Under the Heiress' Facade

Aurora cautiously glanced at Hera. As she did not see any expression on her face, she continued, "Back then, Queenie told me that Isabella sought her out, saying that someone was investigating Robin's case. I wanted to help them leave the country. But I never expected that..."

Hera paused as she was about to extract the needle and looked at Aurora. "So, you ordered Robin to kill my adoptive mother!"

"No, I didn't!" Aurora immediately denied it. "That year, I did consider asking Robin to scare Aunt Daphne because she used the excuse of Lucius being wrongly convicted to keep harassing Aunt Gemma, who just lost her twin brother.

"She had already been through so much, but Aunt Daphne kept making things worse for her. I couldn't take it anymore and wanted to stand up for Aunt Gemma.

"But when Queenie introduced Robin to me and wanted to discuss how to scare Daphne, I changed my mind. I thought about how it couldn't have been easy for Daphne to raise you.

"If something happened to her, no one could care for you. So, I decided to let it go. I truly did not ask Robin to hit her. I also don't know why he ended up killing Daphne in the car accident!"

After explaining everything, Aurora took a deep breath. Sadness, confusion, and regret filled her eyes.

"After Aunt Daphne's death, I was very regretful of what happened. If I never had the idea, perhaps she would still be fine now.

"But once someone is dead, you can't bring them back to life, so I could only keep this a secret. But I never expected Queenie to inform me that someone was investigating the case. I felt guilty, so I decided to keep Isabella and Madison hidden." Hera coldly looked at her. "Where's the proof?"

"There's a record of the conversation." Aurora reached for her phone and looked for the call recording with Queenie before passing it to Hera.

"Queenie was fully responsible for handling Isabella and Madison. I instructed her to send them overseas for treatment and help them settle down. I don't know why things went awry."

Hera took the phone and sent a copy of the recording to herself and Nathan while playing it at the same time.

While listening, she continued to administer acupuncture to Aurora. By the time she was done, the recording had ended as well.

The contents of the recording between Aurora and Queenie indeed confirmed what Aurora said earlier. Aurora did ask Queenie to send Isabella and Madison abroad, and she had completed the task.

That would also explain why Isabelle and Madison had gone overseas before being kidnapped and bound in the mountains. Even the hospital records were available.

However, Aurora

clearly knew

nothing about their abduction. She had interrogated Queenie over the phone, but Queenie explained that the two had made their escape back here, only to end up being captured and brought to the mountains.

Everything that happened after matched Queenie's explanation. Isabella and Madison escaped once again before dying in an accident However, the contents of the recording did not mention Isabella hiding the memory card in the oak

forest.

Hera also quickly verified the timing of her call record with Queenie on her phone, which matched perfectly. But that did not mean that Aurora and Queenie had not communicated secretly. "Didn't Queenie tell you that Isabella showed a video Robin filmed back then during her imprisonment?" Hera deliberately made up a fake clue.

Doubtful yet curious, Aurora sat up. "What video?"

Hera did not answer her. Aurora watched Hera silently pack up her acupuncture kit without responding to her.

Aurora asked again, "What was the video about?"

Hera was certain that Aurora truly had no knowledge about the recording. In fact, she had been used without realizing it.

"Why did you ask me to start investigating Rhett?" Hera asked instead of answering Aurora.

Aurora was slightly disgruntled at

not getting an answer. Seeing Hera pick up the medicine prepared by

Catherine earlier, she could only net

answer honestly, "As far as I know, the two of them have severabprivate business dealings."

Hera nodded and handed the medicine to her. "Drink this. In the future, drop by Youngworth Miracle Clinic after lunch every day for your daily dose of prenatal medication."

Aurora accepted the medicine. Not wanting to give up, she asked, "What kind of video did Robin record?"

"Let's find out who's the one tampering with your medicine first. I'll tell you then," Hera replied. After that, she took her bag and turned to leave.