Chapter 498
Chapter 498
May and I both knew that Alfred hadn''t done anything wrong, but despite that… it was a member of the
Larson Family who did it and Alfred was also a close rtive of that person.
May was torn between her options.
"I can''t forgive Abigail," she whispered.
Of course, Abigail was undeserving of May''s forgiveness for the rest of her life.
"What about Sir Larson?" I asked.
"I wouldn''t be hesitating if he had treated me badly, but he…"
Of all the attributes Alfred could have, he just had to be considerate and kind.
"May, Sir Larson is someone you can expect great things from."
I already gave her my answer with that, but the choice was hers to make.
I thought of me bumping into Sir just now. When I recalled his blood-soaked white shirt, I pondered
over it before telling her the truth. "Sir Larson is heavily injured, and he has ns to recuperate in
d. If you feel sorry for him, quickly go to him. You should still be on time."
May bit her lip and dismissed me, "Yeah, you should go home for now, Renee. I''ll handle this myself. I
can do it."
"Cheer up, okay?" After I nodded at her, I paused for a bit and reminded her, "It''s been two years since
Alba''s death, and I know you''ve alreadye to terms with it. You''re even craving Sir Larson''s warmth.
The one thing you can''t ept is the truth, but now that the truth has been revealed… Knowing Sir
Larson wasn''t the culprit should be the best answer you need."
There was still hope for her and Sir as long as the person May trusted wasn''t the perpetrator.
"I got it, Renee."
I didn''t say anything more since she already understood. Seeing that it was still early, I followed Joseph
back to the banquet at Felix''s Vi.
I was greeted by bright lights that illuminated the vi as soon as I arrived and got out of the car.
Hearing the noise inside, I said to Joseph, "Go ahead and have fun. Don''t worry. Nothing will happen to
me here."
He only left feeling relieved after my reassurance.
I was going to go to the bedroom upstairs to look for Shawn, but when I saw my sister-inw having a
drink by herself, I went to sit beside her before I took her ss away from her. "Too much alcohol can
be bad for your health. Not to mention you still have a cold. ir will be heartbroken if he sees you."
Florence seemed tough at herself as she asked, "Where were you?"
"I went out for a bit. Where''s ir?"
"He''s talking to the guests." She then stood up.
"Where are you going?"
"I''m taking a stroll in the backyard. Care to join me?"
… For her to extend an invitation to me must have meant that something was going on in the backyard!
I also got up and linked my arm around Florence''s. When we arrived at the backyard, I saw a sight that
stopped me in my tracks—a cold-faced Shawn was standing in front of a figure in white who had their
back toward me.
I couldn''t believe that Shawn would privately meet up with this woman.
Seeing this only further confirmed my suspicion that their rtionship was deeper than it seemed.
Why else would Shawn go all the way out of the city to pick her up?!
And they were even meeting up with just the two of them now!
Shawn quickly noticed me as I approached them. He went around her as his long legs strode to my
side before he lowered his tone and asked in a gentle voice, "That was fast. Your instructions earlier
sounded like you''d be homete."
He must have known what I was thinking when I stayed quiet with a long face. "I''ll talk to youter." He
caressed me on the head.
As his slender, long fingers wove their way into my hair, the woman in white approached us and
uttered, "Goodbye, Shawn."
She then gracefully left.
Despite her delicate build, she was stronger than Joseph!
After Shawn and I left the banquet, we sat in the car without saying a word throughout the whole
journey. The car eventually came to a stop, and our driver informed us that there had been an ident
in front. There were even dead bodies on the road…
Shawn got out of the car, and so did I. The faces of the people on the ground were familiar when I saw
them. It took me a long minute to see past that bloody blur on their faces that they were my
bodyguards!
I quickly instructed Joseph, "Check if they''re my men."
"It''s them, Miss."
I immediately felt sick to my stomach, and I had to run to the side of the road to throw up everything
there was in me. Shawn followed after me to pat me on the back. After I was done, I insisted, "It''s
murder!"
It definitely was murder.
Someone was giving me a warning.
Shawn swiftly answered, "It is."
Even Shawn knew!
"Any guesses who the culprit is, Sunny?"
He frowned. "It''s LG."
I was shocked when the white-d woman came to mind.
"But we have nothing against each other," I eximed.
"You don''t, but the Xenoses do. It was the Xenoses'' bodyguards who killed her back then."
"She''s very much alive, isn''t she?"
His frown stayed stered on his face as he thought before exining, "She betrayed WT and became
one of Ezekiel''s back then. During that time, she leaked my information, and I was injured because of
it. I was close to death then. My mother, Alicia, kept it from my fa—your father because she pitied me...
Without telling your father, she ordered the bodyguards of the Xenos Family to kill LG. Many wanted to
hunt her down then, and it took several years of siege to seriously injure her. At that time, Ezekiel was
already ''dead.'' She disappeared as well, making people think that she died for love. In fact, she was
hiding in a ce that no one knew before she suddenly returned to Bryxton. Today is her first day back
here. Her killing two Xenos bodyguards today symbolized a warning to you and a vengeance for
herself."
"We can''t let someone like her stay in Bryxton."
"Renee, we can''ty our hands on her for now." Shawn actually sided with her.
I immediately walked to the scene of the car ident with a sullen face. Joseph had already ordered
the two bodyguards to be dealt with properly.
"Remember to make the necessary arrangements for their families. Treat them well," I reminded him.
"Should we look into this, Miss?"
"Yes." My voice took a sharp turn. "Find out what you can about LG."
I would never let her off the hook if it turned out to be her!
"LG, Miss?"
I pulled my brows together when I heard his uncertain words. "What''s wrong?"
His face was gloomy. "Miss, Mr. Briar said that LG is a lunatic. You''ll be in danger if she has her eyes
on you—"
"It''s okay." Shawn''s voice rang out from behind.
Shawn and I had no choice but to walk home because of the blocked road. Good thing the journey
wasn''t a long one.
Neither of us spoke along the way. I wasn''t angry… I just couldn''t link the dots.
We were almost home when he called out to me. "Renee!"
I came to a stop and turned to him. "Yeah?"
"Joseph is right. LG is a lunatic. Now''s not the right time to strike, or else she will immediately fight
back against you."
My face fell when I heard his words. "Is she really so good?"
Were both Shawn and I hopeless in handling her?
? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.
"She was the assassin best at hiding when she was in WT. If you step on her toes, she will kill you
regardless of the cost. Of course, it''s not like there is nothing I can do about her. I just don''t want to risk
your safety. She promised me not to do anything to you earlier."
That was what she said, and yet she killed two of my men!
"And what if she keeps killing my people?"
Did I have to take it all lying down?
"One month. I''ll put an end to all the troublesome matters in a month. LG will leave Bryxton then as
well."