After divorce I am a billionaire
Chapter 762 Tragedy: Stone family is gone

After that night, it was clear to Mavis that Anthony was intentionally distancing himself from her.

Although they still shared the same room at night, he had become significantly less talkative and even always kept a certain distance.

That titillating distance that was so close never happened again.

Mavis was getting used to his hot and cold attitude and was focused on her work.

The two had an unspoken cold war that lasted for a month.

...

Early November.

Suham had a big case that had been a national sensation.

Lyra was busy working at the Lloyd's Corp when the case went viral on the Internet.

During these years, the Lloyd's Corp had focused on developing its business overseas and had made its trade flourish.

In just five years, the Lloyd's Corp had become one of the top 30 companies in the world in terms of value.

After a conference, the Lloyd's Corp's senior leaders were all whispering in the room. Everyone's face was extraordinarily grave.

Lyra noticed that something was wrong, but didn't ask any questions until she got back to her office and asked Kellie, the special assistant who had been transferred from Angel Group.

"What are they all talking about today? Once the meeting was over, it seemed like they were all talking about the news."

Kellie was surprised, "Ms. Lloyd, you didn't know? It's in the news now. It came out this morning. It's already in the headlines of all the major news agencies. I guess the whole Suham is talking about it now." Lyra looked at the contract carelessly, with no particular expression, "Too many things to deal with. I haven't had time to read it online."

Kellie was interested in explaining this to her boss.

"Late last night, the former rich Stone family was exterminated overnight. I heard that the death is tragic. The whole villa has a horrible bloody smell. When you look at it, you may have nightmares."

"At least it is an upper-class family. They're all dead so silently. It is said that the Stone family's daughter, Nevaeh Stone, died at the window. Half of the body is outside, presumably trying to jump out of the window to escape. When she was found, the clothes were disheveled. Her body was cut by dozens of knives. It's all fatal. Very bloody. Like someone is deliberately seeking revenge.

"The Stones, and those servants bodyguards, a total of more than a hundred people, not a single one alive, really... too bad..."

Kellie's voice was shaking as she recounted it, feeling horrible at the thought of that image. Even her calves were a little unsteady. Lyra went from listening carelessly to having a very serious expression.

She frowned, recalling Kellie's words in her head.

Over a hundred people?

"

The Stone family, because offended Anthony, was readjusted by him secretly. The Stone Group's strength had long been greatly reduced, was close to exit the circle of rich families, and declared bankruptcy. In this case, the Stones, plus the bodyguards and servants, the number couldn't pass a hundred.

Unless ...

"Last night, was the Stone family throwing some kind of party?"

Kellie nodded, "I heard it was Dylan Stone's birthday. Because the business had some problems, some bigwigs did not go. Dylan only invited his relatives, and had a simple birthday in the garden. Who knew this would happen, causing the entire Stone family ... all dead. The whole family was wiped out."

Lyra took a deep breath. It was hard to imagine such a tragedy happening in Suham, the most secure city in the country, run by the NIB and the police department.

Moreover, the murder used such a cruel method to annihilate the entire Stone family.

Slashing, blood and flesh, the scene was terrible.

Lyra always felt there was something wrong in this case.

So many lives, the murder was too cruel. For what reason?

She had a bad feeling about what Kellie had just told her, and felt a strange trepidation at the thought of it.

Being worried about Malcolm's case investigation, Lyra called Malcolm after she sent Kellie away.

Malcolm used to answer her calls in seconds.

But this time, the phone rang for a full minute, and the melodious sound of a ringing telephone kept coming from the receiver.

Lyra was so flustered that she squeezed her palms together.

Why wasn't Malcolm answering her phone? Did something happen to him, too?

For this kind of sensational big case, the National Bureau of Investigation will have to step in. Can he meet an ambush? An assassination attempt?

When she was thinking wildly, the phone rang.

Lyra held her breath.

At the last minute, the phone was connected.

Soon, she heard the very pleasant male sound, "Babe, what's wrong?"

Making sure that Malcolm was safe, Lyra breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where are you?"

"I am in the Stone residence, investigating a tragedy last night. My phone is on vibrate, so I didn't get the call from you in time."

"It's okay. I just need to know that you're safe." Lyra exhaled heavily. She was reading the big news about the Stone family on her desktop. Malcolm chuckled. "I'm here to investigate. I'm not involved. Why wouldn't I be?"

Lyra looked through the online coverage of the Stone family tragedy with a serious expression and knew something was wrong. "Honey, how's the Stone family case going?"

"We don't know yet. The bodies in the villa are being collected and sent to the forensics department for an examination. There aren't any tools left at the scene. Their methods of killing are extremely strict." Lyra grew concerned. "Can I come with you?"

"Don't. In order to preserve all the suspicious evidence, the scene hasn't been cleaned up yet. The smell of blood is too strong. You might feel uncomfortable after seeing it. Be Good. I'll go to the Lloyd's Corp to pick you up after work after I'm done with my work."

"Do you have any... preliminary suspects?"

There was a long silence on Malcolm's end, and the noise faded away. It sounded like he was walking into the middle of nowhere.

After confirming that his surroundings were safe and unmonitored, he said, "Looking at the evidence at the scene, the person is either a repeat offender or a military veteran who knows all the modus operandi." Lyra's brows furrowed even more, "Are you... a little suspicious of him?"

Malcolm was silent again for a moment before making a faint "Um.".

"He used to be one of the most elite people in Security Agency. I also checked Stone's enemies in the last few months. Only Anthony had a falling out with Nevaeh's blind date last month. Anthony then started a series of actions to fix the Stone family..."

"He won't."

Lyra answered almost instantly, "I believe in him."

Malcolm fell silent again.

After a long time, he then lowered his tone and asked, "Do you really believe him that much? Do you really know who he is? If you do, if he isn't someone who knows the law and break it, he wouldn't have stolen the drugs from the lab and splashed them on me."

Lyra's voice went hoarse.

Yeah, she had known Anthony for many years.

But during the years when they parted, Anthony became a psychopath, acting like a lunatic who wanted nothing but torturing.

After thinking for a while, Lyra insisted, "There's no way he could have done something like that with over a hundred people dead."

Furthermore, although he was currently the head of the Callahan family and president of the Callahan Group, he did not have any organizational influence.

Anthony could not have rushed into the Stone residence and killed so many people.

Malcolm was silent again.

He remained silent for two minutes before he said in a low voice, "Okay, I understand. I'll investigate this thoroughly. I won't let anyone off the hook. I won't let anyone be wronged."

After hanging up the phone, Malcolm, who was in the corner of the Stone Residence Garden, held his phone tightly, and his eyes were extremely dark.

He didn't think Anthony would do it, either, but he was upset that Lyra was so adamant about defending Anthony.

That made him very uncomfortable!