Chapter 341
Chapter 341:
When she pressed play, her own voice filled the room.
“Lincoln got lucky when he saved Collen Edwards on the road. Mr. Edwards learned he had a daughter and wanted to arrange her marriage with p>
Her hands shook, and she dropped the device. Memories crashed through her mind like a rising tide.
Years ago, Lincoln Green — Kristine’s father — had followed her suggestion, left his position at the Arbfact Institute, and traveled to a coastal city to start a business. He succeeded, even forging ties with the Edwards family. Later, she learned that Collen had collapsed on the roadside. Though bystanders were present, none had stepped forward. Only Lincoln had acted, carrying Collen to a nearby pharmacy and buying precious time for medical help to arrive. Grateful, Collen introduced him to valuable connections, allowing Lincoln to establish himself in Peudon.
Then came the news that Collen intended to arrange a match between Asher and Kristine.
𝘐ոѕt𝖺𝗇𝘵 𝖺𝗰𝗰𝗲ѕ𝗌 𝗈𝗻
Lincoln had objected, insisting Kristine should be free to choose her own future. Monica wanted status and power — but she had no intention of letting Kristine be the one to benefit. After discussing it with Steven, she made a ruthless decision. She would remove Lincoln.
Even now, recalling it made her eyes tremble.
She had never cared for Lincoln, but taking a life crossed a line she had never crossed before. Still, for Jemma’s future, she convinced herself there was no other way. She knew Lincoln would return for Kristine’s birthday, so she bribed someone close to him to tamper with his vehicle.
In the end, the accident hadn’t been caused by a mechanical failure — it was the sudden turn that sent him directly into an oncoming truck. She had felt relieved.
What she had never imagined was that, after so many years, someone would send her a recording device — one that preserved, with terrifying clarity, every word of the conversation in which she and Steven had planned Lincoln’s death.
The night Monica received the recording device, she and Steven had stayed awake until dawn.
The following day, an anonymous text message arrived. It instructed her to file a lawsuit against Kristine and claim the antiques for herself — and if she refused, the sender threatened to release the recording.
Panic surged through her. Her affair with Steven was one thing, but if the public learned she had once plotted to harm Lincoln simply to secure a favorable marriage for her daughter, she would become the subject of relentless scrutiny. She might have been able to weather the rumors, but if the Edwards family ever discovered that orchestrating the marriage alliance had been her idea — not Lincoln’s — she knew they would never forgive her.