Chapter 19


    Chapter 19


    Rickard did not answer the question.


    Sophia and Juniper used him of not believing them, but everyone told a different version of the


    story.


    Who should he believe then?


    “Rickard! It was you who asked me, but you now won’t believe me?”


    Hesper bit her lower lip tightly. She realized that since the baby was not wrapped in the bundle, Sophia


    and Hesper’s goal was for her to die!


    She was injured so severely that she was on the brink of death, yet her husband was still hesitant


    about who he should believe…


    She was extremely disappointed and utterly furious. Had it not been for Rickard, would she need to go


    through this?


    Rickard furrowed his eyebrows when he noticed her stare. “Why are you looking at me like that? I didn’t


    say that I don’t believe you.”


    “If that’s the case, you should hold them responsible for this matter! Why aren’t you doing that yet?”


    “Each of you sticks to your own side of the story. How am I supposed to hold anyone responsible


    before the matter has been investigated thoroughly?”


    “Rickard…” Hesper shook her head in disappointment. She felt grief washing over her and uttered


    every word as if she was hurt. “I’m the one injured and I was the one plotted against! What else do you


    want to investigate? Do you think that my life is worthless, that my role here is to be trampled upon and


    humiliated by all of you?”


    “You make it sound so unpleasant.”


    Rickard furrowed his eyebrows tightly. He came rushing over at once precisely because he knew that


    she was injured. Otherwise, why would he show up?


    But not only was she unappreciative, she was looking at him like he was the enemy. It made him


    furious.


    “I told you that I will uphold justice for you when the matter has been investigated thoroughly!”


    “Forget it.”


    Hesper removed the nket nonchntly and disregarded her multiple body part casts. She said with


    a determined gaze. “I’ll do it if you won’t. They want me dead, so I’ll take their lives as well. I’m just


    going to fight it out with them at most!”


    She limped her way out and her wounds began to bleed again, but she did not appear to be affected by


    the pain. She decided that she would uphold justice even if she had to crawl her way to Sophia and


    Juniper.


    “You must have lost your mind!”


    Rickard’s pupils constricted in shock. He threw her back to the bed without any concern for her


    resistance.


    “Do you know how severely injured you are? Do you think you’re capable of getting out of here?”


    “What do you want me to do then?” Hesper could not hold back her tears anymore as she was flooded


    with grief. Tears streamed down her face and she said. “They put me in harm’s way until I almost died!


    Died! I can’t allow myself not to be affected, and I won’t wait for you to investigate slowly. I’m going to


    take back everything they owe me!”


    She roared in rage. She did not have much strength in her, but she was emboldened by the rage she


    felt. and would notin about her pain.


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    Rickard watched her in silence. He had never seen Hesper acting so desperate and angered from


    sorrow.


    Could it be that what she said was true?


    Rickard inhaled a deep breath and said, “If what you said is true, what evidence do you have to prove


    it? If you can verify that what you said is true, I promise that I won’t be impartial.”


    Hesper’s head worked quickly. Evidence? How would I have any evidence?


    All of a sudden, she remembered the sound of the baby’s cry that she heard on the top floor. It was


    precisely due to that sound that she was convinced that the baby was in the nket.


    “There’s a voice clip! They recorded the baby’s cry to trick me. I’m sure you’ll find it if you look in their


    phones!”