Perplexed, Hannah furrowed her brows but remained silent…
Alfredo stepped in to clarify, “She confessed to the murder when we showed her the evidence.”
“It seems her accomplice blackmailed her for more money, threatening to expose her to Bryson. Afraid and cash-strapped, Ruby Lured him to the coast and killed him. She took his phone but couldn’t crack the password. So, she tossed it into the sea, thinking she had concealed her crime.”
Eliana was shocked that Ruby would go to such extremes over something so minor.
However, her concern was that she’d lost another ally against Hannah.
With the perpetrator identified, police were set to escort Ruby away.
Just then, she requested a private word with Hannah.
Blocking her path, Bryson icily declared, “Not happening.”
Ruby sneered, “Oh, Mr. Mitchell, scared I’ll spill your dirty little secrets? Or that I’ll harm Miss Moore while handcuffed?”
She then glared at Hannah.
“So, you don’t have the guts to speak with me one-on-one?”
Hannah lightly squeezed Bryson’s arm and reassured him.
“It’s fine.
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We’re not alone, and she’s restrained. She can’t harm me.”
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Outside on the sandy shore, Ruby kicked at the sand, utterly unfazed by her impending incarceration Hannah watched her, unimpressed.
“You claimed you had something to say?”
Ruby met Hannah’s eyes and grinned.
“You really believe what’s before you?”
Noticing Hannah’s silence, Ruby continued scuffing the sand.
“You think you know Bryson? Believe the Mitchell family is as straightforward as they seem? Has he opened up about his family, his mother’s passing, his sister’s incurable illness from poisoning, the whole Mitchell narrative?”
Hannah calmly responded, “He’s told me all about it.”
Abruptly, Ruby burst into deranged Laughter, tears streaming down her face.
“He’s fooled you! How could he ever tell you the truth? Even the Mitchell family’s public narrative is a lie! Why, you ask?
Because he’s too cowardly to face his own sordid history. Think he’s as innocent as he portrays? I’ll have you know, if you stay with him, you’re on a one-way trip to hell! Just Like me!” Ruby Locked eyes with Hannah.