death of Victoria, whom you thought died because of you, was orchestrated by none other than her
own sister, Mara!
She plotted to win you over by killing her sister If you don’t believe me, you can investigate it yourself.”
Balfour’s face registered shock. The more outrageous Olivia’s claims were, the harder it was for him to
dismiss them, despite the seeds of doubt that had already been planted in
his mind.
Seeing that the situation was spiraling, Mara didn’t even bother to explain.All she had done, even eliminating her own sister, was to catch this man’s attention, to make him love
her just a bit more. And now, with Ivy unconscious, did Olivia think that she could stand in the way of
Mara’s relationship with Balfour?
“Balfour, do you believe her wild accusations over me? Fine!”
With that, Mara stormed out, slamming the door behind her, leaving Olivia and Balfour to exchange
bewildered looks.
Once Mara was gone, Olivia collapsed to the floor. “That woman is a maniac, a murderer. She killed
her own sister for you, and who knows who else she’s hurt. You better start an investigation, Balfour.
Maybe she’s also the one who harmed your grandma and Ivy!”
Balfour-snapped back to reality and grabbed Olivia by the shoulders. “Explain yourself. What do you
mean she killed her sister?”
Olivia’s face was a picture of terror. “I don’t know much, just that after the kidnapping incident years
ago, Mara’s sister Victoria didn’t die. It was later that Mara deliberately took advantage of a moment of
novelbindistraction to sabotage her.”
The story really began when Mara and Victoria were children.
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temperament.
sisters, they sisters, they
Vere as different as night and day in both appearance andVictoria was everything Mara couldn’t be. Standing beside her sister, Mara’s achievements
always overlooked.
and looks,
Even their high school admission process was a stark contrast. Victoria breezed into the most
prestigious private school without breaking a sweat, while Mara had to settle for an utterly
unremarkable public school.
Despite her own struggles, their father’s words would always sting, “You both are my daughters, yet
how come Victoria makes me so proud? She’s never been a worry, already at J&H High School,
practically guaranteed a spot in a top university. Then there’s you, always causing me grief. What kind
of school will you end up in, I really don’t-”
Mara was tired of hearing such comparisons and complaints, and every time she felt like lashing out,
her father’s disdainful look would force her to swallow her anger.
What was the use?
She wanted to say she was trying her hardest. It wasn’t that she wasn’t good enough, it was just that
her sister was too exceptional, making her seem worthless by comparison, Victoria wasn’t unkind to
her sister, but as the one constantly praised, her well-intentioned words always sounded harsh to
Mara’s ears.