Nikki was shocked to hear Karen’s words. But soon, anger arose in her heart, and she snapped furiously, “You told me that I just had to give you a hundred and fifty thousand and that you’d get everything settled. But now that I’ve given you the money, you’re telling me that there are so many problems! You even have the nerve to ask me what to do. How would I know?!”
Feeling just as indignant, Karen explained, “It’s not my fault. I’ve gotten the job done well. Even though William Carter isn’t dead, he has become a vegetable who’s immobile and incapable of speech. This should have achieved our goal. But who knew that bastard would suddenly pop up out of nowhere with this? Nikki, you’ve always been a smart girl. Quickly help me think of a solution!”
Although Nikki was upset with Karen for failing to carry out the task, they were now in this together, so they had no choice but to work together to find a solution to this matter.
Like Karen, she was also angry at Lucas for suddenly popping up and foiling their plans. The hatred in their hearts intensified.
“Aunt Karen, isn’t William Carter still unconscious? Kill him now and make sure he can never speak again. Wouldn’t that ensure that he can never expose this matter?” Nikki suggested with a fiery gaze in her eyes.
“Kill him? But… I-I have never killed anyone…” Karen’s voice trembled a little.
Nikki harrumphed in disdain. “I really don’t know what you’re still afraid of now! Weren’t you the one who suggested killing William Carter? Moreover, you were the one who found someone to kill him, but it just happened that he didn’t die. What are you hesitating for now? He’s right next to you, unconscious and unable to resist. You can kill him easily.
“Besides, he’s already seriously wounded and a comatose vegetable. For the past two days, he’s been relying on various machines to live. Even if something happens to him and he suddenly dies, no one will suspect you. This is a great opportunity, don’t you think so?”
Nikki’s words immediately made Karen freeze.
Yeah, I was the one who proposed killing William Carter, and my plan was for him to die. Now, I’m just making up for my failure.
Karen turned around to look at William, who was lying on the hospital bed not far away, feeling extremely conflicted.
She did want him to die, but hiring someone to kill him and killing him herself were fundamentally different.
After gritting her teeth, she said sobbingly, “No, Nikki. I… I don’t dare to do it.”
Nikki cursed her for being stupid and became impatient. “If you don’t dare to do it, what else do you want? Do you want me to do it? At this point, do we have another choice except to kill him immediately?
“You know very well that once he regains consciousness, the matter of you hiring someone to murder him will come to light. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you what will happen to you then! Forget it. Think about it on your own. If you don’t dare to do it, stop calling me. The consequences you’ll face in the end will have nothing to do with me either!”
“Nikki, what… are you saying? What do you mean it has nothing to do with you? Both of us are in this together. Are you trying to get rid of me?” Karen immediately understood the meaning of Nikki’s words and panicked.
Nikki rolled her eyes. “Don’t forget that you planned the murder. All I did was lend you some money. If this matter is really exposed and you try to implicate me, I can honestly say I knew nothing about it. Do you understand? So you’d better not do anything useless and foolish!”
After speaking in a stern voice, her tone became mellower. “Aunt Karen, don’t blame me for speaking harshly, but this is the truth. Think about it. If William Carter wakes up and reveals what you’ve done, you’ll be charged for being the mastermind of the murder. That’ll land you in jail for at least twenty years! Do you want to go to jail, Aunt Karen?
“So the most urgent thing to do now is to silence him forever. Think about what you should do!”
The blood in Karen’s body went cold all of a sudden.
She had only thought of killing William secretly before, so she had never thought about the consequences of murder. Especially after the driver had died on the spot, she had felt that she could rest easy since there was no longer any evidence.
But she never imagined that Lucas, whom she thought was a good-for-nothing, dared to leverage on his relationship with the Coles in order to save William.
If she went to jail for more than two decades, she would be in her seventies by the time she got out. How could she accept this?! She didn’t want to spend the rest of her life in prison!
“Nikki, I… still don’t dare to do it, and I think that bastard is already suspecting me. I really don’t dare to kill him! Why don’t you get someone to kill Lucas Gray first?” Karen pleaded.
Nikki immediately burst into mirthless laughter. “Aunt Karen, have you been scared silly? Don’t forget that you first asked me to join forces because you wanted to get Lucas Gray killed! I even lent you money to get William Carter killed because you said you could take the opportunity to go back to the villa and wait for a chance to kill Lucas Gray. If I had a way to get that guy killed, why would I need to cooperate with you?
“Besides, you don’t even dare to kill William Carter, who’s lying in bed and completely immobile. Why should I trust that you can help me kill Lucas Gray afterward?
“Anyway, I’ve already said what I should say. It’s up to you to decide what to do!”
With that, Nikki directly hung up.
Karen held her phone in hand, out of sorts.
She had initially gone to Nikki for help because she was panicking and wanted Nikki to give her some ideas. But the thought of the terrifying consequences made her even more flustered.
What should I do?
The thought that William would soon wake up in a few days made Karen terrified.
This was probably the fear of having done something wrong and facing the risk of being exposed.
After Karen contemplated for a long time, a terrifyingly ruthless expression appeared on her face. She finally made up her mind. Yes, I should take action and silence William Carter forever!
She raised her head, walked to William’s side, and looked at his lifeless face as he lay on the hospital bed. Soon, a maniacal expression appeared on her face.
She looked at the door of the ward and walked over to lock it, though it was normally prohibited to do so. Then she returned to William’s side and adjusted his clothes to cover the pinch marks that she had left on his body.
Afterward, Karen looked at the oxygen mask on William’s face and the infusion needles and other tubes. Her expression became even more hysterical.
“William Carter, I don’t want to kill you with my own hands, but you forced me into this!
“I wanted to live a good life, but why did you have to force me to suffer? It’s all your fault!
“You’re always threatening me with a divorce too. Haha, let me tell you, when you die, the secret between us will never be exposed, and I will never have to worry about you threatening me again! Now, I just hate myself for not thinking of killing you earlier!
“Haha, you can go to hell now!”
Karen gritted her teeth and reached her hand toward the oxygen tube next to her.
Snap!
The moment her hand touched the oxygen tube, the sound of the door handle being twisted suddenly rang out.
“Huh? Why is the door locked?” A voice came from outside the door.
