The next morning, it was barely dawn, yet the events of last night had already spread everywhere. After all, there was nothing to do during the winter cycle, and staying cooped up indoors was deadly boring. Thus, as soon as a sliver of drama emerged, it was passed from one person to another, as if they had spotted a delicious piece of bait.
An additional factor was that Monica lived an unpopular life; her personality was so awful that everyone hated the sight of her. Now, seeing her tied up and dragged down the street, anyone who caught a glimpse had to whisper and gossip quite a bit. Even though the winter sky was freezing cold, not a few people followed along to watch the drama unfold.
"So she intended to kill off Asher Ryder's entire pond?"
