Out of curiosity, I opened my phone to look at the news. There was indeed news about a car accident. I roughly went through the news article and noticed that the black car in the accident was a Mercedes- Benz.
The number plate of the car was way too familiar to me. No one else uses a pair of the same number “eight” as their number plate other than Brandon. Back then when I went to Amy’s house, I inadvertently saw his number plate. I only thought that he was an ostentatious person upon seeing it and didn’t pay much attention to it then. That being said, I didn’t expect to see it again in this manner.
So were Brandon and his family the ones who got into a car accident?
Thinking back, Joseph did try to hide something from me. Could it be? Without thinking too much, I dashed back inside the hospital. Anthony was still talking with Joseph in the lobby. Upon seeing me, Joseph immediately stopped talking.
I glared at Anthony and blurted out, “Does the car accident that happened to Brandon has anything to do with you?”
Unperturbed by my question, he gazed at Joseph and instructed, “Go and deal with the aftermath.”
After Joseph left, I stared at Anthony intently as I waited for his response. He dragged me over to him and sat me down by his side. “You were just discharged from the hospital recently, so you must take it easy, okay? Originally, you weren’t even supposed to get out of the house. But since you’re already out here, promise me that you won’t think too much, okay? You must take care of your body.”
I scowled as I retorted, “Anthony, you’re changing the topic!”
He was feeling helpless. “What do you mean? I’m just worried about you.”
Peeved, I furrowed my eyebrows. “Did you hurt Brandon and his family?” This couldn’t have been a coincidence.
He narrowed his eyes and remained taciturn.
My heart was aching as I looked at him and uttered, “Anthony, I know that Brandon is the one who hurt me. Honestly, I want him to suffer as much as you do. However, what you’re doing is too dangerous. If you were to get caught, you’d be put in prison.”
He glanced at me and replied, “His wife’s bone marrow is compatible with Summer’s.”
I was stunned in place after hearing what he said. “You…” The news said that his wife died on the scene. Does that mean…
The atmosphere was engulfed in silence for a while until he uttered, “Summer’s illness will recover. The kid that you’ve adopted will also be fine. Our whole family will be fine. Trust me.”
My eyes turned red as I gazed at him. “Anthony, do you even realize the consequences of doing such a thing?”
If he gets caught, he’ll be put behind bars. I’m cognizant that he’s being discreet about all of this. However, since he was brought up in an army, I know for a fact that he’ll get the impulse to kill his enemies. Although Brandon is indeed an abhorrent man, killing him is still too much for Anthony to bear. He’ll be haunted by this forever.
Seeing as my face was pale, he let out a faint smile and embraced me. “Don’t worry, I’m acutely aware of what I’m doing.”
Zachary, who had just came down the stairs, informed us, “Summer’s bone marrow is confirmed to be compatible with a deceased woman’s. With that, there’s hope for Summer to recover now. You guys don’t have to worry anymore.”
Pursing my lips, I felt as though my heart was suffocating. After my incident, I was relieved to see that Anthony didn’t do anything. He could’ve just succumbed to his anger and torture those who have hurt me, but he refrained from doing so, which I’m glad about.
That being said, I’m different from him. I’m inherently a bad person. Even if I’ve killed a person, I won’t feel bad about it. But that’s not the case for Anthony. He has always lived his life by abiding to the law and his responsibilities. No matter what happens, he’ll choose a gentler approach to the problem. That’s his belief.
But this time, he was willing to break his own code of living. Because of me, he set up an accident to hurt Brandon and even had the impulse to kill him. This is not the Anthony that I wanted to see. They say that lovers help each other to grow and improve, yet I’m only impinging on him…
Joseph came back again and he seemed rather impatient. Instead of avoiding me like last time, he directly reported, “Mr. Featherstone, there’s an issue pertaining to the port in Moranta. Illegal drugs and military weapons were found among the imported items there. The local police are starting to take action.”
Anthony frowned and replied, “I understand!”
Zachary paused for a bit before saying, “Seems like the Murphys are making their move. I’ll handle all the things here. You should head to Moranta as soon as possible. This war will be an onerous one to win.”
Anthony turned toward me and embraced me before he murmured, “No matter the circumstances, your own safety comes first. Understand?”
I nodded and hugged him tighter for I didn’t want to let him go.
Seeing he was about to leave, I offered, “Let me see you off!” Although we had parted ways before, but I really didn’t want to see him go this time.
Seeing as I followed him, he smiled and pulled me onto the car. “Why are you behaving like a child?” he teased me.
I paid no heed to his teasing and embraced him tightly and said, “I don’t want to see you go. After the mess in Moranta is dealt with, promise me you’ll spend more time with me, okay?”
He smiled and caressed my hair. “Okay, you have my word. In return, promise me you’ll take good care of yourself.”
I nodded while still clinging on to him.
Time does tend to pass faster when we are saying goodbye to someone. In the blink of an eye, we were already at the airport. Joseph had sorted everything out in advance so that they were able to leave immediately. I couldn’t help but hug Anthony again before he boarded the plane.
He hugged me back and exhorted me to take good care of myself in a gentle voice. He told me to eat at regular intervals, to close the windows before I sleep, to not stay up late, to not eat or drink anything cold…
As he was rambling on, I hugged him even tighter than before. As time was running out, Joseph called out to Anthony. Then, I let him go reluctantly.
Watching him walking further and further away from me, tears started flowing out of my eyes. “Anthony, you better come back soon. I’ll be waiting at home for you!” I exclaimed.
He turned around and gave me a soothing smile.
It’s written in a book that we must be serious when we part ways with someone. That’s because we won’t know if we’ll ever get to reunite with that person again. So, does this mean that without separation, there’ll be no purpose to wait anymore?
Summer’s surgery was very successful. In merely six hours, his surgery was done. As for Amy, she was brought back to us together with her sister, Ann.
Staring at the two sisters, I smiled, “Since you’ve already made your choice, I guess it’s time for us to say our goodbyes!” It was totally understandable for Ann to take her away. Since Amy is still a child, it probably was best to not let her undergo surgery at such a young age. Anyhow, everything still turned out well in the end.
Ann grabbed Amy’s hand and gave me a bow to express their gratitude before uttering, “Ms. Stanhope, I know that you’ve helped us a lot, and we are very grateful for that. Although we can’t ask for your forgiveness, maybe we can pay you back in different ways. If possible, you guys should go to the basement of the Imperial Hotel. There might be something of your interest there. Besides that, you need to know that Brandon’s boss is the real mastermind behind all of this. That person must be eradicated before more kids become his victims and end up like us.”
After finishing her sentence, she took Amy and left. I didn’t bother asking where they were headed as I knew that a smart girl like Ann would be able to take care of both Amy and herself.
After putting Summer in Cameron’s care, I headed over to the Imperial Hotel together with Zachary. The nightclub here belongs to Armond. If anything goes awry here, I’ll be in trouble.
The Imperial Hotel looked like a desolated building during the day. There were only a few employees, who were on the day shift, standing at the front desk. Upon seeing the two of us, two girls walked up to us and asked about our purpose here.
At this moment, I signaled Zachary to make a distraction. He then proceeded to feign illness in front of the girls. Out of concern, two of them went up to help him.
“Miss, if I’m not mistaken, there’s a hotel upstairs right? My father and I are here on a business trip and we can’t seem to find a suitable hotel for us to stay in. And because of the long trip, my father is exhausted. Can you get us two rooms to rest for the time being?”
The two of them pondered for a while before answering, “Okay. However, since we also have a nightclub here, it’ll be quite noisy at night. Are you two okay with that?”
I nodded and replied, “Yes, it’s no big deal. Now, can you help my father up to the toom first while I check in?”
One of the girls helped Zachary up the stairs while the other one helped me with check in.
Bang!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside. I went with the girl to check out the noise. Glancing out the window, our jaws dropped. The girl turned to me and apologized, “Sorry, please wait here for a moment.”
She then rushed outside to deal with the person who had just broken one of the glass windows. In the meantime, I scrutinized the lobby with my eyes, trying to find the entrance to the basement.
If what Ann said was true, then where did she find the entrance?
Having thought about it for a while, my guess was that it was hidden in Brandon’s office. At this time of the day, there shouldn’t be any people in the office area. Then, I went on to notify the receptionist just now that I was heading upstairs first.
As she was still busy dealing with the commotion outside, she only gave me a terse response. I took a glance at the person who broke the glass window before heading toward the elevator.
According to Ann, Brandon’s office was situated on the top floor. I was rather perplexed when I first heard it from her. Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t the big boss of the nightclub be the one who gets the office on the top floor? Why did a manager like him gets to have the office instead?
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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