True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 167
Like a floodgate suddenly thrust open, speculations gushed towards one chilling
possibility.
Not just the audience glued to their screens, but every guest and crew member
onsite harbored a horrifying suspicion, one that had never crossed their minds
before-
Carter's wife's disappearance leading to her death might not have been an
accident but a meticulously planned murder.
Once this idea took hold, the way everyone looked at Carter changed in an
instant.
The comments continued.
“If this were true, the man was terrifyingly sinister!”
“To have killed and then to linger at the very scene of the crime, day in and day
out?”
“Oh my God, what happened to the paranormal reality show we were promised?!
Why's it always murder?!”
“Carter...Killer..."
“Dude, just realized his name sounds freakishly close to “Killer'!”
“Guess any name close to that spells danger...”
“Come on, my name's Carter, and I'm honest, kind-hearted, and friendly!”
Instinctively, the show's guests started to distance themselves from Carter.
He felt their wary and vigilant stares and frowned, thankful that Mervin didn’t let
the wild guesses continue and spoke his piece, “But I don't see any blood debts
or resentful spirits on him.”
Mervin had a knack for spotting trouble, as he had with Naylor, and he trusted his
judgment.
Yet, he also trusted Winnie's insights. So where did the problem lie?
“I didn’t say he had blood debts.” Winnie spoke naturally, yet it left everyone
around, including the viewers in the live stream, with puzzled expressions on
their faces.
Were they wrong?
Winnie explained, “Most of the resentful energy that affects others comes from
spirits. This kind of energy amplifies people's discontent and can lead to
impulsive actions, like with the couple who argued earlier, and Thorpe here.”
Winnie gestured nonchalantly at the young lovers who had quarreled and then at
Thorpe, continuing, “And the only one who could still influence the living with her
resentful energy after death is his wife, with whom Carter had tied the knot. But
since he bears no blood debts or ghostly auras, it means he’s not connected to
his wife's death.”
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Carter was initially confused, but as they talked about blood debts and spirits, he
abruptly realized what they were implying, and his expression soured.
“You think I killed my wife? That's absurd!” he retorted.
For the first time, he showed anger in public, his face even flashing a hint of
agitation.
“My wife's death was an accident! The incident was thoroughly investigated, and
the police files are clear! How could I harm her? If I had a choice, I would have
died in her place! You're slandering me just because of some speculation!”
The surrounding guests and crew fell silent, and Gentry, sensing that Mervin and
Winnie were hogging the spotlight, chimed in somewhat sincerely to draw
attention back to himself, “Accident or murder? It's hard to tell. Like when Sara
nearly plunged off that cliff earlier. If she hadn't been quick, who could say if it
was an accident or something more sinister?”
Online viewers found truth in Gentry's words.
Exactly, no one can be sure about these things. Who's to say Carter is not hiding
something?
But didn’t Mervin and Winnie say he had no blood debts? Maybe he's hidden it
so well that even they couldn't see it?
“My girl Winnie can’t be wrong! If she says there's no blood debt, then there
isn't!”
“In this reality show, no perpetrator can escape Winnie's eyes!”
“I believe in Winnie too...”
The online debate raged on, but Carter was visibly enraged by Gentry’'s
insinuation.
Before he could retort, Winnie spoke up again, “Carter isn't a murderer. The
incident from those years ago was indeed an accident.”
After all, a wrongfully dead spirit wouldn't find peace so easily.
Carter's expression softened, and with a practiced sorrowful look, he faced the
camera.
The audience felt reassured in their belief in love once more.
Off-camera, Winnie watched him, her clear gaze piercing, “I've seen the videos
you posted online about your wife. I believe the accident was real, and I believe
that you truly wish you could have died in her place. Or at least, you were
genuinely grieving for her at first...”
Carter's face relaxed as he listened to Winnie's initial words, but her tone hinted
at an impending twist.
Not just him but everyone present and watching online felt the same.
This kind of statement usually means there's a twist coming.
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news, and even young, beautiful girls
drew close to you out of sympathy
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and kindness to comfort you...”
Carter's face contorted with Winnie's words, his pupils shrinking in alarm. He
moved forward, trying to silence her, “Shut up! It's not like that! You're slandering
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Before he could get close, Kane and Mervin stepped in front of Winnie, their eyes
sternly warning him to stay back.
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It is because of this resentment that couples staying in the B&B always end up
choosing to break up.”
Carter exploited this love for his own selfish desires.
He betrayed their love, and those affected couples naturally began to question
their own love.
Thus, the so—called Breakup Curse came into being.