Chapter 25: Irene Takes Action

Hearing those words, Irene bolted out of the house like a gust of wind. Before Stefan could react, Irene was already gone. She moved swiftly, grabbing a baseball bat from the gate as she passed by, causing Harper's eyelid to twitch. That could be a lethal weapon... The supermarket was just around the corner, and a crowd holding plastic bags had gathered at the entrance, watching the commotion. "Did you hear? They say this old woman killed someone!" "I know her. She's a good person; that can't be true." "Why not?!" "I heard something she did when she was younger. Now the victim's descendants are after her." "What happened?" "It seems she wrongly accused someone while solving a case." "Oh dear, I once asked her to help find my cat, Mary! If I had known, I wouldn’t have asked her!" "Isn’t that Mary just a cat?" Yuna scoffed. "And you didn't even pay her." The crowd erupted in laughter. Madame Kashi tightly clenched the plastic bag in her hand as she listened to the discussion