Chapter: 2623

"Miss Lawrence, you seem surprised," Rhett commented, discarding his mask aside, and returned to his familiar, scholarly self.

"Why?" Nicole questioned, utterly bewildered.

Watching Rhett casually use his left hand in this relaxed setting sparked a realization within Nicole. "It was you! You're the one who killed Brett and Jamie, aren't you?"

Rhett didn't deny it, his smirk confirming her fears. "Miss Lawrence, don't you think they deserved it? You should be relieved they're gone. They had plotted against your father, hadn't they?"

"No!" Nicole countered forcefully. "They were merely pawns. It was you. You killed them to silence them!"