The hidden billionaire heiress (Lyra Melvin)

Chapter 762 Tragedy: Stone family is gone

After that night, it was clear to Mavis that Anthony was intentionally distancing himself from her.

Although they still shared the same room at night, he had become significantly less talkative and even

always kept a certain distance.

That titillating distance that was so close never happened again.

Mavis was getting used to his hot and cold attitude and was focused on her work.

The two had an unspoken cold war that lasted for a month.

...

Early November.

Suham had a big case that had been a national sensation.

Lyra was busy working at the Lloyd's Corp when the case went viral on the Internet.

During these years, the Lloyd's Corp had focused on developing its business overseas and had made

its trade flourish.

In just five years, the Lloyd's Corp had become one of the top 30 companies in the world in terms of

value.

After a conference, the Lloyd's Corp's senior leaders were all whispering in the room. Everyone's face

was extraordinarily grave.

Lyra noticed that something was wrong, but didn't ask any questions until she got back to her office and

asked Kellie, the special assistant who had been transferred from Angel Group.

"What are they all talking about today? Once the meeting was over, it seemed like they were all talking

about the news."

Kellie was surprised, "Ms. Lloyd, you didn't know? It's in the news now. It came out this morning. It's

already in the headlines of all the major news agencies. I guess the whole Suham is talking about it

now."

Lyra looked at the contract carelessly, with no particular expression, "Too many things to deal with. I

haven't had time to read it online."

Kellie was interested in explaining this to her boss.

"Late last night, the former rich Stone family was exterminated overnight. I heard that the death is

tragic. The whole villa has a horrible bloody smell. When you look at it, you may have nightmares."

"At least it is an upper-class family. They're all dead so silently. It is said that the Stone family's

daughter, Nevaeh Stone, died at the window. Half of the body is outside, presumably trying to jump out

of the window to escape. When she was found, the clothes were disheveled. Her body was cut by

dozens of knives. It's all fatal. Very bloody. Like someone is deliberately seeking revenge. "

"The Stones, and those servants bodyguards, a total of more than a hundred people, not a single one

alive, really... too bad ..."

Kellie's voice was shaking as she recounted it, feeling horrible at the thought of that image. Even her

calves were a little unsteady.

Lyra went from listening carelessly to having a very serious expression.

She frowned, recalling Kellie's words in her head.

Over a hundred people?

The Stone family, because offended Anthony, was readjusted by him secretly. The Stone Group's

strength had long been greatly reduced, was close to exit the circle of rich families, and declared

bankruptcy.

In this case, the Stones, plus the bodyguards and servants, the number couldn't pass a hundred.

Unless ...

"Last night, was the Stone family throwing some kind of party?"

Kellie nodded, "I heard it was Dylan Stone's birthday. Because the business had some problems, some

bigwigs did not go. Dylan only invited his relatives, and had a simple birthday in the garden. Who knew

this would happen, causing the entire Stone family ... all dead. The whole family was wiped out."

Lyra took a deep breath. It was hard to imagine such a tragedy happening in Suham, the most secure

city in the country, run by the NIB and the police department.

Moreover, the murder used such a cruel method to annihilate the entire Stone family.

Slashing, blood and flesh, the scene was terrible.

Lyra always felt there was something wrong in this case.

So many lives, the murder was too cruel. For what reason?

She had a bad feeling about what Kellie had just told her, and felt a strange trepidation at the thought of

it.

Being worried about Malcolm's case investigation, Lyra called Malcolm after she sent Kellie away.

Malcolm used to answer her calls in seconds.

But this time, the phone rang for a full minute, and the melodious sound of a ringing telephone kept

coming from the receiver.

Lyra was so flustered that she squeezed her palms together.

Why wasn't Malcolm answering her phone? Did something happen to him, too?

For this kind of sensational big case, the National Bureau of Investigation will have to step in. Can he

meet an ambush? An assassination attempt?

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Lyra held her breath.

At the last minute, the phone was connected.

Soon, she heard the very pleasant male sound, "Babe, what's wrong?"

Making sure that Malcolm was safe, Lyra breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where are you?"

"I am in the Stone residence, investigating a tragedy last night. My phone is on vibrate, so I didn't get

the call from you in time."

"It's okay. I just need to know that you're safe." Lyra exhaled heavily. She was reading the big news

about the Stone family on her desktop.

Malcolm chuckled. "I'm here to investigate. I'm not involved. Why wouldn't I be?"

Lyra looked through the online coverage of the Stone family tragedy with a serious expression and

knew something was wrong.

"Honey, how's the Stone family case going?"

"We don't know yet. The bodies in the villa are being collected and sent to the forensics department for

an examination. There aren't any tools left at the scene. Their methods of killing are extremely strict."

Lyra grew concerned. "Can I come with you?"

"Don't. In order to preserve all the suspicious evidence, the scene hasn't been cleaned up yet. The

smell of blood is too strong. You might feel uncomfortable after seeing it. Be Good. I'll go to the Lloyd's

Corp to pick you up after work after I'm done with my work."

"Do you have any... preliminary suspects?"

There was a long silence on Malcolm's end, and the noise faded away. It sounded like he was walking

into the middle of nowhere.

After confirming that his surroundings were safe and unmonitored, he said, "Looking at the evidence at

the scene, the person is either a repeat offender or a military veteran who knows all the modus

operandi."

Lyra's brows furrowed even more, "Are you... a little suspicious of him?"

Malcolm was silent again for a moment before making a faint "Um.".

"He used to be one of the most elite people in Security Agency. I also checked Stone's enemies in the

last few months. Only Anthony had a falling out with Nevaeh's blind date last month. Anthony then

started a series of actions to fix the Stone family..."

"He won't."

Lyra answered almost instantly, "I believe in him."

Malcolm fell silent again.

After a long time, he then lowered his tone and asked, "Do you really believe him that much? Do you

really know who he is? If you do, if he isn't someone who knows the law and break it, he wouldn't have

stolen the drugs from the lab and splashed them on me."

Lyra's voice went hoarse.

Yeah, she had known Anthony for many years.

But during the years when they parted, Anthony became a psychopath, acting like a lunatic who

wanted nothing but torturing.

After thinking for a while, Lyra insisted, "There's no way he could have done something like that with

over a hundred people dead."

Furthermore, although he was currently the head of the Callahan family and president of the Callahan

Group, he did not have any organizational influence.

Anthony could not have rushed into the Stone residence and killed so many people.

Malcolm was silent again.

He remained silent for two minutes before he said in a low voice, "Okay, I understand. I'll investigate

this thoroughly. I won't let anyone off the hook. I won't let anyone be wronged."

After hanging up the phone, Malcolm, who was in the corner of the Stone Residence Garden, held his

phone tightly, and his eyes were extremely dark.

He didn't think Anthony would do it, either, but he was upset that Lyra was so adamant about defending

Anthony.

That made him very uncomfortable!