Chapter 235

Evelyn Sullivan stared at her phone screen, her fingertips turning cold.

She quickly tapped open the chat with the black avatar.

[Track Scorpion's recent movements]

The reply came instantly: [Scorpion's vanished without a trace. This won't be easy.]

[Do your best.]

As the screen dimmed, she clenched her phone tighter.

The sound of running water stopped, and Zoe Zade burst into the room.

"Evelyn, look!"

A blurry video played on her phone.

Evelyn's pupils contracted sharply.

The figure leaping from the second floor—she'd recognize it even in ashes.

"Where did you get this?"

"Local trending hashtag!" Zoe leaned in. "Do you think your sister jumped because she got eliminated?"

Evelyn let out a cold laugh.

This wasn't Isabella Jackson's style.

After Zoe left, she immediately called Frank Ferguson.

"Mr. Ferguson, explain."

A weary sigh came through the line. "Miss Jackson jumped from Mr. Sullivan's private lounge."

Evelyn's breath hitched.

"She was delirious, tearing at her own clothes..." Frank hesitated. "Mr. Sullivan was there too."

Her fingers dug into her palms unconsciously.

Opening WhatsApp, she sent Ethan Sullivan a message: [Did Isabella do this today?]

After an agonizing wait, her phone finally vibrated.

[Yes.]

Evelyn called him directly.

"What did you do to her?"

Ethan's voice was icy. "An eye for an eye."

"What?"

"I gave her the same drug. Arranged a man." A pause. "She chose to jump instead."

A ringing filled Evelyn's ears.

"You... loved her, didn't you?"

Silence stretched on the other end.

Outside, pale moonlight streamed in, casting a sharp shadow across the floor.