Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 185

"You can leave first," Hera said all of a sudden.

Shaun could tell that Hera had something to say to Queenie. "Alright. I'll wait for you outside."

After that, he strode out of the detention facility hastily. It seemed that he truly despised the place.

Kane had worked so hard to get Hera out of the cell. He was worried that she might change hermind about leaving, so he shot Nathan a look as a hint for him to wait outside for Hera. Then, hetold Shaun to leave with him.

Once those two were gone, Hera was the only one left in the dark corridor. She stood before theiron door while gazing at Queenie, who was the one trapped inside the cell this time. Her eyes werecold and merciless.

Ironically enough, Queenie was the one harping Hera about spending her best years regretting herchoices in prison this morning. To think that their identities and positions would be swapped in theafternoon…

"You think you can cripple me by doing this?" Queenie glared at Hera ferociously.

Once the Gaskells bailed her out, she'd definitely destroy Hera. Also, she'd make sure to implicatethe entire Everett family as well.

"Well, you'll get sentenced to a number of years in prison just by committing the false accusationand bribery crimes, so I won't be able to destroy you with those crimes. But what if you're pinnedwith another charge called premeditated murder?" Hera replied coolly.

Queenie's arrogance dissipated instantly. A trace of shock crossed her malice-filled eyes. It mightbe fleeting, but Hera still managed to capture it.

If one was charged with premeditated murder, they'd definitely be subjected to a death sentence inJadonia.

"Are you threatening me? That won't work on me, you know!" Queenie snarled out in response.

"Who do you think murdered Isabella?" Hera dove into the topic right away.

Rage had flooded Queenie's mind at that time, but the mention of Isabella's death made her mindgo blank. That was how she managed to calm down.

She glared at Hera warily without saying a word.

Didn't she spend money to stop the news from getting spread around?

How the hell did Hera replace out about Isabella's death?

Queenie then recalled the way Kane and Shaun had backed Hera up earlier. Isabella's case mustn'tbe reopened no matter what.

"Who on earth are you?" Queenie asked after a while.

Hera replied, "I'm here to piss you off."

Speechless, Queenie clenched her fists tightly. She was so angry that she didn't even realize hernails had dug into her palms.

Hera said the same thing she had said to Queenie last time.

Previously, right after Hera said that sentence, Queenie's scandal was quickly leaked to the public.As a result, the Gaskells were attacked by anonymous hackers, causing their stock prices toplummet.

Back then, Queenie had hired someone to investigate Hera.

Hera's information matched the rumors which had been swirling around the city. She was theEveretts' biological daughter who had spent most of her life in the countryside. There was nothingglaringly special in her information other than the fact that she looked gorgeous.

But now, Queenie's opinion of Hera was starting to change.

"Also, did Robin really die in the accident he caused after drinking and driving?"

Hera's tone was very soft at that time. She continued staring at Queenie calmly while saying, "You'llbe sentenced to death once the Young family's deaths are pinned on you. If you don't want to getframed for their deaths, I advise you to think it through before the court gives its verdict."

Queenie stared at Hera, who began making her way out of the detention facility, with shock in hereyes. All color was drained from her complexion at that time.

Who on earth was Hera Youngworth? How did she know about what happened to the Young familyback then?

…

Once Hera walked out of the detention facility, she inhaled deeply, clearly relishing the fresh air.

Although Queenie's case wasn't enough to make an impact on the Gaskells' influence in Norburgh,it was enough to strike them where it hurt the most. The Gaskells would definitely do everything intheir power to bail Queenie out.

Hera brought Isabella and her family up in front of Queenie on purpose. Since she was alreadyexposed to the murderer, there was no need to hide the fact that she knew about the Young family'sdeaths anymore.

Queenie must have known about Isabella's death too, but she might not necessarily be themurderer.

Had Queenie chosen to kill Isabella and her mother just to shut them up for good, there was noneed for her to wait till this very moment to strike. Moreover, she was revealed to have gotten into aconflict with both Isabella and her mother in the past.

If Queenie were to kill Isabella and her mother right after the conflict, she would undoubtedly bescreaming at the world that she was the murderer. This plan had too many flaws, which didn't suitQueenie's perfectionism and meticulousness.