<h4>Chapter 296: Hidden Agenda</h4>


    Compared to before, she had lost a lot of weight. It was as if she had not been locked up for five to six days, but for five to six months. She looked very haggard and her hair was disheveled.


    When she saw Lauren walking over, Susan could not wait to ask, “Lauren, how is Ruby? Is her health okay? Where is she staying now? Is she sleeping well? Eating well?”


    When it came to Ruby, Susan always seemed to have an endless supply of energy.


    Lauren answered in a serious tone.


    “Auntie, Ruby is doing well. You don’t have to worry.”


    When Susan saw Lauren, the first thing she did was not to defend herself but to ask about Ruby’s condition.


    Would a woman like Susan really hit Ruby?


    When she heard that Ruby was doing well, Susan rxed and leaned back in her chair.


    “That’s good. Thank you so much, Lauren.”


    “Ruby is my friend. It’s my duty to take care of her.”


    A police officer sat next to Lauren and recorded their conversation.


    Because of Franklin’s request, there were two more police officers in the room. The two of them stood at two corners on Lauren’s side.


    “Auntie, what did you want to talk to me about?”


    Susan wanted to say something, but she didn’t seem to know where to begin. After stuttering for a long time, she only managed to say one sentence, “I didn’t cause Ruby’s wounds. I’ve never forced her to eat chocte cake as she is allergic to chocte. How could I force her to eat that kind of thing?”


    At the mention of this, Lauren recalled the incident when she met the boy next door on Ruby’s floor.


    “But Auntie Susan, you said earlier that you bought this chocte cake to celebrate the birthday of the child next door, but the boy next door has his birthday in September, so you definitely didn’t buy this cake for that boy. Then who did you buy it for?”


    Susan looked up at Lauren and then lowered her eyes.


    “The cake was indeed not bought for the boy next door. It’s rted to someone else.”


    “All matters rted to this case must be reported truthfully.” The police officer at the side tapped the table with the tip of his pen to remind her.


    Susan then said, “I bought the chocte cake because that was…the death anniversary of two children I knew. Those two children loved chocte cake, so I bought it.”


    The death anniversary of two children?


    A clue shed through Lauren’s mind.


    “Auntie, are you talking about Samuel and Rene?”


    Susan got excited all of a sudden and lifted her eyes to look at Lauren.


    “Lauren, how did you know Samuel and Rene?”


    “Samuel was one of my brother’s high school ssmates. I learned about Rene from Ruby.”


    When Susan realized that Lauren knew Samuel and Rene, there was no need for her to hide anymore.


    “Yes, the chocte cake was bought for Samuel and Rene. They died in a fire a year ago, so I bought the chocte cake for them on their death day a yearter. But I didn’t expect Ruby to eat the cake.”


    “But if that’s the case, then why did Ruby say that you forced her to eat it?”


    Susan shook her head and said, “I don’t know why Ruby said that.”


    “What about the wounds on Ruby’s body? She took a day off before. When she went back to kindergarten, I saw the wounds on her hands. Didn’t she get those at home?”


    “No! Definitely not. Ruby was always very quiet at home and stayed in her room. Before I went to the hospital that day, I never saw Ruby’s wounds. Maybe it was because she always wore long sleeves at home, so I didn’t notice…”


    The differing statements provided by Susan and Ruby, meant that one of them was lying.


    Lauren needed to find out what was going on.


    “Auntie Susan, I found out that Ruby seems to like Samuel and Rene. Did you know about this?”


    Susan was a little puzzled. “Likes Samuel and Rene very much? Ruby and Rene used to be good friends. They met in kindergarten and had a good rtionship. But as far as I know, Ruby doesn’t know Samuel.”


    Lauren told Susan all about how excited she was when she heard the name ‘Samuel’. Susan was very confused when she heard that.


    “I’ve never heard Ruby mention him.”


    “Then…may I ask, Auntie Susan, how do you know about Samuel?”


    Lauren looked at Susan with sparkling eyes.


    In fact, she did not ask the most important question.


    However, Susan felt that Lauren had seen through everything. Under her gaze, Susan had nowhere to run..