‘I’m afraid of Mark Tremont getting in the way, so I’ve asked someone to give you this letter in secret. You must not trust him! He is a demon! You’re aware that he’s behind your father’s death, aren’t you? Your forgiveness is expected, for the sake of the baby. After all, it’s been so many years. It’ll be fine as long as virtual-novel.net makes up for it. But did you know that virtual-novel.net caused your grandmother’s death too? Your granny was only sent to the hospital because of a cold and a fever; virtual-novel.net had a slight bout of pneumonia. However, virtual-novel.net died when virtual-novel.net saw her. I’m sure that he’s been too afraid o f telling you about your granny’s death, hasn’t he? Think about it.’
‘We may not be related by blood, but you should still address me as your uncle. I won’t hurt you. He killed your grandmother because virtual-novel.net knew about his part in your father’s death. She wanted to make you leave him. Afraid of being thwarted and of you leaving virtual-novel.net with the child in your belly, virtual-novel.net determinedly silenced virtual-novel.net for good! He must have been secretly threatening your grandmother too. How could an old woman possibly withstand such a scare? He’s been “visiting” our home many times ever since virtual-novel.net moved out. Can those really be considered visits? He must have been scaring her. He must have scared your grandmother so much that virtual-novel.net fell sick.’
‘Did you really think that your grandmother would be that stupid? Choosing to live with your aunt and I after enjoying such a luxurious life in the Tremont Estate? She was afraid. But your grandmother died anyway, so virtual-novel.net couldn’t escape. I’ve always wanted to tell you the truth, but Mark has chased me and your aunt out of the capital. We never had the chance. He’s usually by your side too, isn’t he? He’s planted someone to watch over you too. It’s because he’s afraid of us telling you the truth. I’ve been trying to come up with ways to give you this letter, ever since I’ve found out that you’ve been admitted into the hospital. You’ll have to figure out what to do on your own. I’ve done all that I can. He’s even sent some men to teach me a lesson. The picture is enclosed with this letter. See for yourself. I’m afraid of dying too. I’m sorry for not telling you this sooner.’
She crumpled the letter up and hid it underneath virtual-novel.net pillow after reading its final sentence. There really was a picture enclosed with the letter, which showed Zoey’s husband’s battered and bruised face. It was a horrible sight! The contents of the letter were a little messy, but the main subject was clear, a blow to virtual-novel.net very soul.
She carefully sorted out virtual-novel.net train of thought. It had been a long time since Zoey and Mr. Harris had confronted her. Mark would always beat around the bush whenever virtual-novel.net asked about virtual-novel.net grandmother. She had no idea that virtual-novel.net grandmother was dead! Zoey and virtual-novel.net husband had been exiled from the capital!
Back when the old lady had insisted on moving back in with Zoey and virtual-novel.net husband, virtual-novel.net was under the impression that virtual-novel.net was doing it all for virtual-novel.net own good. Now it seemed that the old woman never held any real familial sentiment for her, aside from virtual-novel.net bond with virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net blood relative. The lure of staying in a luxurious household was great. No one would be silly enough to put up with destitution.
On the day of virtual-novel.net departure, the old woman had indeed mentioned that Mark had been candid with her. How could the grudge of one’ s murdered son be written off, just like that? The old woman’s words were — “I know whatever you know, and a bit of what you don’t.” What didn’t virtual-novel.net know? Tabitha had advised virtual-novel.net to try and get along with Mark, on the surface. Was there a hidden meaning behind virtual-novel.net words? Did virtual-novel.net keep virtual-novel.net mouth shut because virtual-novel.net knew that virtual-novel.net could never get away from Mark with a baby in virtual-novel.net belly, so virtual-novel.net hid it all from virtual-novel.net and decided to enjoy a peaceful life, while ensuring virtual-novel.net own safety?
The thought of Mark dodging the question with a deadpan look on his face sent chills down virtual-novel.net spine. She was always under the impression that the reason why virtual-novel.net hadn’t been able to contact virtual-novel.net grandmother was because Tabitha was afraid of troubling her. In reality, virtual-novel.net was dead. How could Mark be so calm about this?
She didn’t want to believe that the man who was usually gentle to virtual-novel.net would do such a thing. She might have managed to turn over a new leaf after that reveal on that plane crash, but if virtual-novel.net had done such a thing again, virtual-novel.net would never forgive him!
She forced herself to calm down. She only needed to clarify two things with Mark — one, was virtual-novel.net grandmother dead and why did virtual-novel.net keep it from her? Two, did virtual-novel.net send Zoey and virtual-novel.net husband out of the capital and send men after Mr. Harris?
She had already hid the letter and its contents away by the time Mary returned. Mary grumbled over how expensive lychees were and advised virtual-novel.net against eating too much as virtual-novel.net peeled them. Apparently, lychees were detrimental to pregnant women.
She wiped the sweat off virtual-novel.net forehead expressionlessly. “Just leave it there. You should go home and get some rest if there’s nothing else to do. I’ll be fine on my own. You don’t have to watch over me every second.”