Second Chances Protecting Mrs. Hall by Colby Stanford
Chapter 137

Chapter 137

The public opinion on the Internet became more and more intense.

Even in the church, there were some rumors about Emma.

Some people suspected that Emma did not use her full strength to treat Otis.

There staff were wondering if they should invite other doctors. They even had the intention to stop Emma from getting closer to Otis.

Emma felt that there must be a reason for this abnormality.

“Looks like the mastermind wants to use public opinion to force me away,” Emma and Liam analyzed, “The more the other party tries to make me leave, the more I can’t leave. I have to speed up.”

After that, Emma was still not in a hurry to detoxify Otis.

This poison would not endanger his life for the time being.

However, if the person who poisoned him was not found, even if he was cured this time, he would still be in danger

in the future.

Emma asked, “Do you remember the two staff members we met by the well yesterday?”

Liam said, “What?”

Emma analyzed, “They said that Fred fell from the stairs and injured the skin on his neck. Don’t forget, there was one more person we didn’t check that day!”

That day, Emma was supposed to use the UV pen to check on Fred.

However, at that moment, Christine barged out.

Christine indeed had powder on her.

Everyone was agitated.

Just like that, Fred left without being scanned.

Emma decided to look for Fred alone.

Liam offered to accompany her, but Emma refused. “If you go with me, he’ll be wary,”

Emma said to him gently, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect myself. I’ll tell you everything that happens over there, okay?”

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Her voice was especially soft.

Liam could not resist Emma. No matter how worried he was, he couldn’t refuse now. “Then I’ll help you guard Otis. If you need anything, just press this button.”

He gave Emma a special alarm device.

As long as she pressed this button, he would rush over to protect her immediately.

“Okay. Hubby, you’re so considerate.” Emma was being so cute that Liam could only let her go.

Fred’s room was some distance away from Otis’s house.

Emma walked over and smelled a strong smell of herbs.

When Fred heard that she was coming, he got up to welcome her in the courtyard. “Miss Wilson.”

Emma subconsciously looked behind his neck.

That day, she grabbed the neck of the other person in black. In theory, that person’s neck would have the powder

she left behind.

However, Fred was wearing gray high–collared clothes today. The wound that was vaguely revealed were also pasted on with ointment.

It was impossible to see his neck clearly.

Emma asked, “Is this the wound from your

from the stairs yesterday?”

Carefree lowered his head and smiled. “Yes, it’s funny. I am an adult, but I actually fell because I was distracted.

How embrassing.”

Emma smiled in response.

Fred’s move was really ruthless. He smashed the skin on the back of his neck.

Now that he was badly mutilated, there was no evidence left.

He must have seen her method of inspecting the powder that day and thought of this countermeasure.

It seemed like a coincidence, but in fact, there were many suspicious points.

Seeing that she was smiling without saying anything, Fred asked, “Miss Wilson, why did you come alone? Is there anything you need from me?”

“Not really,” Emma said as she walked into his room with her hands behind her back and looked around. “It’s just

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that I have a few questions about Christine’s interrogation at the police station. I want to discuss them with you.”

Fred said, “Oh, I see.”

Emma entered Fred’s room and looked around.

It was a simple room with a hard bed..

The walls were hung with calligraphy written by Otis. [Benevolence.]

Emma stared at the calligraphy for a long time.

Fred said, “Reverend Hart wrote this for me a year ago. I hung it by the bed and encouraged myself every day to be

kind to others.”

Emma nodded.

Fred asked, “By the way, you said the police had a few questions. What kind of questions?”

Emma turned around and looked at Fred. “The police asked when was the last time Christine had a conflict with

Otis?”

Fred recalled for a moment. “It… should have happened a month ago.”

Emma asked, “What was it like?”

Fred said, “A month ago, Miss Christine came to look for Reverend Hart on her birthday. However, Reverend Hart said that he had separated his connection to the mortal world and his family. Miss Christine suffered a huge blow and caused a big scene that day.”

Emma said, “Otis’s poisoning should have started about a month ago.

Fred frowned. “If that’s the case, Christine is really…”

“It’s not her.” Emma interrupted him.

Suddenly, she turned to look at the calligraphy hung at the head of his bed and said something that seemed to have nothing to do with this conversation, “I heard that Reverend Hart has a habit of writing maxims for his disciples. A few days ago, I passed by your peer, Miles Moss’s room. The word written for him was “Diligent“.”

Fred replied, “Yes. Miles is usually lazy. Reverend Hart encourages him to be diligent.”

Emma smiled. “Then it seems that the Reverend has taught you to be benevolent. Have you not learned anything?” As Emma spoke, her tone turned cold.

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The atmosphere in the room gradually became silent.

Fred narrowed her eyes meaningfully. “Miss Wilson, what do you mean by that? I don’t understand.”

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Emma smiled and spoke directly. “After I almost used the UV pen to check on you in the courtyard, you fell down

the stairs. Coincidentally, you fell on your neck.”

Fred’s face darkened. “That was just a coincidence!”

Emma continued, “If it’s a coincidence, how do you know that the place where I left the powder on your body that night was your neck? I only touched the neck of the person who tried to assassinate me that day. I saw that there was no powder on Christine’s neck. So, Christine was only there to visit her grandfather in disguise, and you are the real murderer!”

Fred’s expression was one of utter defeat. He clenched his fists and the corners of his mouth twitched. “Miss Wilson, could it be that you want to quickly replace a scapegoat because there are negative comments about you everywhere?”

This time, it was Emma who laughed out loud. “Fred, you’re indeed meticulous. However, you never expected that the place where I left powder on your body that day was not just your neck! When you escaped from the window ledge, there were traces of powder on the ledge. Christine didn’t climb over the window that day, whether the murderer was you or not, I only need to look at the pair of shoes at the end of your bed to know!”

After Emma finished speaking, she kicked out the shoes that Fred had placed under the bed.

She had been sizing up Fred’s room when she came in just now.

She confirmed that this pair of shoes was the pair that Fred had worn that night.

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