At noon the next day, Stella suddenly got a phone call, which was from the police station. The
policeman said that Arthur went to Stella’s studio before he died and also contacted her several times,
so they wanted to ask her about some information to see if they could find any clue.
After hanging up the phone, Stella stood up, picked up her purse, and walked out of the office.
Seeing her, Sherry asked, “Stella, where are you going?”
Stella answered, “Just now, the police station called me. They said Arthur Barnett came to our studio
before and had some conflicts with me, so they asked me to cooperate with their investigation.”
Sherry frowned, “Why did they call you? You are a victim!”
Stella smiled faintly, “It’s alright. Just a written record. I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay. If you need any help, call me.”
“Sure.”
After Stella arrived at the police station, a policeman asked her about her identity. Then he asked about
her relationship with Arthur. Finally, he asked when she had met Arthur for the last time.
Stella answered honestly.
After the record was done, the policeman nodded, “Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Radomil.”
“You are welcome.” Stella paused and asked, “May I know... how the investigation is going now?”
When the policeman wanted to answer, Stella saw Modesty show up at the police station.
She cast Stella a glance and walked over. She said, “I’m Modesty Parker. I came here for the record.”
The policeman said to Stella, “Okay, that’s all for today. If there’s any investigation result, we’ll inform
you in the future.”
“Okay. Thanks a lot, Sir.”
The policeman looked over at Modesty, “Please follow me.”
Modesty hummed, following him to leave as calm as usual.
Looking at her receding figure, Stella slightly pressed her lips, lost in thought.
After walking out of the police station, Stella didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she waited outside.
Modesty didn’t come out until an hour later.
Different from Stella, Modesty had a conflict with Arthur which was known by the public. Also, Arthur
claimed that Modesty had hired someone to attack him before, which caused him to lie in the hospital
for several days.
Hence, the death of Arthur made Modesty a key suspect.
However, just like what Stella had guessed - it could be only an adult man who could kill Arthur and
dump his dead body. Not to mention to kill Arthur, Modesty could never win against him under any
circumstance.
When the policeman questioned Modesty about the event that she hired someone to attack Arthur, she
still answered in the same way as before. She denied that it had anything to do with her. Instead, she
said it was Arthur who kept harassing her. He slandered her after he had failed.
Besides, there was no evidence to support Arthur’s claim, and the police also found out that Arthur had
immoral behaviors according to their investigation, which matched what Modesty had said. After the
inquiry, they set her free.
When Modesty walked out of the police station, she saw Stella standing not far away.
Clenching her fists tightly, Modesty didn’t look as calm as she entered the police station earlier.
She asked ironically, “Are you happy now?”
Stella asked slowly, “What should I be happy about?”
“Arthur Barnett died, and I became the key suspect. Your revenge has been taken for the incident of
the design contest.”
Stella laughed in silence, “What are you talking about? You sound as if I’ve killed him and blamed it on
you. Besides, if you didn’t kill him, why are you so worried?”
When Modesty heard her words, her expression slightly changed. She returned calmly, “I was just
saying.”
Stella looked at her. Suddenly, she asked, “Have you met Adolph Miller recently?”
Modesty immediately became alert, “Why are you asking about him?”
“Nothing. I happened to want to find him. Just asking.”
“I don’t know anything. Don’t ask me. Arthur’s death has nothing to do with me.”
Stella said in a cold tone, “If you’ve met him, just say yes. If not, just say no. What do you mean by
answering so vaguely?”
Modesty squeezed words between her teeth, “I’ve told you I have nothing to do with him. Don’t ask me
anymore!”
After finishing her words, she bypassed Stella, wanting to leave.
Stella stood there motionlessly for a few seconds. She turned around, gazed at her receding figure,
and asked in a low voice, “You have something to do with Arthur Barnett’s death, don’t you?”
Moreover, Stella was certain that Modesty wanted to push the blame to Adolph.
Last time, when Stella mentioned Adolph to Modesty, the latter looked annoyed, complaining that
Adolph hadn’t taught Arthur a lesson.
However, today, Modesty looked alert.
The police would sooner or later found out the relationship between Modesty and Adolph. If Modesty
looked the same and answered their questions in the same way, Stella wondered what the police would
think. Would they believe that she truly didn’t know Adolph or she was covering him?
Modesty slightly stiffed. Looking back at Stella, she gritted her teeth, “Stella, even if you hate me, you
don’t need to push such a big blame on me.”
Stella said, “Do you want to tell me that although you didn’t do anything in person, Arthur deserved it,
and the man who has killed him had enforced justice on behalf of Heaven? If this man was a wanted
man by the police, it would be wonderful, wouldn’t it?”
“Since you said so, I must ask what you meant by saying so. Yes, I know Adolph Miller. We grew up
together, but I was abroad for three years, so I didn’t know what he had done, which had nothing to do
with me. Since I got to know he wasn’t a good man, I never contacted him again. But you always
mentioned him to him again and again. You even made excuses for him. I’m afraid it’s you who have
killed Arthur Barnett and tries to push the blame on me.”
While she spoke, Modesty dared not to look into Stella’s eyes. She kept looking away.
Seeing that, Stella smiled, “Your words make sense, but I must remind you about the reason why he is
wanted. Do you really think you will get rid of it after pushing all the blames on him?”
Modesty said in a cold tone, “I don’t know what you are talking about. I’ll admit whatever I’ve done, but
for the things I’ve never done, you can’t blame me for them.”
Stella didn’t want to continue talking to her. After taking a few steps, she suddenly recalled something
and turned around to look at Modesty, “Do you know your father has passed away?”
Modesty probably had never expected to hear this news from her. Her expression changed
dramatically, “Stella Radomil, how can you be so vicious? Firstly you pushed the blame for the murder
on me. Now you are cursing me. You...”
Stella added, “He had died for at least a month. I’m telling you the news, but you blame me for cursing
you. Modesty Parker, what a filial daughter you are!”
After finishing her words, Stella didn’t stop at all. She bent over, sat in the car, and left.
Modesty watched her car roar away. Her lips parted and she wanted to speak something but failed to
utter a sound.
She was still shocked about the news that her father had died.
She denied believing it.
She believed that Stella, the vicious woman, must be lying.
Modesty pulled out her cell phone and wanted to dial the number of her parents’ house, but she
stopped.
She just thought that it was good if her father truly had passed away. At least, there would be no one
holding her back and making her be disdained by others in this world.
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