As soon as he finished his sentence, the three adults fell into silence.
Bonnie crossed her arms in front of her chest confidently, waiting to see what would happen next.
Joshua stared at Nigel with a frown, waiting to hear what he had to say.
As for Aura...
Her face was as pale as the wall behind her. She glared at Nigel in malice, worried that he would say something he should not have.
Nellie could not help but curl her lips into a smile when she saw Aura’s reaction.
She smoothed down her hair and clothes, pattering over to Aura and stared at her with watery, innocent eyes. "Why are you sweating, Aunty Aura? Are you feeling hot?
"It's already autumn, though. Are you sick? You look very pale. Do you want me to bring you for a checkup?"
Aura's expression darkened when she heard this. She shot Nellie a murderous glare but did not reply.
Bonnie noticed the hostile expression in Aura’s eyes and immediately picked Nellie up, afraid that Aura would hurt her. "Don’t be troublesome, Nellie. Aunty Aura is just nervous.
"After all, she and your father are so close now. She must think of both you and Nigel as family, too. She was just excited to hear what Nigel had to say and find out who was the one who attempted to kill you."
Nellie clapped her hands and shot Aura a mocking glance. "How kind of you, Aunty Aura!"
Aura knew that Bonnie and Nellie were not complimenting her and instead were being sarcastic, s o the look in her eyes grew even more spiteful and malicious than before.
Seeing that Nellie and Bonnie had quieted down, Nigel smiled and lifted his head to glance at Joshua. Then, h e took out the fingerprint specimen that the driver had handed him earlier from his pocket. "Daddy, this i s the fingerprint that was found near the cut brake cables. This is just a backup car, and it's not in regular use, so apart from the monthly maintenance crew, no one else would touch this car.
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