Chapter 686
On the car, David was huffing exasperatedly while Ariah remained silent.
When they arrived downtown and stopped at the red light, Jimmy turned to Ariah and asked,
"What''s on your mind?"
Ariah had been silent since she left the Pooler residence, looking serious and solemn. He couldn''t
tell what was ying in her mind.
After pondering for a moment, she said, "There''s an obvious change of attitude after Mateo heard
you mention Emily. I refuse to believe that he doesn''t know anything about Emily''s kidnapping."
"He knows!" David echoed, "That foreigner, I mean Eric, went directly to the Pooler residence. If he
didn''t know anything, why did he go there?"
Ariah turned around to look at him. "David, tell me about Eric. Did he do anything odd?"
"After Eric left the hotel, I followed him. He went straight to the Pooler Family. I saw him talk to the
bodyguards with my own eyes, and then they let him in. I wanted to leave, but the bodyguards
caught me and locked me up in a room. You came not long after and... here we are."
This was all that he went through.
After David finished recounting his story, Ariah frowned. "But we didn''t see Eric when we were
there."
"He must be upstairs." David muttered, "Howe a foreigner knows the Pooler Family? This is a
bit beyond my expectations."
Tapping the steering wheel lightly, Jimmy was deep in thought until the traffic light turned green that
he started driving again. He sent David back to the station before heading to the hospital.
"Who are we seeing?" Ariah asked curiously.
"Kobi, I promised him that I''ll help him find Emily, so I need to tell him what happened today."
"Oh, I see." Ariah thought about it and nodded.
After a while, she couldn''t help but relent, "Since Eric is at the Pooler residence, Emily should be
there too. If only we could forcibly search their house just now. They would have to exin
themselves if we found Emily."
Jimmy concentrated on the road. "If I''ve gone there alone, I would have negotiated with them, but
you were with me. I can''t risk it, so I can''t go up against them."
Moreover, he had stated his intention to the Pooler Family today, so they would definitely give
themselves away. All he had to do was to send someone after them.
"So he was afraid that I would get hurt?" Ariah thought as she peeked at Jimmy.
Soon after, they arrived at the hospital. Jimmy went straight to Kobi''s ward while Ariah waited
outside.
After telling Kobi everything that happened, Kobi sat up and questioned hurriedly, "The Pooler
Family? How did they get involved with Emily''s kidnapping?"
Jimmy shook his head. "I''m not too sure either."
Kobi frowned. He tried to find the connection between Emily and the Pooler Family to no avail.
The Pooler Family was a mafia family. He had heard of them before he went abroad, so he couldn''t
help but be shocked when Jimmy told him their connection with Emily''s kidnapping
He had heard his father mention how shady the Pooler Family was before.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.
Their family''s motto was to be cruel and merciless without any regard to achieve their goal. The
three generations of the family were involved in the underworld. They were the authentic mafia
family.
If Emily fell into their hands, she would be in great danger.
Jimmy sat by his bed, silently waiting for his reply.
Waiting for his genuine ord.
Before going to the Pooler residence, he knew that Kobi did not truly agree to stop what he was
doing although he had agreed to his terms.
He was now betting on how important Emily was to him.
He wanted to see if Kobi would continue plotting his scheme or ensure Emily''s safety.
Just as Ariah was getting bored waiting, Jimmy finally came out of the room, and she stood up and
asked, "How''s Kobi doing?"
Jimmy had a faint smile on his face. "How else can he be?"
"He must be devastated knowing that the Pooler Family kidnapped Emily."
"Are you sure he is?"
"What do you mean?" Ariah asked skeptically.
"He was indeed anxious when I told him about Emily''s situation, but he chased me out without
saying anything."
Ariah blinked in surprise. "N-Nothing at all?"
"I made a deal with him before I went to the Pooler residence. I said I''ll help him find Emily, and he''ll
stop doing whatever he ns to that will destroy the Hudson Family''s reputation. He agreed, but I
know that he wasn''t sincere about it. Now, I have solid evidence proving that the Pooler Family is
involved with Emily''s kidnapping, so I asked him what would he do. Would he want me to help find
Emily, or just stand by and do nothing?"
"And he asked you to leave without saying anything?" Ariah gasped in disbelief.
Jimmy nodded.
After a long moment of silence, Ariah blurted, "I thought he didn''t like Emily, but I never knew that he
would be so heartless to her!"
Kobi was such a b*stard!
Jimmy remained silent. This was beyond his expectation as well.
"But..." Ariah thought for a moment. "Could it be that he doesn''t want to agree to your request and
wants to solve this matter himself?"
At the question, Jimmy raised his eyebrows and smirked. "I knew that he has to find someone
powerful here to help him because he is incapable of doing so himself, that''s why I negotiate the
deal with him."
Yet he didn''t agree.
At this moment, Ariah felt very sorry for Emily.
If she had left with Eric earlier, she would not have ended up like this.
"Let''s go. I''ll take you to dinner."
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Jimmy took her hand and walked away.
Regardless, Ariah didn''t have an appetite that she didn''t touch any food that Jimmy ordered. She
was worried about Emily and resented Kobi''s ruthlessness.
"Jimmy, even if Kobi didn''t agree to your request, you wouldn''t let go of the case, would you?"
Ariah looked at Jimmy who was leaning against a chair in a casual andzy manner.
"What if I say I don''t want to get involved?"
"You''re an officer, and you''ve seen the Pooler Family''s attitude clearly. You won''t allow them to
commit crimes in your jurisdiction. I don''t think you would ignore them," Ariah analyzed calmly.
Jimmy shook his head. "This world has its rules, and Beachmarsh City has its order. The Pooler
Family. The Hanson Family. They seem to be very respectful to me, but if I really go up against
them, I may not gain anything in the end."
Ariah was slightly stunned, being caught in a crossroad. She had Emily''s safety on one side and
Jimmy''s concern on the other. What should she do?
She could not bear to ignore what had happened to Emily.
However, she could not force Jimmy...
Ariah was in a daze and didn''t know what to say.
Jimmy looked up at her, his gaze getting deeper and deeper. "Why do you stop talking?"