Chapter 241 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Chapter 241 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

After I hung up, Stacey called me before I could get out of bed. “So? Did Savini set up a meeting with you?” She cut to the chase as expected.

I nodded. “Yep, news does travels fast to you, huh?”

She smiled. “I just overheard something this morning. Hector’s been detained, and they have evidence of his illegal earning of hundreds of millions. This is a serious crime. I reckoned he’s going to stay behind bars for a long, long time.

“But Savini seems to have disappeared. He probably caught wind of the news. He’s already gone when the police went to his house, so I thought he might have contacted you.”

Her deduction piqued my curiosity. “How are you so sure he’d contact me?”

She found my question amusing. “After the incident with Felix, he should have guessed that you were behind it, but he hesitated for too long, and this is what happened. If he contacted you earlier, maybe Cameron would have been the wanted one here, not him.”

That was true. Louis was in charge of the political side of things. Even if Savini were to be convicted, he would not have it worse than Hector. If he had come to me earlier, he might have had the chance to redeem himself.

“What about the Moores then?” I asked.

She answered, “Rumors have it that Emery, the youngest daughter of the Moores, have returned. Jonathan is blessed with her when he was sixty. He spoils her, and she’s one little devil. She’s hotheaded, stubborn, and hard to handle. She seems to dislike Cameron and Rylee, so she kept tripping them up ever since she came back.”

I smiled and got out of bed. “Sounds like Cameron’s getting busy.”

Stacey smiled. “Now that Hector’s arrested, she’d probably get caught if she so much as to make a slight misstep. So, what’s your plan in dealing with Hector’s wife? Should be easy to get something from her.”

“I haven’t thought about that for now.” I looked at the time. “But since Savini came to me, that makes things easier. Hector’s wife should be no problem to handle.”

“I see. I’ll let you handle it then.” I nodded. When I was about to hang up, she added, “Oh, right. I almost forgot to tell you this.”

“What is it?”

“It’s about Jared. There’s nothing going on with the Featherstones now, right?” she asked. “The matter with the hospital hasn’t been settled yet, but something else broke out in J City and is making the rounds. It’s about a land Featherstone Corporation is developing. It’s only two months since then, and they found the bodies of the residents’ children buried there. Not just one too. At this rate, the whole corporation’s going to be forced to a halt.”

Stacey’s words caught me by surprise, and I was shocked for a few moments. “When did this happen?”

“Two or three days ago, but it’s under wraps for now. Anthony probably had a hand in it, though I doubt he can settle it easily. After all, it’s human’s lives we’re talking about here. Featherstone Corporation is going to suffer.”

“Alright, I got it.” The news was quite shocking for me. How did this happen?

Anthony had been managing the corporation well. The hospital’s incident was already unbelievable enough. It was almost ludicrous that deaths would be involved. If the incident made its way to mainstream news channels, that would undoubtedly ruin the corporation.

“There’s something else. It’s about another rumor I heard. Macy went to see Jared during your recovery period. Something could have happened between them, but I’m not sure. Then I heard she delivered prematurely.

Premature birth? I gasped. “Are you saying that Jared could be involved in the hospital’s incident, the children’s deaths, and even Macy’s premature delivery?”

Stacey wasn’t too sure about that either. She paused for a moment. “I’m not too sure about that, since I don’t know the full story either. Finding Macy is the best way for you to go about this. Get some answers out of her. Maybe she knows more about Jared.”

After Stacey hung up, I called Jackson, but nobody picked up.

For three months, I wondered why Macy never spoke to me directly on the phone. I had a feeling that they were avoiding me but I couldn’t figure out why. Did something happen?

I didn’t want to involve myself with Anthony and Jared’s matter. Jared was unlikely to force Anthony into a corner even if they had a grudge. After all, they were already friends for years.

I was more worried about Macy. I could see no love between her and Jared. It was obvious she wanted to tell him about her pregnancy when she went to see him. I knew she was trying to help me, but Jared didn’t seem to care about the child.

Otherwise, there was no way he would let her deliver prematurely and leave K City right after that. Since I couldn’t get through to Jackson, I could only infer the events that had transpired.

Savini sent me the location, and I dressed myself up simply before going out.

Thanks to the traffic, I was slightly late when I came to the private room. Savini seemed to have been waiting for a while when I went in. He shot up hastily the moment he saw me. “Glad you could come, Ms. Stanhope.”

I nodded before walking over to the table and sitting down. He smiled and said cautiously, “I’ve made the orders. Are they to your liking, Ms. Stanhope?”

I simply grunted and said nothing. I looked toward the window, and it reflected Savini, who was fidgeting. A long while later, he couldn’t hold back any longer. “I’m sorry for disturbing your peace on this fine morning, Ms. Stanhope.”

I nodded at him, waiting for him to continue, though my silence wracked his nerves even more. He asked, “Have you heard about Hector’s arrest, Ms. Stanhope?”

I paused for a moment, pretending to be surprised. “Mr. Clinton is arrested? Why?”

He seemed to calm down after noticing my reaction. “Let’s put that aside for now. Ms. Stanhope, there’s a reason why I invited you here today. Let’s strike a deal.”

I sipped from my glass and arched my eyebrow before nodding. “What’s the deal about?”

He stopped talking for a moment since the waiter was serving the food. Once we were alone again, he said, “I’ll tell you the details of Ms. Anderson’s trades and how she manages to elude all the detectives. Not to mention I have the evidence that can seal the nail in the coffin.”

I put my chin on my hand and looked at him calmly. “How should I trust you when you’ve sold out your employer?”

“I know you’re the one behind the whole thing here, Ms. Stanhope. You looked like you did nothing, and yet, you’re the one who is controlling everything. You’ve started your plan the moment Felix was set up. Felix was just a catalyst, while Cameron’s your real target. All you need now is the evidence for her crimes, and I have that evidence.”

I looked at him languidly. “I know, but you haven’t answered my question. How should I trust you?”

He pondered for a few moments before placing a document before me. He looked at me. “This document here contains the trades between Cameron and Hector which are done through me. The transactions are all here. This alone is enough to deal a heavy blow to her.”

I looked at the document, but I wasn’t in a hurry to take it. Instead, I peered at Savini. “What are your terms?”

“Freedom.” He looked haggard. “The police are already here for me. I know I can’t escape it, so all I ask for is my freedom.

I sighed, but I had to give a cold answer. “Honestly, I could get the same document you’re giving me if I spend some time on it, and I don’t have to bear the risk. Working with you is the riskiest choice here. You’re a businessman, so you should know that better than me.”

Clearly, he never expected that I would reject him. With a scowl, he asked, “What if I tell you I can defeat Cameron entirely?”

I shrugged indifferently. “Well, Cameron had it coming. I didn’t take action as I thought seeing her being tortured was far more interesting.”

As I wasn’t going to cave in, his scowl deepened. “Ms. Stanhope, since you’ve made up your mind, why did you agree to meet me?”

I rested my chin on my hand and replied nonchalantly, “I want to know why you kidnapped me back then.”

Surprised at the mention of the kidnapping incident, he paused before answering. “I thought you’ve asked me about it before? What else do you want to know?”

My eyes crinkled up in amusement. “Do you think I’ll believe that? AC was part of the reason, but only a few people know about my pregnancy. Care to share where you found out about it? Also, remember the recording you shared with me? I’m curious as to who acted alongside Rylee. Let’s talk about it, Mr. Tuffin!”

It had happened six months ago, but ever since Stacey mentioned it to me, I felt a niggling feeling in my chest telling me something was amiss. Back then, when I struck a deal with Caleb, I didn’t tell him the reason for my fake abortion. However, when Savini kidnapped me, he obviously knew why.

I already had a suspect, but I needed something more to confirm my suspicions.

Seeing my narrowed gaze, he let out a light chuckle. “Ms. Stanhope, will you work with me after finding out the reason?”

I arched a brow. “I can consider that.”

He took a sip of his tea calmly. After a pause, he uttered, “Ms. Stanhope, do you know Dr. Crest well?”

“Jared Crest?” I returned, preparing myself for his answer.

He shrugged. “Well, I wasn’t planning on kidnapping you at first as the risk was too high. Besides, AC’s president could’ve talked to you about the bid instead of planning the kidnapping.”

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