Chapter 714


    In the end, Leon nodded solemnly. “I understand that.” The word ‘understand’ almost broke his heart.


    He thought he could give Heather his best wishes in an easygoing manner, but it seemed like he was


    unable to do so since he still had wishful ideas. “I’ve looked into Matthias for you, Heather.” In reality,


    he had already begun investigating Matthias when he met thetter, for he didn’t allow anyone to


    approach Heather purposefully.


    She was a little surprised by this, but what Leon said was understandable. Then, she looked at him


    before turning her gaze to somewhere else. “Zayne has looked into Matthias as well.” Sometimes,


    Heather considered herself lucky that the men protecting her were all exceptional—they’d entrust her to


    someone else as long as they could see that she was happy.


    “Matthias has really fallen in love with you, and he had no ulterior motives when he approached you.


    Perhaps he hesitated because he didn’t know if he should go against his entire family for your sake.”


    Leon felt as though he was being possessed by Matthias. At this moment, he took on thetter’s role


    as he harbored an unspeakable love for the woman.


    “Going against his entire family for my sake?” Heather hadn’t heard Zayne mentioning this, so she


    suspected that this was merely Leon’s wild guess.


    “This is just my guess, for Matthias has been doing things that are against his family’s interests these


    days.” Leon didn’t dare to affirm that his guess was right, but he could put himself in Matthias’ shoes. If


    Leon had the real power to control his family, he would probably choose to destroy this perverted family


    as well.


    “How is that possible?” Heather knew that Matthias was a sessful businessman who would do


    anything for profit, but she couldn’t believe that he wanted to destroy his family.


    “Perhaps Matthias already had this idea a long time ago, and he became more certain of it after falling


    in love with you,” Leonmented from Matthias’ perspective.


    “Why would he want to destroy his family? Matthias will have nothing to his name if he destroys the


    Locke Group.” Nheless, Heather couldn’t understand how he felt. She didn’t like her family either,


    but it never crossed her mind to destroy them at all.


    “Heather, not everyone protects their family like you and Tony do. For some, their hatred toward their


    family members is already deep in their bones. In my eyes, my family is a concentration camp of


    perverts too, and I’d definitely destroy them if I could.” Leon admired Matthias very much for this, for


    thetter must have sacrificed a lot to climb to his current position in that kind of family.


    “This is only your guess. We have no idea what Matthias truly thinks, though.” Heather could sense


    Matthias’ attachment to the Locke Group, so she didn’t believe that he would destroy thepany.


    Needless to say, she found this really hard to ept.


    “Time will prove everything, Heather.” Leon shed a charming smile against the backdrop of fire.


    Before their conversation ended, they heard several fire engine sirens. Not long after that, police car


    sirens could be heard as well. What a crazy world this is, Heather and Leon thought to themselves as


    they stood up and put their love affairs aside first.


    They then retreated to a safe zone under the police’s guidance while the fire brigade and the police


    bustled about. They seemed unusually calm and collected,pletely unlike people who just


    experienced such a horrifying incident. Now that the police had arrived, it was no longer necessary for


    them to continue staying at the scene. Therefore, they were taken to the police station before those


    reporters swarmed crazily to the ce.


    As they sat beside each other in the police station, Heather and Leon were unsmiling as they gave off a


    powerful aura. Meanwhile, the police department arranged for a young and beautiful policewoman to


    record their testimony. With her smart-looking short hair, the policewoman was brimming with


    cheeriness, and Leon held back his usual casual attitude without flirting with her this time.


    “Please describe in detail the process of how the explosion happened back then,” the policewoman


    said in an authoritative manner.


    Heather’s eyes fell on the policewoman. There was a sense of decadent beauty about her, and her fair


    and wless face gave a sense of holiness. “We were going down the mountain back then when I


    found my car using my cell phone’s positioning system. Someone had covered the car with branches,


    and Leon was about to move forward and remove the branches when I sensed danger and stopped


    him. After that, I pulled him back to a safe area and threw a stone at the car. A minuteter, the car


    suddenly exploded.” She gave a simple exnation of how the explosion happened.


    The policewoman looked doubtful, though. She then asked in puzzlement, “Someone covered the car


    with branches? Why would such a strange thing happen?”


    “Our car was stuck in a pit on our way here. I made a phone call to have someone deal with it, telling


    them to tow the car out of the pit and park it somewhere conspicuous,” Heather answered while taking


    out her cell phone and finding the phone number she had previously dialed. “It’s this phone number. I’d


    suggest that you guys investigate this case by following this trail,” she added calmly like a detective.


    The policewoman was slightly displeased by Heather’s tone of voice. “Please describe in detail what


    happened to you two today,” she ordered while trying her best to sound polite.


    Since she didn’t want to continue speaking, Heather shot a nce at Leon and signaled for him to tell


    the policewoman the whole story.


    Thetter took Heather’s hint readily and smiled at the policewoman, causing her heart to flutter as she


    had never seen such a handsome man all her life. “The story begins in the morning. We set out from


    Spring Willow Hotel to Plymbiens Hill by car at 9.00AM, but it got stuck in a pit near the hill and could


    no longer move forward. As a result, Heather called for someone toe over and deal with this,


    whereas we entered the hill on foot. On our way back, she found the car using her cell phone’s


    positioning system, but someone covered it with branches as simple camouge. At the time, we


    guessed this was done because the person feared that the car might be stolen. Heather has told the


    rest of the story very clearly, so I don’t have to repeat it,” he exined briefly since both he and


    Heather thought it wasn’t necessary to tell the police every single detail.


    “What’s your purpose for going to Plymbiens Hill?” The policewoman continued to question them as the


    story still sounded puzzling to her. As far as she knew, few people would ever go there.


    Just then, Heather interjected all of a sudden and said, “We went there to look for the famous Dr.


    Turner.” She knew that he was unwilling to leave his log cabin. In that case, she would have the police


    ask him out instead.


    Leon turned to look at Heather. After they exchanged a few nces, he immediately realized what she


    was trying to do.


    “Dr. Turner?” The policewoman looked at them with a puzzled expression as she had never heard of


    this name.


    “My grandfather is in poor health, so I wanted to ask Dr. Turner to help me examine him,” Heather


    continued. No matter what, she had to get Dr. Turner involved in the case.


    As the policewoman listened to Heather and Leon’s words, she felt that the story had be


    increasinglyplicated, and she wrote down all the important points. On the other hand, Heather


    didn’t forget to remind her, “Perhaps Dr. Turner also has something to do with this. You should summon


    him to the police station and ask him about it.”


    Leon also said in support of Heather, “That’s right. When we met Dr. Turner today, we felt that he was


    being rather weird.”


    The policewoman looked at them in bafflement. Why would a Dr. Turner be dragged into this? “Do you


    two have any enemies?” she asked as a matter of routine. Still, she wrote down Dr. Turner’s name


    upon hearing their repeated mentioning of him.


    “We’re both businesspeople, so we have a lot of enemies. Still, we haven’t thought of a specific enemy


    who’s itching to kill us for the time being,” Heather replied with a delicate touch. She believed that she


    had never done anything too wicked, and she wanted to know who was the culprit behind this as well.


    The policewoman asked more questions, but Heather and Leon’s testimony didn’t provide much help.


    Currently, the most suspicious person was the person Heather had called earlier. “Thank you for your


    cooperation. You two may go back now,” the policewoman said while standing up. In fact, she was


    quite reluctant to part with the man.


    Heather and Leon then looked at each other before the former decided it was better for her to say it.


    “We don’t want to leave the police station for the time being. The suspect hasn’t been caught yet, so


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    we’re worried about our safety.”


    The policewoman was secretly delighted when she heard Heather’s words, so she said to the both of


    them, “In that case, you two may wait at the police station for the time being. I’ll tell my superior about


    your situation and ask them for further instructions.”


    The duo smiled with satisfaction. They imed they were afraid and worried, but in reality, one couldn’t


    sense fear in them.


    The policewoman took one more look at Leon before she left, reluctant to leave him. Meanwhile,


    Heather and the man remained in their seats. She then looked at him andmented, “You’re quite


    charming when you put on a serious expression.”


    Leon smiled at her. “Are you attracted by my charm as well?”


    Heather cast him a disdainful nce. “The policewoman from just now seems to have a good opinion


    of you.”


    He raised his eyebrows and said, “Personally, I prefer long-haired women.”


    Heather responded to Leon with a faint smile as she spoke. “In that case, it seems like I should cut my


    hair short.”


    Thetter looked at her with a look of speechlessness. “Are you willing to part with your beautiful hair,


    Heather?”


    The two had put what happened previously behind them as they talked and joked quietly in the police


    station. Some things might cause fear and anxiety if one didn’t know the reasons behind them, but


    once the truth was understood, the only thing left to be done was facing it with equanimity. After all,


    humans instinctively feared the unknown. Right now, Heather just wanted to quietly wait at the police


    station for Zayne to arrive, for she believed that he was capable of protecting them.


    Suddenly, Leon asked, “Have you ever suspected Zayne, Heather?” When he connected the previous


    explosion with the current one, he felt that this person was somewhat strange.


    “Nope, I trust him.” Heather was a person who never suspected whoever she hired, for she’d never let


    anyone suspicious work under her in the first ce. Because of that, she didn’t think Zayne was behind


    it.


    “I like your boldness, Heather.” Leon smiled. I’m so stupid. I know her disposition very well, yet I’m


    asking such a question, he thought to himself. “Are we going to stay here tonight, Heather?” He didn’t


    like the police station as he found this ce somewhat oppressive.


    “Is there anywhere safer?” Heather thought it was better to stay at the police station, though she also


    yearned for her big and soft bed very much right now.


    “Could you ask Zayne where he is right now, Heather?”


    If it weren’t for Leon’s reminder, she would have almost forgotten that Zayne had specifically told her


    not to lose touch with him. She immediately told him about her situation, and he replied to her not long


    after that. ‘Leave the police station. There aren’t enough people in the police station at night, so this


    ce isn’tpletely safe.’ Zayne calmly analyzed the situation for her, wishing that he could grow a


    pair of wings and fly to her side right now.


    “In that case, where should we go now?” Heather couldn’t think of any other ce, but she surmised


    Zayne would rmend her one.


    Shortly after that, Zayne texted her an address. ‘Go to this ce right now and wait for three hours until


    I arrive.’