Justin’s words immediately brought Bella’s senses back from being entangled in sorrow.
The more she thought about it, the more suspicious and reasonable it seemed.
“We’ve analyzed before that with Liam and Zoe’s ability, they could not find such a capable helper. Someone must’ve supported them from behind.”
Justin’s eyes shone as he calmly broke things down. “What if Christopher wanted to set a trap to take revenge? It’s not impossible. Besides, Ralph just said that the assassin was most likely from overseas. Christopher had been in Sentania for many years. It wouldn’t be too hard for him to find someone to help Liam solve their problems.”
“Revenge? If that viper wants revenge, he should come to us! What does it have to do with Ryan and Carrie?”
Bella was furious. “Is he so free that he wants to meddle in the Hoffman Group’s affairs?!”
“Carrie is my sister, and Ryan is my best friend.”
Justin’s thin lips twitched, his hoarse voice suppressing anger and hatred. “Bella, do you understand?”
As Carrie was present, there were some things he could not say too bluntly and cruelly.
Someone like Christopher, who has forsaken his humanity, was more than capable of venting his anger on the people close to Justin.
Christopher knew Ryan cared most about Carrie. So, he wanted to hand a knife to the Hoffman Group and destroy the relationship between Ryan and Carrie, letting the people Justin cared about feel the pain of losing someone they loved.
This kind of empathetic heartache was undoubtedly like cutting Justin’s flesh with a blunt knife!
Bella’s breath hitched, but she raised another question after a moment of thought.
“Justin, your analysis makes sense, but the situation is different. Does Christopher need to repeat the same trick? He kept a woman who looked like me beside him to set you up and to show her face to confuse people.
“Why does he need to send an assassin that looks like Hugh? There’s no need for that. Besides, Christopher is quite a meticulous person. If he used the same trick, wouldn’t it be easy for us to think of him? Would he be so dumb to leave us clues?”
“Justin’s analysis is reasonable.” Ralph’s gaze was sharp and cold, regaining his composure as a captain. “Christopher has the motive to use the Hoffman Group to plot against Ryan. But Bella is right about one thing. He didn’t need to use someone who looked like Hugh. Once this man shows himself, things might become complicated, like now.”
Carrie, who had been quiet all this while, suddenly spoke, staring at Ralph’s resolute face nervously. “Ralph, you mean… The person who hurt Ryan might not be Christopher… It could be someone else?”
Bella and Justin were surprised.
In the past, Carrie was timid and cautious, living obediently and humbly, appearing naive and frail.
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