True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 166
The viewers commented:
“Did that ash look familiar?”
“I know this one! Last time, after Kaney used that charm to save someone, the
talisman had the same kind of ash on it!"
“I've heard that talismans turn to ash after they've blocked a disaster! Could it be
true?”
“So, was it really Winnie's life-saving charm that saved her life?!”
“Holy smokes! What kind of talisman is this powerful?! How could I buy it?"
“Tell me, too, please!”
The guests on set were also vaguely guessing what the ash was, but Thorpe was
clueless. Seeing Sara's open palm, he was somewhat perplexed. “Sara, what's
this?..."
Watching him play innocent, a cold smirk spread across Sara's face. “Don’t
recognize it? It's the ash from the talisman you tossed, the one Ms. Bryant gave
me.”
If it hadn't been for her own experience, Sara would never have believed in such
miraculous happenings.
In the moment she was falling off the cliff, she really thought she was a goner.
But as she hit the ground, it was as if some force had absorbed the impact for
her. She was still in pain, but she could tell her condition wasn't that bad.
Thorpe’s face changed slightly at her words. Sara's eyes brimmed with bitterness
as she looked at him, “...If I hadn't found out halfway that the charm in my bag
was gone, I would never have believed you could push me down the mountain
on purpose...
You threw it away because you'd heard it could save lives. Thorpe, you really
wanted me dead.” “No!” Thorpe vehemently denied it. “Sara, how can you think
that of me? Just because of a charm? The fall was an accident, and the idea to
hike was yours to begin with. How could I possibly..."
“That's because you kept mentioning how we missed the sunset over Golden
Horizon Hills!"
Sara cut him off, her voice filled with agitation. If it weren't for the pain, she
would, have wanted to get up and confront him.
“Ms. Bryant's life-saving charm... I looked it up online after she gave it to me.
People said the talisman inside was drawn by a supernatural master and it really
worked. That's why I had already taken it out. What you threw away was just an
empty charm!”
But until she realized the charm was missing from her bag, she never suspected
Thorpe... until he pretended to slip and pushed her, who'd come to help, off the
cliff.
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Only then did Sara realize it was all a premeditated murder!
But Sara was genuinely at a loss, “I can't figure it out... We were good before,
why did things
have to turn sour...”
Thorpe’s face was ugly, but he knew there was no evidence today. As long as he
didn’t admit anything, this couldn't be pinned on him. He still looked pained and
confused.
“I didn’t, I didn’t do it! Why don’t you believe me?!”
Their argument continued, and then Winnie spoke again, her voice as calm as
ever, “The truth will come out after the police investigation.”
Her gaze shifted slowly over Thorpe’s face before concluding, “Your finance
palace is dim, and your marital palace has a new streak of red... You've been
short on cash lately, haven't you?”
At Winnie's words, Thorpe’s face went pale, while Sara had an epiphany, looking
at Thorpe incredulously.
“Is it about money? Because of that investment you mentioned? For that amount
of money, you'd take my life?!” she questioned.
Thorpe’s mouth twitched violently at her accusation, barely containing himself.
“For that amount of money... Ha, to you, an heiress, of course it's nothing. Since
you look down on it, why did you have your dad hold back the investment?
1 know, you all look down on me, thinking I'll never make it! I was just... Just
trying to teach your dad a lesson...”
As he spoke, he seemed to regret his words, clutching his head, his voice filled
with frustration.
“But I was just thinking about it, I really didn’t plan on hurting you, I don’t know
how I ended up doing it..."
He truly hadn't planned on doing anything. Before this, he was just thinking.
Even if he were to act, it should have been with a well-laid plan, not like today,
where he could easily be found out...
Thorpe was truly frustrated, but no one believed him.
Marital murders weren't unusual these days, and ironically, vows of neverending
love often seemed to highlight methods of murder rather than affirming
relationships.
His pretense was transparent; not even the ten—year—old watching the livestream
would believe him.
“Getting married is risky these days; my mom keeps pushing me to tie the knot!”
“Exactly. Women especially get the short end of the stick, if it's not domestic
abuse, it's dismemberment. Who would dare to get married?”
“As if boys aren't in danger? There are plenty of husband—killers online, too!”
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“Yeah, like that woman who was abused for over a decade and ended up killing
her husband. Even his parents forgave her. Tell me, who's really worse off?"
“Ever heard of a husband—killer proving a point? Clearly, women are inherently in
more danger in marriage!”
The debate raged on in the livestream chat, but Winnie spoke again, affirming
Thorpe’s words.
“I believe what you said.”
Everyone was surprised, including Thorpe.
Winnie looked at the dark aura gathered in his brow, noting a thread of it
connected to Carter, just as she had seen with that quarreling couple before.
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Thorpe, upon hearing Winnie's words, felt like he'd found someone who
understood, nodding vigorously in agreement.
That was exactly how he felt! He never meant to go through with it!
Everyone was puzzled as to why Winnie was explaining on behalf of a man who
attempted killing his wife, but only Mervin seemed to grasp her meaning.
“Are you saying he was influenced by the dark aura too?” asked Mervin.
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The subject had abruptly swung back to Carter.
Particularly after seeing Winnie nod in agreement once again, the online
audience in the live stream unleashed their wild speculations.
“I gotta throw my hat in with my earlier wild guess!”
“Let's be real, I had the same hunch!”
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“The internet has been abuzz, romanticizing the boss' love story with his wife.
But if it was true love, where would any dark aura stem from?”
“Is it possible that we've all been duped by the seemingly harmless Carter...?"