Elena would die eventually.
The moment she chose to kill on the day of the salon, her death had become inevitable.
Malinda would not let her off!
But certainly not now!
Because that did not serve Malinda's interests.
After finally turning the situation around and driving Coste and Emond into a corner, how could she let Elena go so easily?
Likewise, Coste and Emond would not sit back and await their doom.
They would do everything they could to clear their names.
The best approach, naturally, was to "persuade" Elena.
And that was the moment Malinda was waiting for.
Only then would Elena's death serve her interests to the fullest.
Imagine what impression it would leave if Elena simply died when Coste and Emond's emissaries came to see her.
Silencing a witness!
By ordinary reasoning, Malinda would certainly do that, but remembering her earlier murderous intent, Arthur was not so sure.
There was one thing, however, that Arthur was certain of-
"I told you before that my Mediumship allows me to discover lingering souls, and to contact souls myself, as long as... she is in front of me."
As he spoke, Arthur shrugged.
At such close quarters, Malinda instinctively took a step back when Arthur's shoulders moved, swiftly putting some distance between them.
The lady was not annoyed, however.
Naturally, she would grant considerable latitude to a partner with whom she hoped to deepen her cooperation.
Besides, she had been testing him herself.
She had heard Arthur's heartbeat.
It was steady, without the slightest acceleration.
He was probably telling the truth.
In other words, Arthur really possessed the gift of a Medium!
Still, the lady was not completely certain.
At the same time, she knew that tonight's probing had to stop, or she might lose a very suitable partner.
And