Chapter 344 Suspect


    Since Kevin asked, Anne knew that she had to tell him the truth.


    She turned around and gazed at Kevin with a frown. She didn''t intend to hide it from Kevin at first, but


    she didn''t figure it out until recently, long after the incident happened.


    Moreover, it was only an assumption, which was confirmed by Selma earlier this morning. Besides,


    Selma had promised that she would delete those photos. Anne thought it was no need to dwell on this


    matter anymore.


    However, things had taken an unpredictable turn.


    "Kevin, I''m sorry," she apologized before telling him everything.


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    Kevin looked disappointed and unhappy. He wasn''t expecting such a thing to take ce.


    Selma had promised that she would delete those photos but she was horrified when she returned


    home and found that her house was burgled and herputer was missing.


    She had lots of gold and silver, and other expensive jewelry which could have been easily stolen. But


    surprisingly only a few of those were taken. She couldn''t understand why the thief also took the


    portable device.


    Therefore it was highly unlikely that someone had stolen it for the sake of reselling it. Their intention


    must have been to steal theputer from the very beginning.


    "Mom said that she had set up a password to the photos so that no one else can have an ess to


    them. The thief must have tried to use different passwords and when it didn''t work, they must have


    been forced to take theputer along." Kevin''s frown deepened after Anne''s exnation. She further


    added. "The thief entered the Fu Family''s house not for gold and silver jewelry, but for theputer."


    Kevin nodded slowly. That could be possible. It seemed like the only usible exnation at the


    moment.


    He began to think about other people who might know about the photos.


    "The two brawny men are on the run. The police are trying to look for them, but there is no news. But


    they have sent out word to other police stations and have also distributed posters so that if anyone


    recognizes them then they can inform the authority. ording to the police, they are not bold enough


    to return to A City.


    How many people know about the photos?" Kevin murmured, deep lines appeared on his brows.


    Anne looked up at Kevin, perplexed. What did he mean?


    "Anne, maybe we should suspect Ryan," he said to her grimly. Kevin added, "The Ryan we know now


    is not the real one, nor is he your friend.


    What''s more, he even wanted the property from you and when you tested him, he shrewdly managed


    to hide his real identity even when you called him out on it.


    Ryan is also a smart man. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have hidden his true identity for so long and been so


    patient." Anne looked at him unhappily. Kevin sighed. He understood her. An imposter was posing to be


    her friend even when she knew the truth. It was not a good feeling.


    Still, he reasoned, "Now he is desperate for the money. It makes sense that he is eager to get those


    photos."


    Anne nodded as she thought, ''After all, he pretended to be someone else just for the property. So it will


    not be strange if wants to get his hands on those photos.''


    Shepletely agreed with Kevin. There was no one more suspicious than Ryan at the moment.


    "Kevin, you need to hurry up and go back to your mother''s ce. I''ll stay here to take care of the


    children," Anne said urgently.


    Kevin nodded. Now that he had a clear picture of the incident, he knew how to take actions ordingly.


    Before he turned around, he engulfed Anne in a tight hug and whispered in her ear, "Don''t be afraid. If


    we can get theputer back, then everything will be fine. Even if we can''t get it back on time and the


    photos get exposed, I will still be here, supporting you."


    After that he left hurriedly.


    As she kept her fond gaze on his retreating figure, a soft smile unconsciously bloomed on her lips. This


    time she was sure that no matter what happened, Kevin would always stay by her side.


    So what if there were scandals? As long as he knew the truth and believed in her, she did not care


    what others had to say about her.


    Kevin''sforting words eased the turmoil in her heart. She lingered outside for a moment before


    going to Sally''s room.


    The children were another source offort for her.


    When Kevin reached the house, he saw many police cars in front of the gate. When he entered the


    monitoring room he saw some policemen watching the surveince video.


    He left the police to do their job and went to find his mother. He found her sitting sullenly on the sofa.


    Selma looked worried, but her eyes lit up at the sight of Kevin. She immediately got up and walked up


    to him. "Kevin, I am so d you came. The police are investigating. I am sure they will find some clues.


    Don''t worry, okay?"


    Kevin nodded, not at allforted by his mother''s words. His jaw ticked. He would find the culprit.


    They had taken the risk of meddling with him, so he wouldn''t let them off the hook so easily.


    Anyone who dared to destroy his family would be sentenced to death.


    On the other hand, an unremarkable and ordinary looking ck car had made its quiet exit from A City.


    Back at the house, Anne sat on the bed in her pajamas. However, she was lost in thought as she


    nkly stared at the book in her hand.


    It was already dawn and Kevin hadn''te back yet. That itself said how grave the situation was.


    Anne groaned before grabbing her phone from the nightstand and scrolling through her contacts until


    she found Ryan''s number. Her thumb hovered on the dial button and after hesitating for a moment she


    pressed the dialer button.


    After a few rings, the call was answered. Ryan''s groggy and sleepden voice came from the other


    end, "Anne, are you going to watch the sunrise? Why did you get up so early?"


    "Ryan." Anne''s voice was anything but friendly. She had no mood for joking around especially not with


    that imposter. Without beating around the bush she directly came to the point. "When I was ina,


    Selma took photos of us and stored them in herputer but thatputer was suddenly stolen."


    Before she could say more, Ryan asked in a surprised tone,


    "What did you say? How could this be? Did Selma do it?"


    Anne rolled her eyes and abruptly ended the call. She just wanted to inform him.


    On the other side, Ryan had not been awoken by the phone call, nor was he sleepy. In fact, he was


    sitting on the sofa in a tailored suit, stroking his stubbled chin as he stared at the phone''s screen.


    "You are really good at pretending." A cold and disdainful voice came from the other side. Ryan


    frowned as he looked away from the phone and settled his gaze on the man sitting on the opposite


    side.


    "Kim, you stole theputer and what do you mean by pretending?" Ryan countered, pocketing his


    phone.


    Kim snorted as he looked down at the saidptop. Only one of his men could sessfully enter the Fu


    Family''s house and thankfully managed to get his hands on the device.


    But when theputer asked for a password, Kim cursed under his breath, "Stupid woman. Do you


    think setting up a password would stop me from getting an ess into theputer?"


    For him, decoding a password was as easy as remembering his phone number.


    Ryan regarded Kim silently before he asked, "What are you going to do after the password is decoded?


    Are you going to make our photos public?"


    Make it public?


    Kim red at him as he replied,


    "No." But in his mind he sneered at him, ''Like hell I would make those photos public. After


    acknowledging my feelings for Anne, I will not rest until I marry her.''


    Therefore, these photos would help him get Anne back. They woulde handy for ckmailing or


    manipting her to his side.


    As for these photos, ording to Ryan''s description, it didn''t go too far. But still, the mere thought of


    his woman lying in another man''s arms made him angry and jealous. He would never make these


    photos public until it was absolutely necessary.


    Of course, if there was no other choice, he would do it.


    But he was in no mood to exin that to Ryan.


    "Your goal is getting the property, right? So don''t worry. I will get the property from Anne''s hands for


    you, but don''t forget to send her to me. Otherwise, I will expose your true colors and make you lose


    everything," Kim threatened Ryan before leaving.


    Ryan''s lips formed into a thin line as he watched Kim''s retreated back. His jaw clenched. Kim was


    threatening him and that did not sit well with him.


    He cursed under his breath. He had no way to retaliate even when the other man was threatening him.


    The two of them worked together to get what they needed. Kim had enough evidence to destroy Ryan


    but thetter had nothing to hold as a leverage against Kim.


    At noon, Kevin returned to Anne''s house with an exhausted Selma in tow.


    All of them had a sleepless night. Anne''s eyes were framed with dark circles. She looked at Selma''s


    exhausted form. The older woman mumbled weakly,


    "Anne. I didn''t expect it to be like this. If I had known it earlier, I would have destroyed theputer. I


    am not behind all this. You must believe me." She lowered her gaze. Her shoulder slumped with guilt.


    Anne did not answer. She busied herself with pouring a ss of warm water for her mother-inw. She


    couldn''t put all the me on her. She handed her the ss and said,


    "Mom, I know it has nothing to do with you. Don''t worry. I won''t misunderstand you." Anne offered her a


    small smile, trying to sound as reassuring as possible.


    Selma nodded at length before drinking the water.


    Kevin sighed and plopped down on a chair. He did get a glimpse of the thief but the man was dressed


    in ck. Moreover, he was wearing gloves. Therefore he could neither recognize him nor could the


    police get any fingerprints.


    The police found his car as well but the vehicle was a stolen one. They were at the dead end.


    The thief had done a meticulous job and had left no trace behind. Kevin pondered, ''For whom does he


    work? Nobody knew anything right now.


    Whoever the ringmaster is, he is smart.''


    "Even though they took theputer, I don''t think they will be able to ess it so soon. Let''s not


    panic." Anne tried to reason. They needed to keep calm. Otherwise, they wouldn''t be able to find any


    solution.


    Kevin nodded. But his frown remained in ce. Selma sighed, regretting the moment she had hatched


    this idea.


    Lunch was a quiet and heavy affair. However, the incident wasn''t mentioned again.


    Three days had passed, but Kevin didn''t get any news from the police or other sources.


    Even Anne had been worried but when she didn''t find any pictures of her and Ryan surface on the


    Inte, she felt a little rxed.


    During this period, Ryan came to inquire Anne about the situation. He evenforted and reassured


    her, saying that he would testify if their photos got leaked.


    However, he didn''t mention anything about property from beginning to the end, which made her even


    more suspicious of him.


    After waiting and expecting for such a long time, Ryan''s ultimate goal was to get the property. He had


    already mentioned about it earlier but these days, not even for once did he utter a word about property


    or speak about the crisis in hispany.


    And that heightened Anne''s doubts and solidified her assumptions.


    Therefore, both Anne and Kevin were sure that this matter certainly had something to do with Ryan.


    However, if there was no evidence, Anne and Kevin could not force Ryan to admit it. The only thing


    they could do was keep a close eye on him.


    They hoped that they could reveal his true identity and send him behind bars.


    That afternoon, there was a sudden knock on the door. Before opening the door, Anne checked the


    monitor screen and frowned at the person standing outside.


    A tall, beautiful and fair-skinned woman waited, with a gentle smile on her lips. Anne was well


    acquainted with this woman.


    She neither felt happy nor annoyed towards the visitor.


    She wondered, ''What happened to her face?'' The woman was none other than Anne''s sister. They


    used to look very simr to each other but now, as Anne regarded her through the screen, she couldn''t


    help but feel as if she was looking at herself.


    Anne let out an exasperated sigh. What did she want?