Eye of Sin

Chapter 8 Endless Love

“Yeah, our Vayne is not that kind of child!” Vayne's aunt chimed in, “She definitely wouldn't go out to eat all sorts of junk like that on her own!”

She hesitated slightly, asking uncertainly, “But you know, this child always loves to eat those junk foods from outside, like those milk teas and potato chips. I've told her not to eat those random things from outside, who knows what they might add in them!

People online are always talking about it, calling it... what was it... something 'tech and tricks'?”

“Tech and tricks!” Vayne's uncle interjected from the side.

“Yes, exactly! Tech and tricks! That's what everyone is saying nowadays!” Vayne's aunt nodded repeatedly, “Could it be that those things are laced with something addictive? Just to make people crave more after eating them, so they keep buying?

The young man who just came in mentioned it earlier, it's not just about not being fatal, the problem is when people get scared watching a movie in the cinema, they might already be feeling unwell, and then getting scared further could cause trouble!

In my opinion, you should definitely check the food here, but what about the cinema? Shouldn't you regulate that too? Otherwise, if it's not our Vayne today, what if another child gets scared to death tomorrow? Wouldn't that be a disaster?”

“There shouldn't be a possibility of food additives being the problem.” Jiajia shook her head at Vayne's aunt, accustomed to such concerns from the families of victims, “The cost of these things is much higher than those junk foods.”

“Oh...” Vayne's aunt nodded when she heard that, “But even if the junk food is not the issue, shouldn't you still check the cinema? They scared our child to death, shouldn't they compensate?”

“Why are you always fixated on compensation!” Vayne's father, already feeling overwhelmed upon learning about the issues with his daughter's blood residue, was even more irritable hearing his sister talk about these matters, and couldn't help but reprimand her a few times.

Vayne's aunt seemed like she wanted to explain further, but Jiajia noticed Vayne's uncle lightly tapping his wife's leg with his knee. Upon seeing this gesture, Vayne's aunt swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Quickly thinking, she changed the subject: “Then maybe you should check Vayne's friends? She should have a circle of friends outside, always up to something secretive!

These days, children do whatever they want outside without letting the elders know, it's easy for them to hide things from us, but her friends around her should definitely know everything!”

Seeing her husband's gesture again, Vayne's aunt didn't continue speaking.

Jiajia noticed Vayne's uncle's small movement for the second time, but remained silent, pretending not to notice.

Howard, on the other hand, seemed to react similarly. His gaze quickly swept over Vayne's aunt and uncle, his expression unchanged as usual, concealing any thoughts he might have.

“Since we're on this topic, how much do you know about Vayne's friendships? Who are the people she usually hangs out with? Has she had any conflicts with anyone?” Jiajia followed up on Vayne's aunt's previous remarks, asking them.

“I'm really not sure about this.” Vayne's father expressed his embarrassment and regret, “I have some impressions of her friends, but that's all from when she was in elementary school. At that time, she had a few good playmates.

But after her mother passed away, she became particularly sensitive, very sensitive to others mentioning her lack of a mother. She always had conflicts with people at her old school, the teachers were always calling me every few days. So I transferred her to another school, and she lost contact with her old friends.

As for what happened after she entered middle school... I was at a crucial point in my career at that time, and I really didn't have time for her. I just knew that she was going out with friends and spending a lot of money. I started giving her more pocket money.

I just thought, with no mother, and me not being able to take care of her, as long as she had a few good friends to accompany her, make her happy, and go out to play with her, who cared about the expenses? And besides, she's a girl, what trouble could she possibly get into? I never really interfered.

As for making enemies...”

Vayne's father sighed heavily, feeling somewhat melancholic, “Besides holding a grudge against me and harboring resentment, thinking I neglected her, she gets along well with everyone else. I haven't heard of her having any major conflicts with anyone.”

“That's true.” Vayne's aunt nodded, cautiously glancing at her brother, “Vayne's personality is like that, a bit domineering. Usually, she's no match for anyone outside, but when she gets home and sees us, her temper is even worse than outside.

“Usually, she's no match for anyone outside, but when she gets home and sees us, her temper is even worse than outside.

So if she had such a big grudge against someone outside, I find it hard to believe. It would have to be an enormous conflict to drive someone to such extremes!”

“So, you're saying you know nothing about her social circle?” Jiajia ignored Vayne's aunt's rhetorical question and extracted the central idea from their conversation.

All of Vayne's elders nodded, unable to deny it.

“But speaking of enemies... it might not necessarily be Vayne's friends, right?” Vayne's uncle, who had hardly spoken earlier, seemed to suddenly remember something, turning to look at his wife and then at his older brother, “Remember that incident with someone and our brother? Vayne got involved in that, and at the time, didn't she seem fiercely resentful, even to the point of wanting to tear someone apart from Vayne?”

“Exactly!” His words triggered something in Vayne's aunt, “You know, I almost forgot about that person!

Brother, you were almost getting married before, but Vayne messed it up. The wedding didn't happen, and didn't you hold a grudge against her for that?

I remember she was furious at that time! She was grinding her teeth, saying how our whole family mistreated her, bullied her, and how we would all get what we deserved!”

Vayne's father looked somewhat embarrassed, giving his sister a glare, “Why are you bringing her up? She's irrelevant!”

“Who is this Katia? Did she have a serious conflict with Vayne?” Jiajia quickly asked.

Vayne's aunt wanted to answer, but was silenced by a glare from Vayne's father, and remained silent.