Chapter 157 – Back Home to Marry Off Myself Novel

“Don’t stay up too late then.”

“Lola, I can close the shop for you. Samuel and Simona are still waiting for you at home.” Theresa believed that Loredana was much busier and she needed to care about more things.

“It’s alright. I want to stay here alone for a while. You can leave now.” Loredana’s mind was still in a mess at this moment.

So many things had happened recently, so she indeed wanted to be with herself.

“Let’s go.” Allison put her arm on Theresa’s neck. Obviously, something was bothering Loredana now, so she needed peace, which Allison understood very well.

Theresa was dragged out by Allison. They were staying together and Theresa had a car. They could come to work and go back home together, which was quite convenient.

After they had gone, everything including the air around her seemed to fall into the silence. Loredana was sitting on the sofa, supporting her cheek with one hand, recalling what had happened today. She wondered since when the atmosphere had become so creepy.

Did Beulah have anything to do with the photo and message she received on the phone?

Everything happened altogether, causing chaos that was so difficult to figure out.

She couldn’t help wondering who had sent her the photo.

The messaged showed that the person who sent her such things was quite clear about things that happened back then.

And the person should know her well, too, which made her so uneasy.

She pulled out the phone and entered: “Who are you? Why did you send me the message?”

After that, she stared at the text box instead of sending it out.

She knew it clearly that the person was luring her using this matter. However, she was not sure about the purpose of that person.

Right then, her cell phone started ringing, interrupting her thoughts. The caller ID replaced the message window.

It was a call from Cormac.

Loredana looked out, only to find that it was already dark outside. She swiped to answer the phone.

Soon she heard a man’s deep voice from the other end of the line. “I’m outside the store.”

“I got it.”

Loredana stood up and patted her cheeks gently to cheer herself up. Then she turned off the light and closed the door for the store. As soon as she turned around, she saw the car parked on the roadside.

It was completely dark. The neon lights were on along the long street. Cormac had taken off his suit jacket. In a shirt, he was leaning against his car and looking at the cell phone.

He received a message from Boyce. He had found the cause of Beulah’s death, which was a suicide truly.

As soon as Boyce’s men took her back, she was locked up. She hadn’t got in touch with anyone and there was no communication tool on her. Her death approved that what had happened was planned.

But he couldn’t understand why Beulah would have committed suicide.

“There must be someone behind this.”

Boyce sent Cormac another message.

“What are you reading?” Loredana walked over.

“Nothing.” Cormac put away his phone. It wasn’t until then did he find that the hemline of her dress was tied into a knot on her thigh. Her fair, straight, and slim legs were exposed. His eyes slightly moved a bit, wondering what kind of look was this.

Who did she show her legs to?

He curled up his lips into an ironic smile. “It’s quite hot, isn’t it?”

Loredana followed his gaze and looked down at her dress. Then she found that the lifted hemline of her dress for the sake of driving hadn’t been pulled down.

She was about to explain, but Cormac pulled the door of his car open. He fetched his suit jacket and put it on her shoulders. “Get in the car.”

She wondered when he took off the jacket as seemingly she could still feel his temperature on it. The jacket also emanated his unique scent, which smelt cold and nice. She liked it.

Loredana bent over and get in the car. She recalled that Terry had been to her store. Then she asked casually, “Terry said you asked him to delay the cassation, didn’t you?”

Cormac cast a glance at her. “Did he come to you?”

Loredana knocked honestly. “Yes, he did.”

“It’s not good timing now.” After all, Sampson was just put into jail. If they disclosed that Maria was relevant to a homicide case, they would completely become the enemy of the Herbert family.

It wasn’t because that Cormac was afraid of the Herbert family. Just they had their own rules in this circle.

However, Cormac had sensed that Landon was quite unhappy with him last time. He wondered what evil things Landon would do behind him next.

“No worries. It wouldn’t end up with anything definite. It’s just not the time yet.”

Loredana was relieved. Although this matter was relevant to her, it was not so important as to Terry. After all, his older brother was dead in this incident, who didn’t deserve death even if he had made a mistake.

Cormac held her hand in his palm.

His wide and thick palm seemed to have a magic that could comfort her. Loredana gradually calmed down.

“When the time comes, you don’t need to show up in person.” Cormac had planned that he would ask

Terry to go to the court by himself.

One of the Herbert family’s sons had been sent to jail already. If their daughter went in, it would be a slap on their faces.

They wouldn’t be able to suppress the anger. Whoever would be a person in charge would become the revenge target for the Herbert family.

He couldn’t bear to make Loredana the target.

“Okay.” Loredana didn’t overthink that much as he did. After all, Maria and she had already become enemies long ago.

She felt a bit tired, leaning against the back of the chair and closing her eyes.

Silence gradually blanketed the compartment. They didn’t chat any longer, lost in their own thoughts.

Suddenly, Loredana seemed to recall something. She turned to look at Cormac. “How’s Beulah Shawn?

Have you found anything? Why did she appear so suddenly? Was she directed by someone?”

Cormac looked away with his sparkling eyes. He said flatly, “It’s still under the investigation.”

For Beulah’s death, he didn’t want to disclose it, so she wouldn’t overthink.

He would look into the cause of her death and who was behind this.

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