Chapter 6
He completely destroyed Ryan’s career.
After we moved to a new home, Ryan couldn’t find an opportunity for revenge.
Ryan said a woman contacted him by phone days earlier.
She revealed our home address and even helpfully booked round–trip tickets for him.
Ryan wouldn’t have been driven to murderous intent just for being replaced at work.
But after being forced to leave his job, Ryan had been struggling financially.
A month ago, his five–year–old son died in a car accident.
Unable to pay for surgery, the hospital refused treatment, and his child passed away.
When the woman contacted Ryan, his grief transformed into a desire for revenge.
The police keenly pulled out Ashley’s photo, “Was it her?” they asked.
Ryan furrowed his brow, “The eyes look similar, but she was wearing a mask and hat,” he said.
Learning this, I suddenly understood everything.
No wonder Ashley conveniently had a depressive episode that day, dramatically threatening to burn down her rental apartment!
It was all carefully planned.
She wanted to distract David and have me killed!
“Ma’am, regarding Mr. Miller’s actions, do you choose to accept compensation and forgiveness?” the officer asked.
“No. Handle it according to the law,” I responded.
In the end, David was sentenced to thirteen days in jail.
Later, my detective sent me a document.
“Ma’am, I’ve uncovered Ashley’s full background,” the message read.
Scanning it, I realized David’s taste was terrible.
No, he wasn’t just tasteless. Ashley was manipulating him completely.
The document revealed three major scandals:
First, eight years ago, Ashley broke up with David, claiming she was going abroad and didn’t want to hold him back.
