Garrett initially didn't think much of Mia's fall.
It wasn't until he saw the blood spreading from the back of Mia's head and her lack of response that he realized something was wrong.
"You wretch, get up. Don't think pretending to be dead will make me let you go."
Garrett walked over to Mia and kicked her.
But the woman on the ground didn't react at all. He couldn't even see her chest rising and falling. It was then that Garrett started to panic.
He couldn't help but squat down, trembling as he reached his hand under Mia's nose, only to find that she wasn't breathing.
"Ah-"
He screamed in fright and fell to the ground.
There was only one thought in his mind: he had killed someone.
Realizing this, Garrett scrambled out of the room and ran out of the villa.
He didn't know how long he had been running until he couldn't run anymore. He stopped, panting heavily by the roadside.
At this moment, he finally calmed down from his earlier panic.
No, he had to find a way to leave the country.
Mia was dead, and that wretched girl Emily would definitely call the police. Once the police investigated, they would surely trace it back to him.
After all, he had been too scared earlier and had fled without erasing any evidence of his presence.
And now, he didn't dare go back.
Especially when he thought about how Mia had been staring at him when she died; it gave him a creepy feeling.
In the end, Garrett decided to turn to Deanna for help.
After all, killing Mia could be seen as avenging Olivia.
And besides, he was still Deanna's father; she couldn't just ignore him.
Unfortunately, despite his hopes, he couldn't reach Deanna at all.
To prevent Deanna from being hypnotized by Duncan, her phone was monitored by Shannon.
Moreover, calls from unknown numbers couldn't get through to Deanna's phone.
In the end, Garrett had no choice but to send Deanna a message saying he had something important to tell her about Mia.
Shannon saw the message and decided to inform Deanna.
"Missus, there's a message from an unknown number claiming to be your father. He says it's about Mia."
"Call him back for me. If it's really Garrett, I'll take the call."
Deanna spoke cautiously.
She wanted to know about Mia but hadn't forgotten the last lesson.
Shannon nodded and called the unknown number.
"Deanna, you finally answered."
"Sorry, I'm not the missus. Please hold on."
Shannon said as she handed the phone to Deanna. "It is indeed Garrett."
Deanna nodded, took the phone, and spoke coldly. "Go ahead, what do you want to tell me about Mia?"
To her surprise, Garrett tried to play coy.
"Get me out of the country first, and then I'll tell you."
Garrett stood by the roadside, looking around nervously, afraid that the police would come for him.
Deanna found his words baffling. "Why should I help you leave the country? Don't think that just because you know Mia's secret, I'll agree to your demands. Say it or don't."
With that, she made a move to hang up.
Garrett sensed her intention and quickly called out, "Don't hang up! Listen to me. I avenged your mother. In exchange, help me leave the country. Once I'm out, I won't ask you for anything ever again."
Hearing this, Deanna was taken aback.
"What do you mean you avenged my mother?"
As for Garrett's last words, Deanna didn't believe them at all.
Garrett stammered under her questioning.
Deanna raised an eyebrow, her patience wearing thin. "If you don't want to talk, don't waste my time. I'm very busy."
"I killed Mia!"
Garrett blurted out quickly over the phone.
Deanna didn't react immediately.
Garrett's urgent voice echoed in her ears again. "I didn't mean to. Who knew she would hit her head on the coffee table and die? Can you help me leave the country? I don't want to go to jail or die."
Hearing this, Deanna finally came back to her senses, shocked beyond words.
Mia was dead, and it was Garrett who killed her.
The more she thought about it, the more complicated her feelings became.
Garrett grew increasingly anxious and kept urging her over the phone. "Do you agree or not? Just say something. If you don't agree, give me some money so I can buy a plane ticket myself."
"We'll discuss this in person."
Deanna said as she lowered her eyes, hiding her calculations.
Garrett didn't think much of it and gave her an address before hanging up.
Putting down her phone, Deanna instructed Shannon, "Call the police and tell them there's a dead body in Villa 311 of Waterfall Villa District. The killer is trying to escape. Have them send some officers to follow me secretly and catch him."
"Huh?"
Shannon didn't react immediately.
Deanna urged, "Just do as I say."