“Check the surveillance camera!” Finn walked to the door, worried that this could be an inside job.Conrad quickly stood up to stop him. “Director Parker, the manager has already been murdered. Do you think the foreigner will still be useful to us?”Finn did not know what to say to him. If the person behind the scenes could make a spineless coward like that manager to commit suicide, it was clear that these people held psychological leverage on him to the point that he would rather die than talk.If that was true, then letting the foreigner go would serve very little in furthering their investigation.“Very well. The man will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We will give Ms. Sally Hall the closure that she needs.” Finn finally made up his mind.Conrad nodded and left the police station. He was glad that he did not disappoint his Fia this time.“Madam, it’s not advisable to learn martial arts when you’re pregnant.” Sophia, on the other hand, was trying her darndest to
During the examination, Peter detected some minor bleeding from Esme’s womb. So he gave her some tocolytic agents to avoid premature labor.When Esme wanted to get up from the table, Peter ordered her coldly, “Lie down!”Esme lay back and wept again. “I did not intend to harm Sally. It was really her own doing. She was drinking alcohol and in a bad mood. I wanted to bring her to a hotel to rest… I didn’t think…”“You can stop lying now!” Peter glared at her with his brooding, loathing eyes. “No matter how much you speak to me, I will never believe a word you say! I’m only saving you for the sake of the child in your womb!”“…”Esme froze in horror. It was not uncommon to see Peter getting angry with her. However, he had never looked at her like this before. His eyes were filled with hatred, as though he was looking at human filth. Seeing him like this made her perturbed and terrified. It had been quite some time since she had returned to Fortuna but she had not successfully exac
“Go. Leave and return to the Thomases.” Peter pulled his hand away from Esme’s embrace.Esme looked at him pitifully. “Aren’t you sending me there?”“I’ll pay you a visit later,” Peter responded coldly.Esme was so glad to hear this. Still, she maintained her pitiful, puppy face. “Okay. I’ll wait for you. If you don’t come to me, I’ll stay up at night and keep on waiting for you.”Peter nodded and saw her off. Then, he returned to his laboratory and dialed his home’s number.Upon picking the phone, Mrs. Hall spoke into the phone anxiously, “Peter, Sally and Britney went out for lunch. And they’re not back yet! Could Sally have run off with that man?!”Mrs. Hall’s words battered on Peter’s guilty conscience as he recalled the lie he made to confine Sally at home.“Mom, it’s a misunderstanding. Sally has never had a boyfriend before and she’s not pregnant. I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake.”“Huh?!” Mrs. Hall was confused and furious upon hearing this. “A mistake? How could you make
“Yes, yes! Britney is a fine lady indeed! Oh, my son! Finally, you’re seeing reason!”Peter said, “Mom, I’m calling you to inform you and Dad of our relationship. Britney and I will be getting married soon.”“Oh? Married? So soon?! That’s great news! Oh, after pursuing you for so long, Britney’s love is finally reciprocated! I’m so happy that you acted so fast after you’ve finally understood what a good match she is. I’m so proud of you, Peter!” Mrs. Hall was overjoyed from hearing the news. Peter gave a bitter smile and said, “Thank you, Mom. I’ll visit Mr. and Mrs. Thomas today to deliver the news. This should also give you time to prepare for what’s coming.”“Good! That’s good! Son, you’re the best! Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to hang up and tell your father the good news!”“Mom…” Before Peter was able to say anything else, Mrs. Hall had hung up the phone.He wanted to ask them how they had been getting on in all those years he was not around them. Still, he had been livi
Set off by trepidation, Sally said to her mother, “I have my reasons to not support their union. You’ve got to trust me on this one, Mom! I will never hurt my brother. But we have to stop them from being together!”Mrs. Hall shook her head in disagreement. “Your brother is about to turn thirty-five this year. If you do that, he might have to live all his life alone. It took him forever to finally decide to be with Britney…”“No, they can’t be together!” Sally said determinedly, “I won’t allow it!”Mrs. Hall was finally angered by Sally’s words. “You’re just his sister, not his parent! It won’t matter even if you don’t accept their union!”“I won’t allow it! I won’t!” Sally took her phone and dialled Peter’s number. It was then she heard his phone ringing from beyond the door. She quickly stepped out of the house. It was then that she saw Peter walking toward her. “Pete, I need to have a word with you!”“Sally, don’t make a scene.” Peter looked at her coldly.“Pete, are you sure
Peter felt as though his heart was pierced by a knife when he heard that.“Sally, I’m not the good big brother you think I am.”“But you’ll always be the big brother who guided me to have faith in the goodness of life. Because of that, I have turned out to be a good person! No matter what you’ve been through overseas, you’re always that good brother of mine. A person can be either good or bad. So long as that person is not rotten to the core, there’s still a chance for them to redeem themselves and become good again.”Sally gave Peter her speech from the bottom of her heart. “Pete, to me, you’re a good man. You’re a good brother.”“Sally…” Peter let out a lonely, helpless sigh and said, “You’re all grown up. You don’t need me to watch over you anymore. So after we get married, I’ll take her away, away from everyone in Fortuna.”Sally was surprised to hear that. “Do you think she wouldn’t be able to hurt us just by taking her away?”“…” Peter stared at Sally speechlessly. His litt
Sally could not hold in her tears anymore. Her tears streamed down her cheeks.She quickly wiped off her tears and said, “They’re our mom and dad, not just mine! They had hoped to see you getting married and having a child. They had always wanted to care for and dot on their grandchild! How can you just up and leave them like this?!”If it were not for that wicked Esme, her good brother would not have lost his mind like this! She was not convinced that Esme would really behave herself. There was no way she would marry Peter and give birth to his child!“Sally, I’ve made the best compromise I could. Why can’t you understand?” Peter said in anguish. He felt that he had no right to face his little sister anymore.Sally said sarcastically, “Understand? Understand what? Understand why you’d leave your dearest family for true love? Peter, I could not shed that thought from my head in the past three days… That if no one came to save me that day, my life would be completely ruined! If that
Fia was stunned. “Have your injuries completely healed? You don’t have to be in such a rush to learn the massaging technique. My chest isn’t in any pain lately and I’m doing alright.”“The earlier I master it, the better I’ll feel,” Sally said. Then, her thoughts wandered to her own brother and she couldn’t help but ask, “Fia, there’s something I want to ask of you.”Fia said, “Just say it, Sally.”“Can you ask Conrad for help? Don’t let my brother get married when I’m not around.”“With who?” Fia asked sternly. “Esme?”Sally said in frustration, “Fia, I don’t have proof that she’s Esme. Can you ask Conrad to put in more effort to investigate her? He’s familiar with Esme… He should be able to find something.”Fia remembered how well Conrad treated Esme in the past. Even now she still had suspicions that he still had some feelings for her.If possible, she really didn’t want Conrad and Esme to have any chance to be together alone.However, Sally did too much for her already. Sh