Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Who Gave You the Courage

But she quickly dismissed that idea.

There's no way Molly Walker could have that ability.

She was adopted from a young age and the Thompson family has not acknowledged her yet. How could she possibly protect Charlie?

"Daddy, do we have any enemies…" She started speaking but stopped midway, intimidated by Samuel Richardson's stern gaze.

"Ever since the anti-corruption campaign started in Orientopia, I have kept my hands clean. At worst, I might have hurt some people over the years, but I never killed anyone. You, on the contrary, are no longer young yet still thinking about murder. Who gave you the courage?"

Isabelle Richardson bowed her head, clenched her teeth, and held back the words that were welling up inside her.

Killing, it was not the first time.

Because the first murder went smoothly, she assumed the second and the third would be the same, but she didn't anticipate running into a snag.