Chapter 439
After Athena heard this, she was silent for a few seconds before saying, “The inside story of this case is very simple. Someone hypnotized them many times, making them forget their identity, origin, and purpose.
“They may also be under the influence of the drug. They’ve been under control for the past few years.
“There’s nothing to investigate in this case. The target you want to investigate should be the mastermind behind these two
cases.”
With that, she hung up and blocked Anabel’s number. Then, she fell into deep thought. ‘What kind of person is Joy?‘
After arriving at the neighborhood, Athena put away her thoughts and smiled.
When the family knew that she was coming back today, everyone either got off work on time or postponed their work. They rushed home before dinnertime and insisted that the entire family cat together.
Athena met Diane who had been living in Donovan family.
Diane was more than 5.6 feet. She had a tall and straight figure, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and long limbs, Her tanned skin flashed with a healthy and smooth luster. She looked youthful and energetic, walking swiftly.
She greeted Athena generously and politely. “Your family always says that you’re beautiful and outstanding. Seeing you today, I realize it really is true.”
After saying that, she added, “You are as good as your family. It’s my honor to see you.”
Athena smiled and said, “I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time. Let’s play tennis together later.”
Hearing this, Diane was very happy and smiled, revealing her white teeth. “Alright, let’s digest our food after eating and then go play tennis together. Don’t worry. I won’t go easy on you.”
Athena pursed her lips and smiled when she heard that. Diane was really generous.
Tina was especially excited to see Athena. She came back with Zayn.
During Zayn’s filming of Beauty and the Boss, Tina spent most of her time with the crew, often discussing with Zayn what kind of person the male protagonist should be and how to portray his inner self.
She frequently took candid shots of Zayn’s sexy and handsome scenes and posted them on Twitter, making no secret of her fangirl tendencies.
Perhaps because they had been together for a long time, their relationship had become very close. There were even rumors about them.
The two of them ignored these rumors. They neither clarified nor admitted it. Many people suspected that they were deliberately creating hype for the new drama.
Tina now knew that Athena was Lockwood.
She interlocked her fingers and placed them under her chin, looking at Athena with admiration. “To tell you the truth, I’ve written so many popular novels, but none of them are as good as Lockwood’s Detective Diary.
“Probably because of the typical disdain intellectuals have for each other, combined with a rebellious streak, I used to be quite dismissive of Lockwood. The more others praised how wonderful Lockwood’s novels were, the more I refused to read them.
“When people said that Lockwood’s Detective Diary is so good, I refused to watch it.
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“It wasn’t until Lockwood’s–Detective Diary was broadcasted for period of time and the discussion wasn’t so high. I couldn’t find any inspiration and was bored, so I casually clicked on it….
“As a result!” Like a hungry cat who had finally eaten the fish, she narrowed her eyes and licked her tongue slightly, revealing an intoxicated expression. “It was amazing!
“Absolutely thrilling! It was so captivating that I read through the night in one sitting. I didn’t even want to type or leave the house, cursing myself for being such a fool to have missed out on such a wonderful work all because of my pointless pride…”
Everyone was amused by her frankness and self–deprecation.
Even Zayn smiled. He felt that she… was really quite cute.
Athena smiled. “Thank you. Your work is also very good. I’ve seen most of it.”
“Well, how can my writing be compared to yours?” Tina blinked at her. “When will the second part of Lockwood’s Detective Diary be released? It’s been so long. Everyone is waiting eagerly. Can you save your readers and fans?”
Hearing this, Athena was stunned for a moment. Only then did she remember that she had promised the readers that she would definitely produce a second book.
She laughed. “Aren’t I preparing to graduate? I’m busy with my graduation thesis now. I’ll start work after graduate.”
Although she said that, she sat in front of her computer at night. After thinking about it, she opened the folder of Lockwood’s Detective Diary and created book two.
Then, she opened the document and wrote Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
The beginning of the new story was that a death was being reported in the news.
That night, around 8 PM, a tourist visiting the Shoreline Shrine on Lani Island spotted a young woman’s body floating face-
and beautiful. up among the roots submerged under the sea water. The deceased was noticeably young
He took a photo of the female corpse and posted it online. Someone recognized her as Brittany, the rumored girlfriend of the heir of the Powell family…
After writing 8 thousand words in one go, she sent the completed article to Matthew: [I’m thinking of using this approach for the second book of Lockwood’s Detective Diary. The first case will be based on Madalyn’s case, and the second on your mother’s case. Take a look at the opening I’ve written. Do you think it’s acceptable?]
As for the third case, the implications were too great. The truth might shock the world. She wasn’t sure she wanted to write about it yet.
Although it was past midnight, Matthew immediately replied to her with a smiley face: [I think it’s time for a showdown. Madalyn and Jaylin don’t care about this. Write whatever you want. It’s time for the truth about my mother’s case to come out. Just write it according to your plan.]
Athena: [Alright, I’ll send out the two chapters later. You’re welcome to follow up.]
Matthew: [I will definitely read your work word by word.]
Athena replied with a series of smiley faces.
Her desire to write about Madalyn’s mysterious “death” was driven by two main reasons.
First, as a detective and a writer, she was instinctively drawn to unique cases that begged to be written about.
Second, it was clear that Madalyn couldn’t live indefinitely under the identity of a “deceased” person; sooner or later, she would need to reappear publicly in her true capacity.
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After this case was written, the world would realize that the prototype of the female deceased in the book, Madalyn, was not dead, and Madalyn could “resurrect” naturally.
Of course, she would not copy the case in full detail. Instead, she made some adaptations.
For example, in reality, Madalyn was arranged by Matthew to “feign death” at Lani Island. The female deceased in the book was warned by the heir’s family and marriage partner.
In addition, the useless heir was unable to protect her. She was afraid, so she took the initiative to “feign death” to avoid being attacked.
This was mainly to prevent the case in the book from being too similar to the case in reality and causing infringement and other disputes.
Additionally, since it was a novel, it definitely needed to be more complex. There should be plots within plots, feuds among the wealthy, and dramatic love triangles.
After checking the content of eight thousand words, she divided them into four chapters and uploaded them to the website backstage.
As for the synopsis, she keeps it brief with just two sentences. “Involving case details, no spoilers here. Please read for yourself. Additionally, the cases depicted in this book are purely fictional, primarily drawn from the author’s imagination, and readers should not attempt to match them with real life.”
After sending it, she yawned and fell asleep.
