Chapter 17 Joyce stopped in her tracks and said with a hint of sarcasm, "What else did you expect?" "Falling from such a high bridge, do you really think anyone could survive?" Spencer's face turned paler and paler, until he could barely stand, tears streaming down his cheeks. In these past days, Spencer had grown noticeably thinner, stubble covering his mouth. The once proud and refined young master was gone, replaced by someone who looked like a completely destitute vagrant. Joyce felt not the slightest bit of pity, only said coldly, "She's dead now, so who are you pretending to be so devoted for? When Anna called you from the car, why didn't you think to save her then?" Her voice was not loud, but it was like a knife stabbing into Spencer's heart. He could no longer support himself, slumping against the wall, overwhelmed by pain and guilt. Seeing this, Joyce turned and left without looking back. Spencer still didn't know that today was the day Hannah was leaving the country. Everything she did today was to seek justice for all the grievances Hannah had suffered over the years before she left. After a long while, Hollie came over, looked at Spencer and said, "Things have already come to this, why do you have to make yourself look like neither a man nor a ghost? Are you giving up on the Ruiz family too?" Spencer looked up, his eyes full of exhaustion and pain. "Grandma, did you know all along that Anna was innocent?" Hollie let out a sigh. Seeing this, Spencer understood everything. He couldn't help but roar, "Why didn't you tell me? Why!" Hollie had never seen Spencer like this, actually speaking to her so harshly. Her blood rushed to her head, and she raised her hand to press against her chest. "Even if I told you, would you have believed me?" "Besides, you already despised her at the time. The truth wasn't that important. What I needed was a granddaughter- in-law. If Hannah could be schemed against, it meant she was too naive and simply not fit for that position!" "I just never expected it would be Beth who did it..." Leaning on her cane, Hollie said sadly, "In the end, I was the one who was confused. It was my fault..." 0.0 % 09:18 If only she had known things would turn out like this. Back then, she would have stood up for Hannah no matter what. After hearing this, Spencer let out a self-mocking laugh. In the end, the root of everything was himself. He was the one who refused to believe her, the one who kept neglecting and hurting her, and the one who pushed her step by step to the brink. He was the greatest sinner of all! Unable to bear it any longer, Spencer fell to his knees, covered his face, and broke down in tears. "It was me, I wronged Anna..." "I was the one who killed her." Crushed by guilt and pain, Spencer could hardly breathe. Like a madman, he got into his sports car, floored the accel- erator, and sped recklessly down the road, driving so fast it was terrifying. He raced all the way to the bridge where Hannah's accident had happened. Instead of slowing down, Spencer pressed the gas pedal even harder. Car horns blared all around, but Spencer didn't notice at all. Meanwhile, Hannah was sitting in a car on her way to the airport. As Spencer's sports car sped past, the flash of headlights from the opposite direction made Hannah instinctively close her eyes. Because of this, she didn't see Spencer's widened pupils or hear the screech of brakes that followed. Hannah just felt a jolt and frowned, asking the driver, "What happened?" The driver explained, "It seems someone was racing on the bridge and almost caused an accident. We'd better slow down." Hannah frowned, thinking this was simply reckless. The next second, Spencer's car sped over and appeared right beside Hannah. 57.7 % 09:18