Chapter 138

Lyra entered the room after Philip left. She had been listening at the door, and although it was said that blood is thicker than water, she had never heard of family trying to kill each other. "Zee has always been firm, but this time he seems to have softened." Lyra added, "Usually Zion wouldn't bother with evidence. He would've imprisoned your cousin in the chamber. James probably would be dead by now. Making him surrender himself to the police is mercy for him." "The chamber?" Maeve looked at Lyra in confusion. She had never heard of that term before. Lyra shook her head and explained, "It's probably just a word they use. I don't know exactly what it refers to, and Charlie didn't explain it to me in detail." Maeve fell silent. People like Zion, who walk on the edge daily, must have his way to instill fear in others. Lyra said, "Maybe Zee didn't want to put you in a difficult position. After all, your uncle has been good to you." After saying that, Lyra couldn't help but