Alexander Ford had a gloomy face, without any sadness or pain at all, and turned to leave.
My sister cherishes life the most and said she would protect me all my life, how could she commit suicide!
With red eyes, I went to ask for an explanation, but my father slapped me in the face.
"I've already told you that your sister is unlucky. She doesn't have the luck to marry into such a good family!"
"Don't embarrass yourself here, come back with me!"
I was beaten so hard that I saw stars, and my father forcibly dragged me away amid the discussions of the crowd on the street.
This incident caused a sensation in Riverbend City and prompted the province to set up a special team to investigate.
What I didn’t expect was that the investigation results were exactly as Alexander Ford said, that my sister committed suicide!
The Ford family has strict security, and the surveillance videos from the day of the incident were well preserved. It can be clearly seen that no one else has entered the Chapel since my sister entered. Even the sound of a mosquito flying by was recorded clearly on the radio, but no screams were heard.
Everything was peaceful outside Chapel's door and window that night until the next morning when Alexander Ford and Eleanor Ford opened the door together and found their sister's body.
The forensic doctor carefully examined all suspicious areas and ruled out homicide.
Everyone accepted the result except me.
After crying and making a fuss for the entire summer, I finally went to Harvard University.
It’s not because I care about my own future, but because this was my sister’s greatest hope before she died.
I gave up the popular finance major and chose the extremely unpopular criminal investigation major.
After completing my undergraduate studies, I chose to pursue a master's and doctoral degree. I studied harder than anyone else, for fear of missing out on any knowledge that might help me solve the mystery of my sister's death.
Eight years later, I returned to Riverbend City.
A lot of things happened in the Ford family over the years. After his sister, Alexander Ford married seven more wives in succession.
These seven ladies came from different backgrounds, had different heights, weights, and personalities.
But every bride committed suicide mysteriously while kneeling in the Ford Family Chapel on their wedding night.
Especially his eighth wife, whom he married only half a year ago, Daisy Miller, who used to be a butcher at Caishikou. She weighed over 200 pounds, was strong enough to kill a grown man with one punch, and was also known for her explosive temper.
Mr. Miller owed 50 million dollars from gambling. At that time, the Ford family was struggling to find a new wife, so they told Daisy Miller that if she could spend a peaceful night, they would give her 200 million dollars in cash and 10 shops in Seabreeze City the next day.
Daisy Miller tried, but she didn't come back alive.
Alexander Ford tried to persuade his family to give up the kneeling in the chapel test, but Eleanor Ford insisted that this was a family tradition and must not be interrupted.
At this point, rumors spread throughout Riverbend City that the Ford family was tainted with something unclean and that the family was going to be extinct, which was why they were preventing the new daughter-in-law from passing the test.
What's more, it is said that the Ford family used the flesh and blood of the eight brides to feed the ghosts and gods, which is how they continued their amazing wealth.
But no matter what, looking across the country now, no family is willing to marry their daughter there.
But on the second day after I returned to Riverbend City, early in the morning, I changed into a bright red classical cheongsam, put on exquisite and beautiful makeup, and appeared in front of Ford's door gracefully.
"Tell your madam that I am willing to be the ninth wife of Alexander Ford."
The news that I had asked to marry Alexander Ford spread quickly throughout the city.
Riverbend City is not small, but rumors spread as fast as a virus.
"I heard that Sophia Chen just came back yesterday and is going to marry Alexander Ford today. I think these two sisters are both gold-digging girls who are greedy for wealth!"
