Chapter 4
Not answering Joey''s question, Harry tapped on the armrest with his slender fingers now and then,
long before he started to say, "Make an investigation into this woman." He pointed at the woman on the
screen, with his irrelevant words confusing Joey.
A woman? Carl''s daughter? Did his daughter have anything to do with acquiring Newman''spany?
Being full of questions, Joey said nothing but "Yes, sir."
With the help of Zoe, L and her father got rid of the reporters and drove home in a Benz.
Their vi was located in a rich neighborhood in the east of the city, with fresh air and beautiful
surroundings. Only the richest families in Dreles could afford the houses here.
In the warm home, the aged Catharine Rodgers had been waiting for them on the sofa for a long time.
When she saw her son and granddaughtering, she stood up with her walking stick immediately.
"What on earth is going on there, Carl?" The grey-haired old woman asked in a hurry, leaving the two
people not knowing how to tell her.
Carl opened his mouth but could say nothing, as he did not want to hurt his mother at such an old age.
"Grandma, please don''t worry …" L handed her grandmother, not knowing how tofort her
though.
"How could I not worry about it? The news has been reported on several channels today. What''s going
on there? Tell me now!" Although Catharine was old, she used to dominate the business when she was
young. With a serious facial expression, she hit the ground with the walking stick, making the other
two''s hearts beat faster.
"Mother, please don''t be angry. Take care of ..." The olddy had heart disease and should not get
angry. But Carl could not finish what he was saying and was interrupted by Catharine.
"Nonsense. I know my own physical status."
"Just as you know, I have lost ourpany." Carl sighed. His mother and his wife had made great
contributions to thepany. What had happened made him feel ashamed to face his mother and his
dead wife.
He was in the middle age, but was betrayed by his closest friend that he had trusted so much.
"Why? Did you reallymit crime? Or were you cheated?" Catharine was very sure that her son
would never do bad things. However, she could not figure out other reasons why things happened like
this.
"Jacob and his son have nned for many years." He thought that Jacob had a grudge against him
because of what happened over 20 years ago.
More than twenty years ago, they regarded each other as good buddies. However, they loved a woman
at the same time - Lavender Shaw, L''s mother and his wife that passed away ten years ago. Both of
them crazily went after her, as she was very elegant and graceful.
One night, Carl was drunk and forced her to have sex with him in the car. As a result, Lavender had no
choice but to marry him. Upon learning the truth, Jacob fought with him and disappeared. It was not
until a yearter that Jacob came back and contacted Carl actively. At that time, Jacob was already
married and expressed that he would let bygones be bygones.
"Jacob and his son ..." One was his son''s best friend, the other was L''s boyfriend with whom she
grew up together. The olddy, out of breath, became unconscious and fainted.
"Mother ..."
"Grandma ..."
Catharine was sent to the hospital for rescue at 5 p.m. due to the heart attack. The operation failed.
Catharine came round at 8 p.m. that night and passed awayter with her son and her granddaughter
by her side.
Her death hit the whole Dre
les, as she used to have a great influence on the business world of Dreles, as well as being the dream
lover of many men when she was alive.
A lot of her old friends attended the funeral to mourn for her, while many others who were in good
rtionship with Carl didn''t show up, but sent funeral wreaths instead.
Jacob and his son also came to the funeral, which made Carl rage and lose control. Thus L
commanded security guards to throw them out. This event was covered by the news media for a long
time. Many people concluded that Carl had bad luck making friends with Jacob, and was too weak to
protect hispany from them.
After the funeral, the court put up Nixon''s valuables for auction to clear off hisrge amounts of debts,
as well as sealing his vi. Carl disappeared after leaving a note for L. No one knew where he was,
or whether he was alive or dead.
With the note in hand, L stood in the rain with a suitcase, tallow-faced and confused.
Was it a dream of her? Everything was all right several days ago, and her grandma was busy picking a
birthday gift for her happily. Howe things ended up like this?
Although words on the note had been washed away by the rain, they were still recognizable. L
checked the note many times as she could hardly believe her eyes.
"L, your mom and I found you by a riverside 22 years ago and brought you back home. Now I have
nothing. You should go to find your biological parents. Goodbye, my dearest princess."
...
Grandma, dad, and mom, I hate you! Why do you leave me alone? I miss you so much!
Jacob, Mike, and Sara, I hate you! Why do you betray me?
And that man also...
She hates them all!
...
It was raining more and more heavily. L could not sustain both the physical and mental suffering.
She passed out.
A limited edition ck Maybach stopped by L after she lost consciousness. The assistant Joey put
up an umbre and opened the back door of the car. A man wearing a pair of brand new leather shoes
got out of the car, and held L in his arms. Then the car headed for the hospital.
In a luxury VIP ward
in the Zoria Private Hospital.
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After opening the sore eyes, L saw a pendantmp with dim light. She was having a transfusion.
Cold liquid went into her body slowly via her left hand. Where was she?
"You''re awake?" The cold voice sent her a chill. Who was that?
She struggled to sit up, but failed. She gave up soon, as she was so weak.
Suddenly, a man wearing a white shirt showed up and looked down at her at the bedside.
L blinked and thought how handsome the man was. All the dashing eyebrows, deep eyes, aquiline
nose and sexy thin lips demonstrated his elegance and grace. The tall and slim figure made him more
attractive. However, his cold, arrogant and aggressive temperament throughout made L flinch
unconsciously. This man seemed to be a little familiar...
"Who are you?"
"I''m your man."
"... Do you suffer from delusional disorder?" L treated him with disdain and thought he didn''t deserve
the handsome appearance.
Harry pressed the call button at the bedside. A group of people came into the room within a minute.
She must be in the hospital. A nurse wearing a gauze mask gently helped her sit up and considerately
put a pillow behind her back for her to lean on.
The man in the front of the group may be in his twenties. With thick eyebrows nting upwards and
eyes as clear as the morning dew, he was looking at the medical equipment attentively.
"L, your mom and I found you by a riverside 22 years ago and brought you back home. Now I have
nothing. You should go to find your biological parents. Goodbye, my dearest princess."
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