A Steel Bead

Joseph said nothing. A thorough investigation had been conducted on what had happened in the valley. The steel bead that had fallen to the bottom of the cliff did indeed come from the Melling Family's weapon warehouse, and only the Melling Family had them. On the mountain opposite the cliff where Noelle fell, there were indeed traces of lingering footsteps. They could tell from the discarded food wrapper on the ground. That was why when Lucille was holding on to the falling Noelle, she must have been under attack by that steel bead, forcing her to let go. As such, Noelle's death itself had no direct connection to Lucille. Joseph rubbed his temples, scowling himself for having been blinded and only believing what he saw, which led him to say harsh words to Lucille. On second thought, he realized that it would have been within reason for Lucille to let go even without the attack of the steel bead, recalling how Lucille had more than half of her body outside the cliff when she had been ho