Surviving As The Villainess
Chapter 78 - Almera Finds the Truth

That night after Allen went out to play with his friends, Almera again locked himself in his room. Since the attempted murder at Alkelan lake, Almera always tried to find out who was behind the incident.

Almera felt that the mastermind who committed the heinous act was related to the investigation that Zion had been doing so far. Whether it's instinct or what but Almera feels that the case is not immediately resolved and the real perpetrator is not immediately arrested, all will become more complicated. That's why he's been locked up at home for the last few months to investigate.

The most powerful clue that Almera has today is an old article related to the Castris family. Although Almera did not know whether the article contained valid news or not, she still tried to extract information from any source.

He read the old articles that still exist on the internet and found out that many similar articles have been removed from the internet and leave only a few articles that are not too important if read like news hoaxes.

Based on what Almera managed to collect, 15 years ago the Castris family had a major accident that almost claimed Karl's life. Both of Karl's parents also suffered severe injuries at that time because the car they were riding in fell into the ravine. Although they survived, the driver who drove the car lost his life so he could not be asked for further information. Actually it was very horrendous news at the time. Almera is still young and follows the news of the accident because it always appears on television but the thing that makes Almera surprised is there is an old article that says that someone other than the driver is suspected to have died in that car.

It was news he had never heard. Even in the past there was no national media that discussed the existence of people who died other than the driver. If there is, Almera can not guess who the person is because the car they ride is a special car for members of the Castris family which means only the Castris family can ride it.

According to Almera, the Castris family consisted of only three generations, namely Karl's parents, Karl himself, and also Liyuna. And based on what he remembered, the second generation of the Castris family was only Karl alone and there was no one else but him.

'But if only, could it be...'

Almera's head was filled with absurd possibilities. Possibilities that shouldn't have happened.

Suddenly the door of his room was opened violently by one of the servants to make a very loud noise and make Almera broke from the daydream.

He saw the maid standing panting at the door, her clothes looking so wet from sweat that Almera furrowed her brows.

"What's wrong?" Ask Almera.

"Mrs! Madam should get out of here. No, Madam must hide!"

Almera immediately stood up from her seat when she heard the sound of her servant shaking in fear, she approached the servant and gently asked him to explain the situation calmly.

After the maid calmed down a little, she began to tell him what was going on. From the entrance, a group of armed men forced their way into Ravenray's compound and managed to break through the guard by killing everyone they saw. Right now Ravenray's residence is in a mess and all the servants are scattering away and trying to save themselves but the men are shooting at anyone indiscriminately.

The servant who was currently in front of Almera was the servant that Almera took from Astraea orphanage. He was very loyal to Almera and willing to lay down his life on Almera. That's why he didn't run away and went straight to find Almera to tell her what was going on.

Hearing the servant's words, Almera became a little worried. If he were to escape this time, he was very confident that all the servants would be slaughtered. But if he did not escape immediately, his life would also be threatened. After a few minutes of hesitation, Almera decided not to run away.

"You can't do that. You need to get out of here right now." The servant forced Almera to flee but Almera had already established her resolve.

"If I run away, what will be the fate of the other servants? I can't save yourself and sacrifice them."

The waiter could not argue, eventually he agreed to Almera's decision but he had to be with her.

The two of them came out of Almera's room and immediately went to the elevator, but someone had used the elevator to go to the floor where he was.

Ding!

The elevator door opened, the maid who had been following Almera swiftly stood in front of Almera to protect her.

Almera looked at the person inside the elevator, slowly walking up to them.

This was the first time he had met a man like her. He had a beautiful face even though in his eyes there were scars and his very shining blue eyes reminded him of someone.

The man was wearing a dark green suit made of the best quality fabric. The leather shoes he wore were glistening under the light of the lamp. Her hair was so neatly arranged back and in her mouth was a lit cigarette. The man lit the cigarette with both fingers of his right hand and exuded a puff of smoke from his mouth very elegantly.

"Good night, Mrs Ravenray. Looks like this is the first time we've met." The man looked at Almera with an expressionless look.

From his voice alone, Almera could feel such a powerful and terrifying pressure. Almera now realizes that her life will not be long. The person would definitely not let him live because he had seen his face.

"Right, this is the first time we've met yet you've come across so impolitely."

Almera did not notice any emotional fluctuations from the man when he said that. The man remained calm and stood confidently before him.

"Sorry you can't make a formal visit, but you've done something you shouldn't have done."

Almera's mind was immediately connected to her investigation of the culprit behind the Liyuna attack and it seemed that this person in front of her was the perpetrator she was looking for.

"I also did not hold back. Besides, it's about my son."

"Your son? As far as I can remember Young Master Allencio is not your son."

Almera gritted her teeth hearing what the man said. Although Allen was not her biological child, she had a slight affection for him but it was true what the man said. Almera found out not because it was related to Allen but rather the possibility that this matter would drag down Ravenray.

"I consider Allen to be my own biological son."

The man's reflexes were no less quick either, he easily repelled the servant's attack and kicked him in the stomach until he was thrown away near the stairs.

So hard the man's kick, the waiter vomited blood. Almera who saw that was worried and tried to help her but her steps were stopped with a loud shout.

"Madam, hurry up and escape now through the stairs!" Shouted the waiter.

Looking at his eyes filled with determination, Almera could not fight him and decided to escape through the stairs. As he approached the stairs, Almera noticed there were countless bodies of servants working for Ravenray lying stiffly on the floor.

Almera could not see this horrible sight. The expensive carpet that adorned his house now turned black as it absorbed the blood of everyone who fell there.

When Almera tried to go down the stairs, suddenly her hair was pulled back until she fell. The man with his powerful strength pulled Almera's hair into disarray.

Not only there, he pulled Almera away from the stairs by dragging her. Almera who felt pain could only bite her lips, resisting all the cruel treatment of the man who suddenly came to her house.

When they were far enough away by the stairs, the man removed Almera's hair. At once Almera also leaned against the guardrail, from here she could see the living room in her house on the first floor.

"Why did you go that far?"

"I told you, you shouldn't be curious about something that has nothing to do with you."

This time the two of them had forgotten their manners and spoke informally with each other.

"That blue eye, don't tell me you..."

Dor's!

"Kkh..."

Almera groaned in pain as her hands were mercilessly shot by the man before her.

"I told you, you don't need to know about it."

"I'm guessing, you..."

Dor's!

Almera again endured the pain in his body as the second shot just shot out and pierced through his body.

Looking at the precarious situation, Almera knew that there was no way she could survive this time. The person in front of him has one goal, namely the Castris family but accompanied by that goal, he will not hesitate to destroy everything that according to ya disturbing.

Almera was initially unsure of the man's identity but is now convinced after seeing how the man reacts.

If he really had to die now, Almera would not want to die just like that. He will leave behind something that can help uncover the truth.

"....."

Almera is seen opening her mouth and saying something without a sound but she knows that the man in front of her can read her mouth movements and understand what she is saying.

Dor's!

Dor's!

Almera was already unable to hold her body as her power had already dissipated. His body fell over the guardrail, free-falling in the air and stopping just above the hard surface of the table.

Brak!

Almera had no idea how many bones he had broken and how much time he had at the moment.

With the remnants of his power, he wanted to write down the true identity of the perpetrator but not until he wrote everything he wanted, God had called him.

Harry stared at Almera from above, as usual he did not show any expression but his eyes looked so cold and cruel. He let what Almera had written and went along with his troops, leaving the Ravenray residence which had now been flooded with blood.

For Almera, it doesn't matter if she has to lose her life now as long as all her family is safe. Yes, with the short message he wrote, he was confident that Zion would succeed in breaking it. After all, what he was producing right now was thanks to the investigation that Zion was doing. As a mother, Almera trusted Zion deeply. He is his most cherished son and he hopes that in the future, the Ravenray family can become a whole family.

Almera's living sheet closes at 45 years old. This is the greatest murder tragedy in the history of the city of Elishien and is reminiscent of the Frozen December incident that occurred several years ago.

TB