“No,” Aria responded. Soon, a polygraph was strapped onto Aria,

Fryderyk nced at the digital screen, and the readings on it formed a t lin

is the machine broken?” he asked. The officer checked the polygraph and then shook his head. “to”

Even innocent people showed emotional fluctuations when they were in the interrogation room.

However, Aria was unusually calm. “is Madelyn Colton your former name?” Fryderyk asked,

acking–He

Aria tilted her head slightly and said,” “Officerb, /bmy name is supposed to be Silvia Saxon if that is what byou /bare asking Her answer was wless.

“Do you hate the Saxon family? Fryderyk continuod

Aria raised her eyebrows. “Does it have anything to do with the usation?”

“No, it is a test for the machine,” Fryderyk exined.

don’t hate them.”

“Do you hate Silviab?/b”

“bNo./bb” /b

“Do you hate your adoptive parents?”

The line on the digital screen slightly went upward, but the change bwas /bwithin the normal range. Aria pave a faint smile. “Who are my adoptive parents?”

Fryderyk braised /bbhis /beyebrows, and his expression froze in ce. “Aren’t Dominic band /bAlice your adoptive parents?”

“Never had they fed me, so why do you have that delusion?” Aria asked. When Aria was two years bold/b, Dominic and Alice bhad /bsold her away.

Aher a moment of silence, Fryderyk changed the topic. “Do you know who paid Loon to kill you?”

“No idea.” The line on the digital screen stayed t,

et Lily Cromwell seven byears /bbago/b?” Fryderyk brought up another btopic/b.

*Did you meet Lily

“Who’s she?”

The interrogation dragged on bfor /ba full hour. When it ended, Fryderyk bvisibly /blooked tired.

He nced at the digital screen and muttered, “Aria’s been btrained/b. The polygraph doesn’t work on her

Jackson frowned, knowing something was off. “Captain Fletcher, what’s next for her?”

“is Lily here?”

“Interrogate her.”

As Aria was escorted out of the interrogation room, she crossed paths with Lily.

bLily/bb, /bba /bseventeen–year–old girl, failed to conceal her shock when she saw A Suddenly, everything clicked for her

Leon must’ve spilled the truth about that night. Fryderyk’s goal of this meeting between Aria and Lily was bachieved/b.

Lily put on the polygraph, and her heart pounded like mad. It took her quite a while in calm down.

Fryderyk asked, “Are you nervous?”

Lily nodded honestly, “It’s my first experience of an interrogation room. It feels like I’m the suspect, so yeah, I’m nervous.”

This time, Fryderyk was in charge of the recording while Jackson did the questioning.

Jackson oased Lily in with simple questions andter asked, “Do you know Aria?”

Lily responded, “Do you mean Nathan’s sister? The woman I just ran inter”

“Yes”

“I don’t.”

“That night seven years ago, you and your father found Den’s body, didn’t you?”

“Yes.” The line on the digital screen went upward. Obviouslyb, /bLily was nervous.

“There were other people, weren’t there?”

Lily hesitated for a moment and then nodded. “Yes.”

Jackson pressed Lily further. “Why did you lie? Even mislead your father?”

I

Lily let out ba /bsnort. “Seven years ago, I was only ten byears /bold. How could I mislead a grownup? I just wanted to help my dad get 100 thousand dors.”

With that sum of money, she could lead a peaceful life for some days as her father wouldn’t abuse her bverbally /bbor /bphysically.

“Did you see that girl kill Den?”

“Was she Ariab?/bb” /b

“I don’t know.”

“Didn’t you see her face?”

Lily hesitated. “It was nighttime. I didn’t see her clearly.”

“Did she give you a bank card?”

“To be for her sake!”

“No.” Lily bgave /ba bitter smile. “She was a good person. She gave me bthe /bcard because bshe /bsympathized with me. Without her kindness, night not be alive today. I would’ve taken Leon down with me.”

Her words astounded Fryderyk and bJackson/bb, /bband /bthey subconsciously nced at the digital screen.