Chapter 516 The Video


    "Kristine, I know you are in there. And I know you can hear me. I am sorry, I really, really am. I didn''t


    anticipate that I''d have to put you through this." Andrew heaved a heavy sigh, and pleaded, "We both


    know how cruel the entertainment circles are; it spares no one. No, I cannot afford to have my name


    associated with any scandal. For the future of my career, I have no choice but to do this."


    He was met with absolute silence. Luke and n sat on the couch, enjoying he scene ying out


    before them. Faint smiles were apparent on their faces.


    The room was pitch ck with darkness. Cherry looked nkly, straight ahead of her.


    Since her rise to fame, she had done many things just like this to others. There wasn''t anything wrong


    with others now treating her in the same way.


    If she were Andrew, she would do exactly what he was choosing to do, too - perhaps, she would do it in


    a way much worse, as well.


    Further, in context of her life, what Andrew had done to her was absolutely zilchpared to that


    which n and Luke had caused her to endure.


    "Kristine, I know that you think I am despicable and a shameless human being. But I really have no


    other choice in these circumstances. Please can you ept my decisions?" Andrew persisted.


    Out of nowhere, the door was pulled open. Andrew saw Cherry, whose eyes were puffy and red. He


    was stunned for a moment. He felt very sorry for her, seeing her in this state.


    Before he had discovered her true identity, the twosome had been together for a long, long time. She


    had so much influence in the entertainment circles he had wished to break into, not to mention that she


    was also a very sweet person. How could he not have taken to such a woman?


    If she had notmitted the crime of killing someone in the past and if n was out of the picture,


    Andrew would have genuinely wanted to win over her affection.


    With a disheartened look on his face, he guiltily averted his gaze, lowering his head.


    "What if I don''t agree?" Cherry''s voice was hoarse. It was clear she had cried a lot, and for a long


    while.


    Andrew frowned, considering her words. But he remained quiet, with eyes looking to the ground.


    "Ha-ha..." Cherry jeered at him, and continued, "Whether I agree with you or not, you''re going to go


    ahead with your ns anyway. So why do you even pretend to be so apologetic?"


    Without further ado, she mmed the door angrily in his face.


    After a long while, Andrew lifted his head and looked at the door. He lookedpletely drained.


    He felt an unexpected pat on the shoulder, out of nowhere. He turned around to see that it was none


    other than n. "Andrew," he said. "You are an intelligent man and you have made the right choice.


    This is in your best interest. Run while you can, get out of here now." n had a faint smile on his face.


    This was thest trace of humaneness which n had in himself.


    Andrew nodded and exited Cherry''s home with a heavy heart. He made the important phone call.


    Soon, the news began to circte on the inte.


    Andrew and Cherry had amicably called it quits.


    Andrew had suffered a beating that almost caused his death in order to protect his dearest Kristine. Yet


    now, he broke up with her so easily. Why?


    The photos of two mening home with Kristine was still rampant on the inte. Everyone would


    wonder what the threesome would get up to at her home together. The spection was wide-ranging.


    Some stood firmly at their idol''s side, denying that she could be up to no good. Others were heavily


    critical of her. Andrew''s fans were just as tizzy.


    This man had almost died in order to protect his then girlfriend. Now, they were broken up and more


    and more people were ming Cherry. Her infamy was on the incline. The news was circting with


    unprecedented momentum across all media tforms.


    When Anne came to hear of the news, she had been very busy with a runway fashion show. Reading


    the reports, she just breathed an exasperated sigh and remained quiet for an inordinate period of time.


    It was just Cherry''s karmaing into effect after everything she had done. Anne had nothing to do


    with it.


    However, she did not expect to see Kevin''s name in the news, especially not before Cherry''s news had


    dissipated.


    It was pitch ck that night. Kevin and Colin had gotten into a fight at the construction site. Kevin lost


    his cool and picked a nearby brick up off the ground. He struck violently across Colin''s head. Colin fell


    to the ground, his head bleeding copiously. Kevin ruthlessly dragged his body across the cold, hard


    ground.


    Anne watched the video and started to perspire everywhere. She did not dare waste another second at


    this show. She hurried back to home.


    Now, Kevin was a prime suspect in this criminal case. Max and Noah would stay with him constantly,


    not letting him out of their sight for an instant. He could not even go to his office to attend to pressing


    work matters.


    When Anne arrived at the house, Kevin''s face waspletely nk. She gauged that he too had seen


    the video.


    "Anne. Will you believe me?" Kevin raised his head and looked at Anne sullenly.


    "Of course. You know I will always believe you," Anne said these words reassuringly, looking him


    straight in the eyes, and holding his hand in hers tenderly.


    Kevin smiled and nodded.


    Noah and Max shared a look of suspicion. They had been with Kevin in his home for several days now.


    They had got to know him quite well and were convinced he was not capable of such a thing. But they


    could not ignore the video footage.


    "The video is made during the night. It really is not clear. Although we can see the men arguing, there


    is no audio to confirm what they were arguing about specifically. But... isn''t the other man in the video


    you?" Max frowned thoughtfully and directed this question to Kevin.


    Kevin looked up and stared at Max for a moment. Then he confidently shook his head and replied,


    "The night Colin disappeared, he had called me soon before that. See the time stamp on the video? I


    was traveling in the car at that time. You can check the CCTV footage."


    "But..." Noah looked at the video in confusion, "This man is you."


    The man in the video was wearing the same ck coat that Kevin had on that day. The face was not


    clear but his side profile fitted Kevin exactly.


    Kevin looked at Anne forfort. She smiled at him, shaking her head, and said, "We used the exact


    same tactic to catch Kim back then. We found a doppelganger to assist in our n. Not to mention,


    modern day makeup can do wonders. It''s easy to make someone look exactly like Kevin using these


    various techniques."


    Noah and Max shared another thoughtful look. Kim''s case had caused sensation nationwide and the


    details of it were well-documented. Anne could not have made this up.


    That was to say, it was very believable that Kim used a simr tactic by making the person in the video


    look just like Kevin.


    "Is Kim somehow still alive?" Noah looked at Anne in bewilderment.


    ording to Anne, Kim was very much alive and kicking. Further, the purported affair between Kim


    and Colin was also created by him. The police detectives had given this information serious weight, but


    after many fruitless days of investigation, there was nothing uncovered regarding Kim''s involvement


    herein.


    Everyone really couldn''t bring themselves to believe that Kim could have escaped considering the


    circumstances surrounding his case!


    "Yes!" Anne said firmly, "I would not make things up or joke about such a serious matter."


    Max pursed his lips thoughtfully. He said, "It is imperative that we report this to our superiors."


    "Of course," Kevin responded with a nod. He was still stressed about one thing though. "I wonder


    whether Colin is alive or dead."


    In the video, it was clear that Colin''s head had been struck very hard, and blood covered the entire


    ground around him. The head was a cardinal part of the human body, and if the head was injured this


    badly... it could only mean one thing.


    Furthermore, Kim was an absolute psychopath. Was there anything he wouldn''t do?


    At this time, Selma''s voice could be hearding from downstairs. From the level and tone of her


    voice, it seemed that she was in the middle of a heated argument with someone. After a quick look of


    concern among them, they rushed out of the study, towards the source of themotion.


    When they arrived downstairs, they were met by a frantic scene. Selma stood in the doorway, blocking


    people out and shouting uncouthly, as if she waspletely uncultured andmon. "Let me just tell


    you something, that video means nothing! My son isn''t a murderer! Why are you framing an innocent


    man?


    If you want to arrest him, you need to provide an arrest warrant to prove you have evidence. If you


    don''t have any evidence, and still try to arrest him, I will ensure you will rot in jail and will have to deal


    with mywyers who will sue you for everything you''re worth! If you dare..."


    "Mom!" Before Selma could continue berating whoever was at the door, Kevin interjected.


    Selma turned around, scowled and scolded, "Why did youe downstairs? Go back upstairs - now!


    Since we are innocent people, there is no need for us to go to the police station."


    Kevin looked at Anne, at a loss. She understood what he was trying to convey to her. So she took the


    lead, walked up to Selma, tugged on her sleeve and exined calming, "Mom, since we are innocent,


    we have nothing to fear of the police!"


    Outside the door, a policeman stood, also at aplete loss. Whoever had the guts to insult the Fu


    Family in this city? And who hadn''t heard about Selma''s fiery temper?


    But... He had to do his job.


    "Mr. Kevin, we are required to follow the proper protocol as per our profession. We have to request that


    youe down to the station and give your version of events. We are not here to arrest you," the


    policeman exined in a pacifying tone.


    "No way!" Selma eximed. She continued, with a defensive scowl, "My son is innocent, so he


    shouldn''t have to go to the station. If you want to know any further details, you can tell your Captain to


    come down here in person. You can just go back right now and tell him what I''ve said!"


    The previous Captain had got a promotion due to his sess with Kim''s case, and was now stationed


    in the capital. The first thing he had done once he had been promoted was gift the Fu Family avish


    item. It was clear to all that the Fu Family had a very high-ranking status in this city.


    This was the reason Selma was so confident, daring to try and stop the police.


    The policemen looked at each other, taken wholly aback by the situation and how Selma was behaving.


    They turned to Kevin for assistance.


    Kevin smiled. He knew Selma''s hotheaded ways better than anyone. He walked up to her and said,


    "Mom, I did not kill anyone, so everything will be fine. But if we keep avoiding the police, they will have


    to keep approaching us as it is their job as per the protocol in ce. It will look very bad for our


    company. It''s better if I cooperate now and exin what happened, rather thanter.


    What''s more, Sally and Simon are so young and still very impressionable. If they keep seeing the


    policeing to me, they will begin to think that I am actually a criminal. It will not be good for my


    image as a father."


    Her grandkids had always been her weakness. As anticipated. Selma frowned but did not continue with


    her rant. She threw the policemen a final loathsome look, before turning around and leaving.


    The policeman breathed a sigh of relief, and gratefully addressed Kevin, "Thank you, Mr. Kevin."


    Kevin had never in his life seen a policeman disy such gratitude to a suspect. He nodded,


    expressionless due to the shock, and turned to face Max and Noah.


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    "Mr. Kevin, it''s fine. We don''t need to apany you." Although they had just spent a few days with


    him, they inexplicably trusted him. They genuinely believed what he said. So they felt safe to let him out


    of their sight, regardless of their mandate.


    Kevin turned and left with the policemen at the door. Watching Kevin depart, Anne frowned slightly.


    "Mrs. Anne, can you give us some insight into the history between you and Kim?" Max asked


    expectantly. They had read the docket rting to Kim''s crimes and understood the facts of the case.


    But there was still so much which was not clear. Instead of specting, he just wanted to get the full


    exnation directly from the woman before him.


    With a polite smile, Anne gave a small nod. She gestured with her hand towards the study. "It is a long,


    long story. How about we go to the study and I''ll tell you everything."


    Anne knew that, after she told them the true story, the policemen would be on her side.


    Noah and Max nodded and followed her into the study.