Emma was different from her sisters. She was raised outside, but she went studying overseas after she was legal. Her academic result was excellent, and she got a wonderful job after graduation. Emma was a vice president in a multinational company. She was an iron lady.
And Emma was emotionally attached to her parents.
Emma and Athena were busy visiting people, but those who visited them previously didn’t welcome them. All of them gave several excuses not to see them.
It was all made-up excuses. They were drawing lines because the Bailey family was waning.
It was the reality. People loved to play up to powerful people, but not many would assist when you were waning.
It was easy to see the truth in adversity. The Bailey family used to be buttered up, but everyone tried their best to avoid any of the Bailey family members now. As if they had seen a ghost.
Roger was locked up in a secret place. Emma and Athena didn’t manage to see him at all. They put quite an effort to see Declan instead.
Declan’s head became clearer after a night in the jail. He was so confused at first, but now he had thought things through. His only enemy was Cormac.
The only thing he didn’t understand was how Roger’s old deed got dug out.
Declan told his sisters his assumption. He told them that Cormac was involved, and he might be the mastermind behind it.
“Did you offend him?” Emma asked.
Declan replied casually, “We’ve had conflicts.”
“What conflicts?” Emma sneered. She didn’t buy Declan’s story. Cormac wouldn’t have spent his time and did all these just to drive the Bailey family up the wall if it was a small matter.
“What did you do?” Emma raised her voice, “Nobody could save you if you don’t tell the truth.”
Declan had six sisters, and only Emma could scare Declan.
Declan looked down, “It was a small matter at first. I helped Jeffrey in a kidnapping case, but it became a car accident, and someone got killed. You knew her. It was Cormac’s stepmother. Then, he framed me. How can I withstand that? So, I decided to fight back. I kidnapped his wife’s friend, and I framed his friend…”
“Are you stupid?” Emma couldn’t help to scold Declan. Did he get himself into trouble because of another person? Wasn’t that what a stupid person do?
“The Bailey family is waning because of you. Why did you make him your enemy? You kidnapped and framed his friends, and you expect him not to fight back? Did you think he was a coward?” Emma wanted to slap Declan so much.
“Didn’t you know who he is? Haven’t you heard of how he dealt with things? Did you think that he was an easy target to bully?” Emma put her hand on her chest. Her face turned pale out of anger. Emma was furious.
Declan lowered his head and remained silent.
Declan regretted it, but he felt like it was unacceptable back then.
“Who knew father did those when he was young? That got him into jail…”
Emma slapped Declan before he finished his sentence. She scolded Declan, “Didn’t you see it? You’re the reason why Cormac dug out what father did in the past.”
An officer walked over to inform them the visiting hour was over.
Declan was sacred. He pulled his sister’s sleeves, “Athena, Emma, you have to get me out of here. I can’t stay here any longer. This is not the place for me.”
“We’ll get you out of here,” Athena choked back tears. Declan didn’t know how it was outside. They were behind the eight balls.
The police were investigating the case by the book, and they formed a special team for the case. Nobody could interfere with the case now. It would be a waste of effort even if the brothers-in-law helped out. They might even get in trouble for helping. The police’s stand was clear. Severe punishment will apply to everyone involved in the case once the police have solid evidence.
After Emma and Athena left the police station, they immediately use their connection to find out Cormac’s contact number.
Emma dialled the number right away, but a woman picked up after the call connected. Athena took Emma’s phone away from her and hung up the phone when she was about to speak.
“Do you think it would help to talk to him now? Do you still think things would change?”
‘Yes, it has come to this point. It’s obviously irreparable, unless time can be turned back, or a miracle occurs.’
“What do you think, what shall we do now?” Emma looked towards Athena.
The Bailey family seemed like a large family, but when something happened, only a few people could lend a helping hand.
The children were not raised together. Their bonds were not strong. The daughters were quite critical of their parents, so it was normal that they were not united when something happened. “Maisy…”
“Don’t think about it, didn’t Maisy make it very clear the other day? We have to blame our parents when they don’t want to help. If our parents gave more care and love to them, they will not be so determined.
In our parents’ minds, the son is the most important. He’s spoiled. He only knows how to get into trouble.” Emma understood her sisters’ minds, “We have to prepare for the worst. If we can protect Declan, we shall try our best to protect him.”
Athena thought the same, “Let’s go to see mum and discuss it with her.”
Emma nodded.
At ten o’clock at noon, as Loredana prepared to go out, Theresa asked her, “Are you going to pick up Uncle?”
Loredana nodded, “He’s just come over, he’s definitely not familiar with the environment here, I’ll go and pick him up.”
“I’ll go, you just tell me where the location is, when the time comes, we’ll go there straight.”
Loredana looked at her and asked again, “Have you really thought about it?”
Theresa nodded, “Yea.”
Loredana had no choice but to agree with her, “Alright. It’s at YD restaurant which is not far from the company.”
Theresa smiled at her, “The way you’re frowning is not cute. Don’t frown, I’ve thought about it and will be responsible for my actions, so don’t worry about me.” Loredana reached out her hands to hug her, “As long as you feel comfortable.”
‘In fact, she has a point, life doesn’t put pressure on her, if being with her lover makes her feel stressed, it’s better to be a little more relaxed by being apart.’
After Theresa left, Loredana also left the villa afterwards and went to the company to look for Cormac.
However, Cormac was not in his office. He was in the reception room, talking to someone else. Although the commotion was big and the head paid a lot of attention to it, he still could not take it lightly. He had to make observations and keep a close eye on the progress.
Loredana did not ask his secretary to inform him. She waited for him in his office.
When Cormac came back from his discussion, his secretary told him that Loredana had come over. He quickened his pace and walked into the office. He pushed open the door and saw that Loredana was sitting in front of his desk, reading the documents on his desk.
In fact, she could not understand a lot of the professional vocabulary. She was just bored.
Hearing the door-opening sound, she looked up and seeing that it was him. She asked, “Are you done?”
Cormac closed the door and walked in, “Yea. Why didn’t you let the secretary inform me that you are here?”
“Aren’t you busy?” Loredana tried to stand up, but Cormac held her shoulder to stop her from moving. Loredana laughed, “You don’t let me get up, do you want me to sit in this seat?”
Cormac leaned against the edge of the desk, bowing his legs, keeping a not too far distance from her, “It’s yours originally, isn’t it?”
During New Year, Jayden had given all the shares to her two children and asked her to keep them. Now, she was the largest shareholder.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.