Arwen's brows furrowed in a deep frown at Gianna's words. Sensing her skepticism, Gianna quickly explained what she was trying to say.
"Wenna, I know this doesn't seem to make much sense, but there is a real possibility that she was behind it," she said, not waiting for even a second before continuing. "I an, those n were seriously following you with the intention of harming you. And who else would want to harm you, except Delyth? You were an obstacle in her way. Your engagent with Ryan was the only thing stopping her from having him all to herself. Without you, she would have had him easily. She had every reason to want you out of the picture."
"Causing trouble for is one thing, Anna. But hiring people to hunt down and kill ? That's sothing sinister. Delyth couldn't stoop that low … could she?" Arwen hesitated, struggling to accept such a cruel possibility.
But Gianna was far more open to it. Shaking her head, she insisted, "Wenna, we aren't talking about just any girl here. We are talking about Delyth and when it cos to her, things aren't far-fetched. You and I both know she is not so righteous person who wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics to get what she wants."
Arwen remained silent, lost in her thoughts, and Gianna took the opportunity to push further.
"Also, your accident happened right before the set date when you and Ryan were supposed to receive your certificates together. And let's not forget," she paused briefly before continuing, "you two got into the sa accident. While you had gotten heavily injured, she had just sustained a minor sprain in her ankle. Isn't that a little too convenient?"
Her words suddenly painted a clearer picture.
Ryan had appeared there that day. But he wasn't there for her. Instead, he was there for Delyth.
Could this all have been a part of a plan? A way to show her just how much suffering she would endure if she stayed with Ryan?
"You almost ruined your leg in that accident, Wenna," Gianna reminded her, squeezing Arwen's hand. "If not for the tily rescue, you might never been able to walk again, let alone dance."
And Arwen didn't need to be told —she had lived that nightmare. The excruciating pain, the helplessness, the fear of never dancing again … she had experienced it all firsthand.
"And when Delyth was attacked —when she lost her ability to dance forever —she must have thought it was you who did it to her," Gianna concluded, and Arwen was no longer as hesitant to believe the possibility as she was before.
She exhaled slowly, processing it all. "After I woke up at the hospital, I tried searching for the perpetrator, but there was nothing. It was as if all traces of him had been erased."
Although she hadn't filed an official police report, she had used her own sources to investigate. But soon after, she was inford that all leads had mysteriously vanished. At the ti, she had too much on her plate to look into it further. She had convinced herself that the n who attacked her were just local thugs looking to rob soone on a deserted street.
Gianna nodded knowingly. "Usually, in such cases like this, the one who hired them would always make sure to erase down every trace, so no one could link the cri back to them."
That statent made Arwen pause.
"I don't think Delyth has that kind of power or resources to pull sothing off like that," she said thinking out loud. She didn't an to dean her; it was just the fact. "Not everyone can just eraser records or manipulate surveillance footage. Even wealthy people have to think twice before tampering with public data."
If Delyth has truly done that, then it only ant one thing —
She hadn't done it alone.
Soone else was there who helped her in hiding the cri.
As that thought crossed Arwen's mind, a single na surfaced.
"Ryan."
"Ryan."
Both she and Gianna spoke at the sa ti. While Arwen muttered the na under her breath, Gianna said it out loud, her voice brimming with certainty.
Their gazes locked, and Gianna didn't hesitate before saying, "Fosters hold the power and authority enough to do that. And when it cos to Delyth, Ryan would do everything to help her. He could have even been her accomplice."
Arwen didn't say anything. She couldn't bring herself to comnt on that. After all, over the years, Ryan had done everything to build a picture where people could vouch for his sincerity towards Delyth. It was not just Gianna; anyone who knows him would guess the sa.
"That bas*ard must be the one who had helped her erase all the traces," Gianna spat, slamming her fist against the mattress in frustration. "Not only did he leave you to die, but he also covered up for her. Is he even a man?"
Arwen's fingers clenched into a tight fist. But instead of reacting with emotion, she maintained her calm. "We don't have any evidence, Anna."
"Who needs them?" Gianna scoffed. "I can write it down on a blank sheet and sign my na under it —it was Delyth behind your accident, and Ryan already knows about it." Then with a smirk, she added, "Serves her right! She deserves to rot in that wheelchair forever. The one who actually did that to her did it very right. She deserved every bit of pain that she suffered. Or even more than that."
As Gianna ranted, her voice laced in fury, Arwen's thoughts turned inward.
If Delyth was truly behind her accident that night …
And if she had suffered the consequences of her own cri…
Then who was the one who had delivered her the punishnt?
Soone had made Delyth pay for the pain that she suffered. But exactly who? And why would soone go to such an extent to do that for her?
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