Chapter 275
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Chapter 275: The Abyss

Caroline had been waiting on the mountain when she suddenly received a call from Zachary, asking her to come over in the afternoon. She had already rushed to Wits Mountain, waiting for Claire at the top. Caroline didnโ€™t know when Claire would arrive. If Claire was late, she wouldnโ€™t make it to Zacharyโ€™s in time. She couldnโ€™t count on the woman abroad anymore, and Diana was not around. The only person she could count on was Zachary. Just in case, she couldnโ€™t afford to offend Zachary, so she had to go.

So Caroline quickly called Claire, urging her to come within two hours. That way, she could still make it to Zacharyโ€™s in the afternoon. Caroline hung up without waiting for Claire to speak.

Antony heard the voice on the phone clearly. As soon as Claire hung up, he asked urgently, โ€œWhat recording?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a recording thatโ€™s very important to me, possibly able to clear my name from the injustice four years ago.โ€

โ€œWhat are you waiting for? Letโ€™s go now!โ€

Antony knew about Claireโ€™s imprisonment four years ago. Hearing that she had a chance to clear her name, he urged her to leave.

โ€œAre you coming with me?โ€

Claire was surprised that Antony wanted to accompany her.

โ€œWhy not? You wonโ€™t let me donate a kidney. Are you also not allowing me to accompany you to pick up a recording?โ€

Antony was genuinely annoyed.

โ€œI just havenโ€™t decided yet whether to go or not. This person used a voice changer when calling me. What if the recording is also synthesized?โ€

Seeing Antonyโ€™s misunderstanding, Claire voiced her concerns.

โ€œNo matter if the recording is synthesized or not, as long as thereโ€™s a glimmer of hope to clear your name from four years ago, we have to check it out.โ€

Antony was incredibly stubborn.

โ€œOkay, Iโ€™ll go.โ€

Seeing him like this, Claire suddenly firmed up her resolve as well. She thought, โ€œYes. Isnโ€™t everything due to Dianaโ€™s death four years ago?โ€

If she was innocent, she wouldnโ€™t have to fear being locked up again or be afraid of Frederick and Harrison. She would no longer be threatened by anyone.

Claire hailed a taxi, and she and Antony went to Wits Mountain. Fortunately, the road up the mountain was smooth, although winding. An hour and a half later, they arrived at the summit. They had made it within the two hours as the person had requested.

โ€œHello, Iโ€™ve arrived. Where are you?โ€

Upon reaching the summit and finding no one there, Claire dialed the number of the person who had called her.

โ€œYou need to come down from the summit now, head north for about six hundred meters; thereโ€™s a small cabin there. Iโ€™m sitting behind the cabin.โ€

This person was highly cautious, guiding her to a small cabin.

โ€œOkay.โ€ Claire nodded, hung up the phone, and went to the cabin with Antony.

As they approached the cabin, Claire suddenly stopped.

โ€œAntony, you go no further. Iโ€™ll go alone. That person was very careful when they called me just now. Iโ€™m afraid if you go with me, theyโ€™ll hide.โ€

โ€œAlright. Letโ€™s do it that way.โ€

Claire looked at the cabin not far away, and indeed, there were some tall shrubs nearby that could hide a person. She and Antony tiptoed over together. As they neared the cabin, Antony hid in the shrubs nearby, and Claire went forward alone.

She cautiously made her way to the back of the cabin and, as expected, found a woman sitting on a stone. However, Claire felt that the womanโ€™s silhouette was quite familiar.

โ€œIโ€™ve come as you requested. Whereโ€™s the recording?โ€ Claire said as she walked forward.

โ€œHere you are. The recording is here.โ€

The woman on the stone turned around slowly, revealing her face.

โ€œCaroline? What is this about?โ€

Claire was stunned. She had never expected that it would be Caroline.

โ€œYes. Surprised to see me? Donโ€™t you want to record? Itโ€™s just in my hand!โ€

Caroline laughed as she stood up, glancing at the rope she had tied beneath her feet, just one step away from the cliff. All Claire had to do was come over, trip on the rope, and with aโ€ฆ

Falling into the abyss, Claire would be doomed!


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