Chapter 509

The immense pain caused Sid to lose all mobility instantly. His body was like a machine that had lost power as he knelt on the ground.

Blood slowly seeped out from the corner of his mouth. His white casual clothes turned red. It was a shocking sight.

He heard the sound of his heart beating rapidly. It was as if the gates of hell were slowly opening for him. He could feel the blood in his body gushing out, and his ears seemed to be wearing noise-canceling headphones.

He wanted to speak, but not a single word came out.

“Sid…” Janet walked to Sid with a sad expression and squatted down to look at him at eye level.

Sid widened his eyes in disbelief. His eyes seemed to be on fire as she stared at Janet. It was as if he wanted to poke a hole in her with his eyes.

Janet didn’t like people looking at her like that. It made her feel like a bad woman. She had always thought that she was not a bad person. She had just been forced into a corner. It was the same now.

If Sid had not forced her to meet Ken and explain everything clearly, she would not have killed Sid.

She averted her gaze and avoided Sid’s gaze before sighing. “I don’t want to kill you either. After all, before that slut Melody appeared, you were my closest friend. But everything changed the moment she appeared. There were several times when I wanted to strangle her to death, drink her blood, skin her, and pull out her tendons when I saw her. You should be very curious about why I’m helping Ulric. Well, I’m not helping him. I made a deal with him. Ulric and I caused the fire in the youth center. The goal was to let Melody die inside. Unfortunately, the plan failed…”

After that, Janet turned to look at Sid again.

His face was pale and he was about to faint, but he still stared at her. His gaze was filled with disgust, disappointment, fear, unwillingness, and hatred…

Janet felt very uncomfortable. She frowned and said, “I’m telling you this because you’re already a dead person, and I’Il let you die in peace. Since you’ve heard it, you definitely can’t continue living.”

As Janet spoke, she grabbed the handle of the dagger and said, “Sid, if there’s a chance, we’ll be good friends again in our next life. But don’t worry, in my next life, I’ll repay this life debt and be your slave… But this is the end of our fate in this life. Goodbye!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Janet gripped the handle tightly and pulled out the dagger without hesitation.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. Sid could no longer hold on. He fell to the ground heavily and lost all signs of life.

However, Janet was still worried. She gripped the dagger tightly and stabbed Sid twice. The clean tiles reflected in her eyes. That face was almost ferocious…

Janet could not help but frown. Even she was a little afraid of the face reflected on the tiles.

She slowly retracted her dagger and completely burned the drawing paper in Sid’s hand.

After the portrait was burned to ashes, she turned to look at Sid., who lay motionless in a pool of blood.

Only at this moment did she realize what she had just done. She had killed someone. She actually… killed Sid.

After the adrenaline had worn off, Janet’s fear came late, but it was overwhelming. The overwhelming fear almost made her unsteady on her feet.

This was also her first time killing someone. No matter how much mental preparation she put in, her hands still trembled uncontrollably.

At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. Janet was shocked. She subconsciously wanted to turn off her phone, but the caller ID made her fingers pause. Instead, she pressed the answer button.

“Hello? Miss Murphy, this is Ulric. I’m sorry, I fell asleep just now. The person who answered the call was my private doctor.”

Janet was on the verge of a mental breakdown. She took a few deep breaths and tried hard to calm herself down.

On the other end of the phone, Ulric felt something was wrong. “Miss Murphy? Are you okay?”

“Phew…” Janet exhaled heavily and said, “Ulric, I killed someone… I killed Sid.”

Ulric, who was on the other end of the line, was stunned. Then, he slowly smiled.

Two seconds later, he said with concern, “Don’t be afraid and anxious. I’ll immediately get my men to find you by following your phone’s location. Don’t be afraid. I’ll help you settle it.”

Janet was at a loss. ‘I seem to treat Ulric as my life-saving straw. Ulric is unreliable, but no one else can help me now? Janet swallowed hard and said, “I’m at Silverlake Airport. How long will it take for your people to come over?”

“The airport? It just so happens that I have spies there,” Ulric said as he winked at his subordinate, Daniel.

Daniel understood and dialed a number. “I’ll give you a location. Find Miss Murphy in three minutes and help her solve all her problems.”

After the call ended, Ulric continued to comfort Janet. “In less than three minutes, they will find you. If you don’t want Ken to know what you’ve done and don’t want to be arrested and imprisoned, quickly calm down and listen to me. My men will help you remove the traces you left at the scene. Moreover, I will help you arrange a scapegoat. However, you have to be injured too. Pretend that my men hurt you.”

Janet slowly calmed down. She understood that Ulric wanted to pin all the blame on him.

She knew Ulric had paid a huge price to help her this time.

“Thank you…” she said awkwardly.

Ulric chuckled softly and said, “There’s no need to thank me. Miss Murphy, you can pay it off slowly.”

Janet frowned. “What do you mean? Are you threatening me to work for you in the future and become a spy you planted beside Ken?”

“Miss Murphy, you’re smart. Since you’re smart, you should know you can only agree to my blackmail…”

*****

AT CEO’s office in Ximber Tech.

Melody walked back and forth anxiously in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

After signing the document in his hand, Ken looked up and saw Melody pacing back and forth for more than ten minutes. He could not help but chuckle. “What are you doing? Aren’t you dizzy?”

Melody stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Ken. She asked, “James hasn’t called yet? Look at your phone. Did you accidentally mute it?”

Ken picked up his phone helplessly and confirmed it. He said, “I didn’t mute it. He hasn’t called yet.”

“But it’s been almost half an hour since Averi and the others arrived at the airport. Logically speaking, the draft paper should have been obtained ten minutes ago…”

Ken put down the document and looked at Melody in confusion. “Melody, come and sit down first.”

Melody took a deep breath. Then, she took a few steps to sit opposite Ken.

Ken comforted her, “You’re a little too nervous today. It’s just an easy mission. They will bring good news back.”