Toxic Bond

Chapter 2: Sending Her to Prison

The old butler finally had a reaction other than "indifference," his gray eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Lisa with sheer disgust, "Anna is my daughter. She has always been well-behaved and sensible since she was little. She had never set foot in chaotic and filthy places like bars and nightclubs, yet she was insulted and killed by a group of thugs in such a place where those ruffians hung out.

Miss Moore, we have checked her communications. Before the incident, she made a phone call to you and sent you a text message. The content of the text message was: 'I have arrived at 'Nightshade,' where are you, Lisa?'"

The old butler glared at Lisa with eyes full of venomous hatred, "Miss Moore, you didn't kill a cat or a dog. You killed a living person! The person is already dead, and you are still trying to argue! Everyone knows that Miss Moore has been infatuated with Mr. Brown, while Mr. Brown only has eyes for my daughter Anna. He is utterly disgusted by your persistent pursuit. It's clear that you were jealous of Anna and, unable to win Mr. Brown's affection, you wanted to tarnish Anna's innocence. Miss Moore's malice is truly something to be ashamed of!"

Lisa was speechless. Anna was the old butler's daughter and William's beloved, while she, Lisa, was the female supporting role who had a one-sided love for William. Now, with Anna's death, Lisa was not only the female supporting role but also the malicious one.

"Miss Moore, please leave," the old butler said, "By the way, Mr. Brown asked me to convey a message to you."

Lisa looked at the old butler abruptly.

"Mr. Brown said, 'Why wasn't it you who died?'"

Lisa's body, kneeling on the ground, couldn't support itself and began to sway, with a sharp pain in her chest.

The old butler turned around, his withered and wrinkled lips coldly curving into a rigid arc, making his stern face look indifferent and cruel.

Anna was killed by Lisa, and he was not happy; he hated Lisa's malice.

Lisa, with her body cold to the bone, struggled to stand up. As soon as she stood up, her numb legs gave way, and she fell back onto the cold, hard asphalt with a thud, letting out a self-mocking smile... Why wasn't it you who died?

It did sound like something that man would say. Lisa gave a smile uglier than crying, "Anna, Anna, with your death, I have become the wronged one."

On the second floor of the Brown family's manor, the man had a slender body, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. A black robe was casually draped over him, and he stood barefoot, his sexy and tall figure standing still in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Indifferently, he watched the figure in the rain outside the manor.

"Mr. Brown, the message you instructed has been conveyed to Miss Moore word for word," the old butler, having driven Lisa away, quietly stood at the entrance of the master bedroom.

William swirled the red wine in his glass. Only after hearing the old butler's words did he indifferently shift his gaze from Lisa and issued a series of cold commands: "Notify the Moore family that there is no Lisa in the Moore family. If they want Lisa, there is no Moore family. If they want the Moore family, from now on, there is no such person as Lisa in the Moore family."

"Yes, sir."

"Second, notify New York University that there is no record of Lisa. Notify the First High School that Lisa was expelled for promiscuity and fighting during her school days. Her highest education level is junior high school."

"Yes, sir."

"The last point," William said coldly, "Send her to prison."

The old butler looked up in astonishment upon hearing this, "Mr. Brown?"

"An eye for an eye. She hired others and deliberately plotted to take a life. Let her go to prison and serve a three-year sentence. What? Does Butler Martin think I am wrong?" The three-year term was set by William. The existing evidence was not sufficient, but William, in his anger, was convinced.

"No, Mr. Brown is absolutely right....... Thank you, Mr. Brown, sniffle sniffle," the old butler burst into tears, "Without you, Miss Lisa's wrongs against Anna would never be punished. As a member of the Moore family, I was powerless against Lisa. Thank you, thank you, sniffle sniffle～"

William turned around, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the figure on the asphalt road downstairs disappear around the corner. His eyes were filled with gloom as he clenched the wine glass with his slender fingers, tilted his head back, and swallowed the crimson liquid without a drop spilling.

"Butler Martin, I punished Lisa not because Anna is your daughter, but because Anna is the woman I have set my sights on," William said slowly.

......

Lisa, dragging her exhausted body, returned to the Moore family's home.

However, she was never able to step through the gates of the Moore family again. The old butler, who had served the Moore family for a lifetime, brought William's exact words, and Lisa was tactfully "asked" to leave the Moore family. Throughout the entire process, she did not even catch a glimpse of her biological parents.

Were they that afraid of William? Lisa tugged at the corners of her mouth... She withdrew her gaze. That wrought-iron gate drew a line between her and the Moore family, severing all that had once belonged to her.

Lisa couldn't describe how she felt at that moment. As she turned around, two men in police uniforms blocked her way: "Miss Moore, considering that you bribed and instigated others to tarnish Miss Anna's innocence, leading to Miss Anna's accidental death, we now ask you to come with us."

Before being sent to prison, Lisa saw William. That man, with his imposing figure, stood by the window.

Lisa shook her head firmly and said, "I never harmed Anna."

William's tall and slender body walked leisurely to Lisa. Lisa told herself not to be afraid; she was innocent and had committed no crime.

Her delicate face was raised fearlessly, trying to maintain composure, but her trembling shoulders betrayed her nervousness... All of this was captured by a pair of piercing eyes.

A flicker of surprise crossed William's eyes... Was she still trying to maintain her dignity even at this point?

Well, she was Lisa, after all. This woman had always been flamboyant and full of pride, not even slightly diminished after her confession was rejected by him.

William swiftly grabbed her delicate chin.

"Ugh～It hurts!" The hand pinching her chin was like a vise, the force applied to her chin seemed as if it would crush it, and Lisa's eyes welled up with tears from the pain.

The other party, however, showed no mercy at all, tightening the grip on her chin even more, "Who would have thought that such a beautiful face would hide such a malicious heart?"

"I really never harmed Anna!" Lisa bit her lip, her face turning pale from the pain, "You can't just send me to prison like this. There's no evidence."

"Yes, I can," William sneered coldly, speaking each word cruelly.