Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss
Chapter 1036 - Chapter 1036 Chapter 1009 Things Are Getting Difficult

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1009 Things Are Getting Difficult (Thanks to kateliu for the Silver Reward +91 More) Chapter 1036: Chapter 1009 Things Are Getting Difficult (Thanks to kateliu for the Silver Reward +91 More) The photograph of the victim was stunningly delicate, with features that could be considered exceptional. The slight upturn of her lips, and the look in her eyes, all carried a certain charm.

Kiara only stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar photograph, thinking she finally understood where that familiar feeling came from.

Noticing that she had been fixated on this page, one of the Joyful Duo craned his neck to have a look.

“Kiara is looking at this too, huh? When we first started reviewing the information, I was deeply impressed by this woman. It truly makes one lament the frailty of beauty.”

This woman was one of the earliest victims; several years had passed since she was assaulted. They had quickly gone over the victims’ information on a large screen during yesterday’s meeting, and at that time, Kiara hadn’t thought much of it.

It wasn’t until last night when she had barbecue with Second Brother and his family that today’s close-up look at the details finally made her realize where yesterday’s familiar feeling came from.

“Does anyone know the current status of this woman?” Kiara asked.

Realizing her excessive focus on this victim, Patrick also came over to look.

“The information was provided by our brother department, and to protect the victims’ privacy, we didn’t get much detail. According to the confessions of the suspect, this victim was his first target, his secretary. He assaulted and tortured her during a business trip, and she resigned afterwards.”

Compared to the other crimes committed by the suspect, this incident almost seemed insignificant. What made this woman memorable to everyone was her exceptional beauty, which was comparable to that of a movie star.

“If she had been brave enough to come forward and report it at the time, perhaps there wouldn’t have been the subsequent murders. Indeed, in our research there is a theory that crime has inertia.”

After giving his brief analysis, Patrick added,

“Of course, she is relatively lucky. Her life wasn’t in danger.”

He meant to focus on the other victims.

Kiara just kept staring blankly at the photo, and after a long while, she finally spoke.

“No, it has claimed a life.”

The life that was taken is still in the Old Yates Family home.

“Kiara, what did you say?”

“Nothing important.”

After finishing a day’s work, Kiara went home with Mario Yuno.

Although Mario Yuno didn’t know what Kiara had gone through that day, he could sense something was wrong from her somber expression.

“Kiara, what’s wrong? Did you face difficulties at work? Or did you develop a psychological block after seeing the criminal and hearing about his crimes?”

Kiara first shook her head, and then nodded.

“Camden, do you remember how Second Brother found Zoe? Has the family ever looked into her background?”

Mario Yuno didn’t know why she suddenly asked this but still answered truthfully.

“At that time, Second Brother and Renee Wong hadn’t divorced yet. Renee came to see Second Brother, they had a fight, and Second Brother refused to go back to the hotel. It got very late, and he went to the airport to inspect the night training. When he was coming back, he spotted a small box by the road. He was alone at the time and picked it up.”

“Was Second Brother alone when he passed by that spot?”

“Yes, the location was quite remote, and since Second Brother was lured back by Renee Wong with a fake emergency, he passed by that place alone.”

Now thinking about it, it was a stroke of fate that Second Brother found Zoe. That child had quite the life force–on that cold day, she was only wrapped in a thin blanket. If Second Brother had passed by either a bit earlier or later and missed the only person to come by during that time, Zoe might have frozen to death.

In the grand scheme of things, this too was a form of destiny.

Yet now, for Kiara, this stroke of fate had turned into an unsolvable riddle.

“So, our family never looked into the child’s background?”

“We did, but considering the deliberateness of the abandonment, even if we searched, it would be fruitless.”

Electronic eyes had not been completely installed now, and only the main roads had them, while even fewer surveillance cameras were present years ago, not even on main roads. Where could one possibly start the search?

The birth records from major hospitals were also searched, but to no avail.

Zoe could have been brought from outside the city and abandoned, or a local had given birth at home and arranged a delivery, finding the child’s family was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

“It’s just an hour’s drive from there to here, driving from that side, past the Airport, and then intentionally abandoning her, not wanting to leave her in the Downtown Area at night where there would still be people around.”

All the mysteries had been unravelled, making perfect logical sense.

“Kiara, do you know something?”

Mario Yuno heard her muttering to herself. Could Kiara have already found out about Zoe’s lineage?

“This won’t be easy to handle.”

Mario Yuno rarely saw Kiara with such a grave expression. Could there be something even Kiara couldn’t solve?

“Kiara, have you found Zoe’s relatives? Are you worried they would want to take the child back? If that’s the case, don’t panic. We can negotiate with their family. Since they abandoned the child back then, they can’t have her now. The child must stay with us.”

Kiara shook her head, displaying an unprecedentedly heavy expression.

“Camden, let’s make an inappropriate analogy. If our children had an innate, irresistible genetic defect, what would you do?”

“No matter what defect, it’s our child, we definitely cannot give up on them.”

“What if it wasn’t our child?”

Mario Yuno was startled, then pieced together her previous statements and showed an incredulous expression.

“Kiara, you don’t mean to tell me Zoe has some sort of congenital defect, do you?”

That couldn’t be, the child underwent annual child health examinations and was in excellent health.

But Kiara nodded gravely.

“Worse than that, there’s a certain probability that Zoe could develop an antisocial personality. We’ll have to wait for an assessment to discuss specifics.”

“What?!”

Mario Yuno, having studied criminal psychology, naturally understood what this meant. His expression grew serious.

…

“Sweet Chloe, go play outside.” Kiara put away the scale in her hand and spoke to the little Chloe in front of her.

“Auntie, are you unhappy?”

The sensitive little friend was very concerned with the subtle expressions of adults. Even though Kiara maintained a smile, he saw something completely different in her eyes.

“It’s nothing, Auntie just doesn’t feel very well today, go play.”

After coaxing Chloe out, Kiara’s smiling face immediately turned somber.

Looking at the obedient little friend, she felt an indescribable sorrow in her heart.

“What are the results?” Mario Yuno stayed by Kiara’s side the entire time.

Since Kiara had discovered this matter, he specially took her back to the Yuno Family Home. Today, just so happened that Second Brother took Isaac out, leaving Mother Yuno alone with Zoe, providing Kiara the chance to test her.

“The outlook isn’t very good. Do you want the truth?”

“Tell me.”

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