Chapter 246 Two Excellent Actors


    Ca was amused to discover Nichs pretend not to understand what she just said.


    She hadn''t expected that he would still be so good at it, even at his age now.


    "Hey, Grandpa Nichs, did you know this news came from NF? A lot of people are talking, giving their


    own opinions, and saying that Terence''s death was not that simple. I didn''t know what was true and I


    was getting nervous. So I decided toe here and ask Marcus what exactly happened,"


    Ca exined and deliberately showed that she believed Marcus was connected to Terence''s death.


    "Marcus, was it really an ident? Why are people saying it''s not as simple as an ident?" Nichs


    turned to Marcus and asked him directly.


    Edmund had heard the same thing but he didn''t know what to say. He just turned to Marcus, a


    surprised look all over his face.


    Panic spread all over Marcus'' face for a second but his look changed to a calmer one immediately.


    "Grandpa. Father. It''s just a rumor. A lot of people die in ne crashes. What are the chances the


    lifesaving tools in nes are still whole? Besides, it all went by fast. And if the ne went down quickly,


    there''d be little time to remember to use those tools," Marcus exined.


    He cleared his throat while he sneaked Ca a re from the corner of his eye. He continued, "I know


    the ne crashed under my territory but that was pure coincidence. Terence purposely went to that


    ce for a project, so, of course, the ident happened there."


    Edmund was still puzzled, even though he thought Marcus'' exnation sounded reasonable. Without


    knowing what to say, he simply nodded.


    Nichs stood up on his feet with his crutch holding him up. He snorted at Marcus, "If that''s the case,


    then why didn''t you tell us about Terence''s ident until a monthter? Why didn''t you bother telling us


    that information before?"


    "Uh, it, uh, I, uh - I was afraid you would me me and punish me. You and Father. I have been


    praying every day that my brother was still alive. I''ve sent almost all of my men to look for him, day and


    night. I never expected that he-"


    Marcus stopped when his voice broke. His face disyed a look of remorse for his family. He lifted his


    hands to p the sides of his head.


    Ca didn''t believe a word Marcus just said. Her lips curled up into a sneer. She grabbed Marcus'' arm


    to stop him and asked, "Marcus, what were you going to say? Are you saying you found Terence?"


    Tears welled up in Ca''s eyes and her sobs threatened to choke her. But she kept her eyes on


    Marcus and waited to hear something good.


    She already knew


    Marcus didn''t bring back "Terence''s body". She didn''t understand how but the people who did the


    autopsy didn''t realize they had the wrong Terence.


    Terence told her Marcus wouldn''t bring back the corpse to their family because the body had gunshot


    wounds.


    In fact, she suspected Marcus might have even cremated Terence''s body without anyone knowing.


    The fake corpse was just a decoy to deceive everyone.


    This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Marcus freed himself from Ca''s grip. He had no idea how to answer Ca''s question without giving


    away what happened to Nichs and Edmund. He wasn''t lying anyway. Terence disappeared and they


    hadn''t found any trace of him at all. It was safe for him to assume then that Terence was dead.


    And he couldn''t bring his body back anyway, or else they would find out about his ns.


    "No, Ca, I haven''t found Terence. But he''s been missing for more than a month now. Ever since the


    ne crash. I''ve already sent my men to look for him everywhere. Every day. But they haven''t found


    anything. We had to face that fact. Terence - he...he''s no longer alive," Marcus recounted.


    Marcus approached Edmund, took his hand and said, "If you don''t believe me, Father, send someone


    to investigate. But we searched for him for so long; otherwise how can I even think of jumping to any


    conclusions? I''m not reckless and impulsive!"


    Marcus made a good point. Edmund turned to Nichs and asked, "Father. It''s done. What happened


    has happened. Should we still me Marcus and investigate what happened?


    Could Terence even still be alive?


    Blood is more important than anything else. They are both my sons, Terence and Marcus. And I don''t


    want anything bad to happen to two of them. But Terence is gone now. What else can we do?"


    Edmund kept his eyes on Nichs and waited for answers.


    Nichs threw his crutch on the ground. "Edmund, are you saying it doesn''t matter that the heir of the


    An n is missing? Are you saying we should stop investigating this?


    If we do, I will be damned when I die. And I will not be able to live in peace, especially when I


    Yes, this time, Terence had an ident. But what about next time? Next time, it might be you or me."


    Nichs forced himself to control his anger and his nostrils red whenever he breathed.


    Marcus red at Nichs, who had his eyes on Edmund. His breaths became hot and heavy as he


    cursed his grandfather in his mind, ''This damn old fool! Why doesn''t he just get a heart attack?


    This is serious news for him, isn''t it? His favorite grandchild is dead. He should have already died of


    grief, right? Why is he still alive?''


    Edmund nodded, resigned to his father''s wishes. "You''re right, Father. It''s absolutely necessary to


    continue this investigation.


    I''ll send two of my men to NF to look into the ident. I''ll make sure they conduct a thorough


    investigation of what happened. Are you good with that?"


    Nichs exhaled the breath he held in and patted Edmund on the shoulder. "Yes. And I''ll also send two


    of my men to go with them. The truth wille out eventually!"


    Edmund just kept nodding at Nichs'' every word, "Of course, Father. You have the final say."


    Marcus''s face changed from anger to bewilderment. He could not believe that his father and


    grandfather did not trust him.


    Ca stepped forward to Nichs and said, "Grandpa Nichs, you need to know something. I have


    this document," Ca said and lifted the papers in her hands. "But I''m not sure if you can use it.


    Terence sent me this email more than a month ago. At first, I didn''t read it because I thought it was just


    about his work. I didn''t think anything of it. I had forgotten all about it until the ident happened. I was


    going through his emails to me and I saw this again. So I read it and printed it out."


    Ca handed the papers in her hand to Nichs.


    "I''ve read them but I don''t understand them. That''s why I decided to bring them to you. Maybe you can


    discover something here that could help to find Terence," Ca exined.


    Marcus fumed and red at Ca as she handed the papers to Nichs.


    He didn''t know what Terence wrote in that email.


    And the more he didn''t know, the more upset and afraid he got.


    Nichs looked over the papers Ca just gave her. Curious to know what Terence wrote, Edmund


    joined his father to read the papers with him.


    "Grandpa Nichs, does it say where Terence might be? Could he still be alive?" Ca turned to


    Nichs, hope filled her innocent eyes.


    Nichs read the papers and a mncholy look covered his face in the middle of reading it.


    He handed the papers to Edmund when he finished. "You are right, Edmund, my son. Terence and


    Marcus are both your sons and we shouldn''t favor one over the other. I''ll ask my men to get ready for


    NF tomorrow. They''ll join your men''s investigation," Nichs gave his final say to Edmund.


    He held out his hand to Ca, who took it, and said, "Come, Ca, let''s go together."


    Ca felt relieved to have given the papers to Nichs. She took his arm and led him out of the living


    room.


    "Goodbye, Uncle Edmund. I''lle by again to see you another time,"


    Ca told Edmund. She may not be in the mood to talk to him but she felt she still needed to give


    respect as her elder.


    After bidding Edmund goodbye, Ca stole a nce at Marcus, who was staring at her gloomily with


    razor sharp eyes.


    If she hadn''t dropped by the An''s Manor today, Terence''s ident would probably still go


    uninvestigated and left for dead.


    Marcus, after all, called the shots now. And most of the others believed what he said.


    But since Ca arrived, things were going to be different. She had interfered with the investigation on


    Terence''s death. And the papers she gave Nichs clearly included evidence of Marcus'' crime. It was


    impossible for Marcus to step away from the investigation now, and even more impossible to be,


    without question, the heir of the An n.