She watched as Homing Zell's face changed from sinister anger to anxiousness and knew that Helena Zell had succeeded. It seemed that no matter what, risking one's life and playing the weakling were always effective tactics.
And with that, today's farce should come to an end.
Otherwise, if it continued, everyone would say that the Herd Family was indeed too heartless, having driven a young lady to her death. To stop here would be wise; if not, the Herd Family, initially holding the upper hand, would start losing ground.
Helena Zell concluded the whole drama with an attempted suicide, aware that in public, with so many people around, no one would let her die. After all, cutting one's wrists is not the same as slitting one's neck, and glass, however sharp, is not a blade; it's inherently blunt, and the wounds look frightening but aren't deep.
The bleeding would give enough time for her to be taken to the hospital for treatment.
