“Just go back first. After all, a decision can’t be made before the matter is cleared up.”
“Stop feigning kindness, Sienna Stanhope. Don’t think I’m unaware that you were fooling around out there because you were feeling lonely. Yet, you’re now shifting the blame on me to cover up your misdeed. How shameless!” Rylee lambasted me harshly.
At this, Zachary motioned to the bodyguards to take her away with slight distaste. Then, he cast a glance at me, but in the end, he left without saying a single word.
As Cameron looked at me, she hesitated for a moment before saying, “Rest well and don’t worry. The cops will investigate this matter.”
However, I didn’t respond to that. My drowsiness was all but gone, so I wearily sat in the living room after seeing them off.
“Madam, Mr. Anthony called and asked what you would like to eat tonight. He said he’ll bring it back for you later,” the confinement nanny remarked while walking towards me.
Frowning, I shook my head. “It’s okay. I’ll be going out in a while.”
The confinement nanny was just about to counter, but she then swallowed her words when she saw my grim expression.
After sitting in the living room for some time, I gave John a call and asked him to accompany me to the police station.
John drove over and waited for me outside the villa. To my surprise, he drove a very low-key Mercedes-Benz.
Hence, after climbing into the car, I couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you so low-profile all of a sudden?”
Starting the car, he answered, “If I’m too ostentatious, it’ll bring Uncle Louis trouble.”
At this, I shrugged without commenting further. I threw him a glance and then queried, “Can you find out the grudge between Anthony and Jared?”
Upon hearing this, he frowned. “A grudge? Aren’t they good friends? What grudge do they have?”
“Just investigate it for a bit. I don’t know the specifics either.” I can’t think of any valid reason for Rylee or Sally to deal me such a lethal blow, so they may have been unwittingly dragged into this as scapegoats when the real target is Anthony.
He nodded with his brows furrowed. “Alright, I’ll check it out.”
Meanwhile, at the police station…
Stacey, who was waiting at the entrance, was slightly stunned upon seeing John with me. Stepping forward, she tugged at me and whispered, “Ms. Stanhope!”
She seemed a tad apprehensive, and her nervousness was for no reason other than the fact that she needed to talk to Felix later.
Patting her hand, I comforted her while murmuring, “It’s fine. Just talk to him for a bit and treat it as bidding him farewell.”
When the police had escorted her into the visiting room, John looked at me and demanded, “You asked me here just to be your driver?”
“Is there a problem?”
At this, he pursed his lips, having rendered speechless. “Nope!” After a brief pause, he noted, “There’s basically nothing to be gained from Felix, so don’t waste your energy on him. Rather, you might get something from Sally.”
I frowned as a mild headache assailed me. “Still, I’ve got to try.” Then, I questioned in a slightly irritable voice, “Is the DNA result out?”
He was startled for a moment before replying, “Yes, but procedures dictate that the result will be collected by Anthony.”
“Can’t I collect it myself when I’m the victim here?” I stared at him with my brows creased.
Pursing his lips, John narrowed his eyes slightly. “You want to investigate the matter by yourself?”
“I just want to know the result. Or are you saying that I can’t even know who hurt me?” I retorted mildly.
He stared at me intently. After a long time, he sighed and ordered, “Wait for me. I’ll go check it out.”
He’d just left when Stacey came out. She looked at me and was just about to speak when I interrupted her.
“It’s rather late now, so let’s eat together another day.”
She was momentarily taken aback before noticing that John was making his way back. Looking at me, she nodded and answered, “Sure. Thank you for getting me in today.” As she said this, she looked over her shoulder at John and murmured, “Thank you, Mr. Stanhope.”
John shrugged. “Why are you thanking me? It’s no big deal. It’s quite late now, so let’s go and have dinner together.”
“No, it’s okay. I still have to rush back to the countryside, so you two go ahead. Please excuse me.” After saying that, Stacey left.
John looked at me with pursed lips. “Your subordinate has the same temperament as you. So, what would you like to eat?”
“Anything.” I slipped into the car after replying him. Then, I turned my gaze on him and asked, “Is the DNA report out?”
At this, he nodded. “It doesn’t match Hudson’s, so they’re currently still investigating the matter.”
“I know it’s not Hudson’s. I just want to know the identity of the man at the hotel, for he might have planned this entire incident. I’m guessing that Rylee and Sally are likely scapegoats.”
At this moment, my phone vibrated with a text message from Stacey, but I merely glanced at it before closing it.
As John drove in the direction of the city center, the sky had already grown dark. “Both Uncle Louis and I will investigate this matter, so don’t fixate on it. Take good care of yourself instead. Jackson said your depression has gotten worse. If you truly can’t stand staying at Peakville Estate, just move in with me and Uncle Louis. I don’t like that b*stard, Anthony, anyway, so you can just remain the pampered daughter of the Stanhope family, and I’ll support you for the rest of your life.”
All at once, I giggled. “I’m only twenty-six years old, yet I can just laze around and do nothing?”
“Of course. With the Stanhope family’s wealth and my assets, it’s not a problem even if you were to fritter a few million a day. After all, there’s infinite money for you to splurge.”
I chuckled, “Summer is probably the most blessed child in this world. The moment she’s born, her grandfather and uncle have made all arrangements for her.”
At this, he arched an eyebrow. “That’s for sure. After all, look who her uncle is.” After a brief pause, he shifted his gaze to me, turning serious. “Are you not planning to have your own child?” he queried.
Taken aback, I instantly clenched my hands tightly, at a loss for words.
After a long silence, I inhaled and muttered, “We shall see.” Some heartache is more than enough to have just experienced it once in a lifetime. When my child left, I never thought of having another child, for that terror will plague me for the rest of my life!
“Makes sense. With Summer to keep you company, it doesn’t matter whether you have your own child in the future.”
I nodded even my heart clenched. Recently, I seem to be getting increasingly irritable, and I can’t even control my emotions at times.
The car then came to a stop before a restaurant in the city center, whereupon a parking valet came up to help park the car.
Throwing the car key at him, John took my hand and led me into the restaurant.
Perhaps his looks were too outstanding that countless gazes swung our way the moment we stepped into the restaurant. Even whispers drifted into the air from time to time.
With a grim expression, John dragged me into a private room hastily. After ordering, he looked at me and remarked, “You’ve lost much weight from breastfeeding Summer recently, so you’ve got to fatten up.”
I flashed him a smile even as a wave of misery flooded me, for I’d heard the whispers when we came in.
It wasn’t John they were staring at, but me. I’d almost forgotten that Anthony was a renowned young entrepreneur in J City, and news of his wife messing around with another man in the hotel hadn’t been suppressed yet.
Thus, the fact that I’m making an appearance here with John was making imaginations run all the wilder! News of me being a sl*t is most likely making headlines every single day!
“What are you thinking?” John knocked my head even as he drawled in exasperation, “Stop spacing out. The food will be served soon.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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