Leonard's heart sank, yet he pretended to feign ignorance. "What are you talking about? Wasn't Chuck's death an accident?"

"If it hadn't been for your men chasing after him, how would he have gotten himself in an accident?"

Claude was so furious that he snorted. "Leonard, I'm here confronting you about it, so surely I've looked into it. You can drop the act. We've been friends for so many years. Can't I just get an honest answer from you?"

Claude went in closer and looked Leonard in the eyes intently. "Tell me. Are you really working with Yvonne?"

Leonard was silent for a while. He said slowly, "I'll explain Chuck's incident to you. You have the right to know."

"I just want to know right now whether you—"

"Chuck set Jane up."

That shut Claude's mouth up immediately.

His eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

"Yvonne sent me an email before, exposing Chuck's true colors. He had been stirring the pot, inciting Howard to seek revenge on Jane. He was also the one who told Mark about h