This meant that Chelsea would be dead by then.
“Oh, it sounds like you already know who’s behind it.Who was it? Do I know them?” Averie asked out of curiosity.
Elyette hesitated for a moment, then revealed Chelsea’s name.
Averie instantly fell silent.
“This time, her death is certain,” Elyette promised.
At 8 a.m.the next morning, Elyette received a text message from Ben.
[Chelsea Tierney is dead.I plan on heading back after she’s buried.I’ll be pretty busy today.I’ll probably be back tomorrow.]
Elyette felt relieved when he read the words “Chelsea Tierney is dead”.
However, he vaguely felt like something was off.
Ben was not fond of sending text messages.
When they did not meet face-to-face, they would always talk on the phone.
However, it’s been an entire day since Ben answered Elyette’s call or gave him a call.
After a moment’s consideration, Elyette decided to head to Rosacus City to check things out for himself.
If Chelsea truly was dead, then he and Ben can bury her together.
The only worry was that Chelsea was still alive and Ben was the one who was in trouble.
At ten in the morning, the vice president of Sterling Group knocked on Chad’s office door, then walked in and asked, “Is Mr.Foster not coming in today? Why haven’t I been able to contact Mr.Schaffer since yesterday?”
“Mr.Foster is busy, so he won’t be in the office today.As for Mr.Schaffer, I can’t contact him either.I don’t know what’s going on with him.”
“Oh, could Mr.Schaffer be in some kind of trouble? This has never happened before,” said the vice president worriedly.
“Is Mr.Foster going to look for Mr.Schaffer?”
“Probably! He didn’t say for sure.”
Chad adjusted his glasses, then said, Don’t worry.There’s shouldn’t be a problem.Mr.Foster would tell us if something really happened.”
The vice president nodded, then suddenly thought of something and said, “That Sierra University that Mr.Foster went to for the training course a few days ago just announced its permanent closure today.”
“Oh? I haven’t heard about it yet.Where did you hear the news from?” Chad asked.
“A friend of mine from Mount Sierra told me about it.”
Then, the vice president lowered his voice and said, “He said that Roger Goldstein offended everyone who went for the training course a few days ago.Nothing dangerous happened at the time, but everyone saw Goldstein’s true colors and cut ties with him.Even if he didn’t shut down the course, I doubt anyone would ever sign up for it again.”
“That’s true.Goldstein must have been out of his mind to have been used as someone’s puppet like that.”
“Do you know who was inciting him?” asked the vice president.
Chad shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”
“That person sure has guts.I can’t figure out who it was at all! Let me know if you find out,” the vice president said, then strode out of the room.
Once the vice president left, a lightbulb lit up in Chad’s head.
Could Ben’s radio silence have something to do with whoever was behind the Mount Sierra fiasco? Could that person be…
Chelsea Tierney? Chad’s entire body broke into goosebumps when he thought of the possibility.
After her disfigurement, it was as if Chelsea had turned into a completely different person.
If she truly was behind the plan to annihilate Villa de Sierra, then Chad would not find it strange at all.
It was as if she was the only person who could come up with such an insane idea.
Avonsville Elementary was the top private elementary school in the city.
It was an excellent school in every aspect, from the teaching staff to the rate of further education among the students through the years.
Averie did not hesitate in her choice to send Layla here when she was looking at elementary schools, because it was the same school that she wanted to go to when she was younger.
Once morning classes were over, the students made their way to the cafeteria in an orderly manner.
Layla her classmates got their lunch trays and took their seats at the dining tables.
A teacher brought over a few containers of fruit.
“We have fresh cherries today.Everyone gets a share.”
The teacher placed the container with the most cherries in front of Layla.
Once the teacher walked away, the little girl who was sitting next to Layla looked enviously at the cherries in front of her.
“You got more cherries than we did, Layla! The teacher’s playing favorites!”
Layla handed her cherries over to the little girl and said, “I don’t really like cherries.You can have them!”
Excitement washed over the little girl’s face as she said, ”You’re the best, Layla! Cherries are my favorite! Thank you!”
“You’re welcome! Eat them if you like them!”
Moments later, Layla finished her lunch, then got up and prepared to return to the classroom.
Just as she had taken a few steps away, someone suddenly screamed, “Kiki! What’s wrong, Kiki?! Why did you fall asleep?! You haven’t finished your food yet!”
“Kiki! Wake up!”
The moment Layla heard the cries of shock, she immediately returned to her earlier seat.
The girl named Kiki was the one who was sitting next to her just now.
She was focusing on eating her food earlier and did not notice Kiki’s condition.
How did Kiki suddenly fall asleep?
“Kiki?”
Layla reached out and lightly tapped Kiki, then asked in confusion, “Kiki! What’s wrong, Kiki?”
The teacher hurried over at that moment.
“Kiki’s asleep! She won’t wake up! Why is she sleeping so deeply? ” wondered one of the students.
The teacher saw that Kiki had not touched any of her food, but there were two containers in front of her.
One of the containers was empty, while the other still had three cherries in it.
The teacher patted Kiki’s shoulder, then called out loudly, “Kiki! Wake up! This is the cafeteria! Let’s go to the rest area to rest!”
“Is Kiki dead? She’s not moving at all! It’s so scary!”
One of the more timid students burst into tears.
The dead people I saw on TV were just like this.They won’t wake up no matter how much you try to wake them…”
The student’s words instantly caused everyone in the cafeteria to gather around.
The teacher’s cheeks flushed in fear.
She placed her finger under Kiki’s nose and checked her breathing.
Five seconds later, all the color drained from the teacher’s face.
“Out of the way! Everyone get out of the way right now! A student’s in trouble! Out of the way!”
The teacher picked Kiki up and rushed out of the cafeteria.
Layla was standing right next to Kiki just now, so she clearly saw the change in the teacher’s expression after she checked Kiki’s breathing.
Kiki was not breathing! Kiki was dead! How did Kiki die? Was death not a painful experience? Kiki was happily eating cherries just moments ago…
The entire cafeteria broke into an uproar! The children sobbed as the teachers quickly gathered and led the students out of the cafeteria.
Then, they called each student’s parents to ask them to take the children home.
Averie was confused when she received the teacher’s call because it should be lunchtime at school right now.
She answered the call, but before she could say a word, the teacher said frantically, “Please stop by the school right away, Miss Tate.Something happened to one of the students today GGk*AxLK we need all the parents to take their children home and calm them down.I will explain things more clearly in the class group text chain.Please keep an eye out for my message.”
Averie could already hear the sound of children sobbing from the other end of the line.
It was not the sound of Layla crying, but he could imagine that something serious must have happened.She did not dare delay things further.She immediately rushed out of the office and drove toward the school.
While she was waiting at a stop light, she called Elyette.
Her call was answered very quickly.
“Something happened in Layla’s class Elyette,” she said.
“I don’t know what happened yet, but the teachers are asking the parents to take the kids home right now.”
“I’m not in Avonsville.You go ahead and pick Layla up, or I could get the bodyguard to do it.”
“I’m already on my way there.”
Then, Averie wondered out loud and asked, “Where are you? You didn’t tell me you were leaving the city.”
“I’m in Rosacus City.” Elyette could not hide the truth from her.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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