The man was so scared that he started shaking. He stumbled away, looking like he was running for his life. Seeing this, Howard's eyebrow twitched. A bad feeling grew in his gut. A wicked look flashed in Kirk's eyes as he sat in the middle of the couch.Howard braced himself and laughed as he faced the crowd. "Let me go up for a look. You can all chat. Don't mind us …"As he spoke, he stumbled upstairs, nearly tripping a few times. When he got to the second floor, he looked around at the empty master bedroom and strode over to the butler. Lowering his voice, he questioned, "Where's the madam?"The butler instantly went down on his knees. "Sir, the madam … She hasn't been back since she went out yesterday. I've been trying to contact her all this time, but I didn't manage to get through to her."Howard kicked the butler in the chest. "You useless fool. Why are you telling me such an important piece of news now?"The butler clutched his chest. "Sir, I sent people out to search
"Sir, she's not upstairs either."The police captain frowned as he looked at Howard. "Mr. Collins, may I ask where your wife is?"Howard replied, "I don't know.""Please cooperate with us in this investigation.""I really don't know.""Then when was the last time you saw your wife?""Yesterday." Howard's voice was trembling as he said this."So you mean that she hasn't been back since yesterday?" The police officer glanced at Howard. "Do you know what she went out to do yesterday?""I don't."The second officer said, "Yesterday, your wife went out and abducted Ms. Caroline Evans ..."Howard's face paled at those words. Enraged, he raised his voice. "I told you that I don't know anything. I don't! Do you have any proof? You're just slandering her!""We do have proof," the policeman said calmly. "Yesterday, we arrested more than ten bodyguards under the Collins family's employ. According to their statements, they were following your wife's orders to cause harm to Ms. Eva
Outside the door, Kirk was just about to drive off when Jude rushed out of the Collinses' residence with Eddy's help.Kirk's eyes narrowed.In that short moment, Jude managed to reach the car and started knocking on the window.Kirk tilted his chin, signaling for the driver to open the door.The driver got out of the car and opened the door.Looking at Kirk inside the car, Jude smiled. "Kirk, do you mind if we get a ride in your car?""Of course not. Please do get in, Uncle Jude."Kirk extended a hand to help Jude into the car. Once Jude was settled in, Eddy got into the front passenger seat.After he was settled in as well, Eddy hurriedly asked, "Uncle Kirk, what was all that just now? What happened to Caroline?"When Eddy had heard that Jane was involved in an abduction and murder case and that the target was Caroline, his heart had started beating wildly. Now, he couldn't help but ask Kirk about it.Kirk expended all his effort to control his expression. He said indiffer
Jude's expression changed as he sat up straight. "Oh? Are these two incidents related?""After Brie lost her mind, the Collins family has been wanting to make a move against Caroline to avenge her. I also only found out about this inadvertently. "Back then, she was on the outs with her family. I was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle it since she was a woman all on her own. "That's why I partnered with Collins Group. It was with the condition to let Caroline off."Jude kept staring into Kirk's eyes as he said, "Can I ask why you did that?"Kirk was also looking at Jude, no longer avoiding him. He admitted it straightforwardly, saying, "Of course. I did that because I like Caroline."At these words, Jude's expression shifted drastically. He inhaled deeply and said, "You're finally admitting it."Kirk replied, "I have nothing to admit to.""But she's …"In the front passenger seat, Eddy didn't notice that there was a disagreement going on in the back. He turned his
After a moment, Kirk suddenly let out a soft noise. He seemed afraid of angering Jude. "Caroline is only in her 20s now. She has a long road in front of her. Eddy only took up about 20 years of her life. However, I can take up the next 30, 40, 50 or more years of her life …"As expected, Jude was incandescent when he heard these words. His eyes were burning with fury as he asked, "So you're determined to be with Carrie no matter what?""That's right." Kirk gave an affirmative answer.Angry, Jude pushed the door open in a huff and got out of the car.Simon was already waiting by the car. Seeing Jude getting out, he went up to help his employer. However, Jude shoved Simon aside in annoyance.Eddy could tell that Jude was angry and quickly rushed up. "Grandpa, what's—"Kirk eyed the closed door and said to the driver, "Take me home."Getting his orders, the driver departed Morrison Manor.Inside Morrison Manor, Jude walked into the study, with Eddy following closely behind. "G
"Why do you say that, sir?""If I hadn't forced Eddy so hard to marry Carrie, the two of them might have gotten together long ago."Simon didn't understand. He asked, "Sir, this …""That child is a stubborn one. The more you force him to drink, the more he won't. Why didn't I realize this before?"Now that Jude had mentioned it, Simon found it true as well. "That's right. You always had to expend so much effort to get Mr. Eddy to visit Ms. Evans. But when you purposely went against him just now, he went right off."Jude sighed heavily before saying, "Though I know my intentions are good, I feel like I'm doing something bad. It seems like I will have to do everything the opposite way from now on."Simon consoled him. "But sir, haven't you simply found the right method of doing things? I'm sure that Mr. Eddy will soon realize how much he cares for Ms. Evans.""I might not have that long." Jude got up and walked to the window. "Lately, I feel so weak. I won't die happy if I don
In the next instant, Kirk gripped Jane's chin. It hurt so much that the pain spread from her jaw all the way down her body. Her face twisted into a scowl at the feeling.As she frowned, she finally managed to take a good look at Kirk's face."Who in the world are you?" Jane squeezed out with difficulty. "Don't you know who I am? Don't you know who my husband is? Hurry up and let me go, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death."Sitting next to her, Liam gulped in fear at this. But soon, he became arrogant as well. "The woman sitting next to me is Mrs. Collins. The other is Mrs. Morrison. "Do you know the Morrison family? They're the most influential family in all of Easton! Also, she's not just Mrs. Morrison, but the wife of Mr. Eddy's second uncle."Liam explained, "Mr. Eddy's second uncle, the one who came back from overseas! Do you know how powerful he is? "He was in Sarcozia, on someone else's turf, and built the top corporation there in just a few years—SY Group! "
Jane was also frightened. She said fearfully, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Kirk. We have never seen you before, so we didn't know who you were. This is just a misunderstanding. Please let us off."Kirk sneered. "You almost killed Caroline. Do you think I'll let you both live?"Jane could hear the malice in his words, and she felt a chill run down her spine. However, she didn't understand why he valued Caroline so much. Wasn't she just a former potential granddaughter-in-law Jude liked?"Sir, there are some things you may not understand. Although your uncle, Mr. Morrison Senior, likes Caroline very much, she's already married to someone else. "She isn't affiliated with the Morrisons anymore. You can ask Dr. Yates if you don't believe me. Caroline is already married."Sean was amused by Jane's cluelessness about the situation. He asked, "Didn't Ms. Dawson tell you who Caroline's husband is?"Jane looked at Daphne and noticed her body trembling. She questioned, "Daph, do you know who C