Chapter 499

Merope smiled scornfully. She said slowly, "A thief would never admit to stealing. Bad people don't come with warning labels."

Sherry laughed.

The wind gently tugged at her beige coat, revealing her skirt and slender legs.

She raised her delicate chin and said haughtily, "You ruined my family and avoided me for 20 years. Who's the bad guy here?

"If I were the one behind the fire, I would have admitted it. But since it wasn't my doing, you can forget about trying to use me as a scapegoat."

Merope brushed back her hair.

The strands of gray hair that appeared these past few days stood out against her mop of hair.

She said hoarsely, "Before the fire happened, you went to that village to spy on Abel. Not long after, Abel got caught in that fire.

"You're an evil woman, Sherry. You aren't even willing to let go of a kid. He was only 12 years old at that time.

"How could a 12-year-old be a threat to you in any way? Since Arthur didn't want him, I kept him at my mother's house. Yet,