He pursed his lips. “Nigel was behind this after all.”
“Nigel just didn’t want us to worry.”
Bonnie curled her lips into a smile and lifted her head to glance at Bethan. “Anne…”
The glint in Bethan’s eyes dimmed at the mention of Anne’s name. She lowered her head and murmured, “1 will always owe Anne my life.”
She let out a bitter chuckle and continued, “If I could’ve killed Jacqueline that day, I won’t even feel so guilty if I meet Anne in the afterlife, but now…”
“You shouldn’t blame yourself for this.”
Bonnie sighed. “After all, this is the last thing Anne would want to see.”
Bethan closed her eyes, and memories of her with Anne flashed in her mind. The countless nights Anne spent with her, the time they admired the moon together…
After Anne’s unfortunate death, Anne’s smiling face kept on appearing in her mind for days.
She knew very well Anne would not want her to blame herself because of how kind she was. She even imagined Anne holding her hand, telling her it was not her fault with kindness and love.
Nevertheless, it failed to make her come out from the fact that she was the reason her best friend was dead. Every time she thought of this, the pain consumed her so badly that she thought it was a mistake for her to be alive.
“Bethan.”
Jim could see the sorrow and hopelessness in his sister’s eyes. He furrowed his brows while holding Bonnie’s hand to stop her from saying anything related to Anne.
“Dad and Mom flew here too. Everyone cares about you; we’re worried about you. They wanted to come with us, but I stopped them. I was afraid you’d feel even worse if you saw them.
“The kids are here, too! You just need to take care of yourself. All of us will stay here and wait for you to come out. If you’re found guilty of attempted murder, we’ll stay here in Banyan City with you no matter how long your sentence is. I hope you won’t continue to blame yourself and live in sorrow. We’re always here for you.”
Bethan bit her lip. Tears started falling when her eyes met Jim’s genuine, caring eyes.
“I’m so sorry…”
Her parents were not young anymore, yet they had to travel so far just to wait for her to finish her sentence. The kids were just turning seven, yet they had to deal with the fact that their mother was about to be sentenced to jail. Would they still like her after knowing she was once in jail?
Perhaps she would feel better if she was sentenced to jail because she really did kill Jacqueline…but she was instead investigated for an attempted murder case. Not only did she fail to take revenge for Anne, but she even dragged her family with her.
The tears in her eyes just would not stop rolling down her face.
Maybe a person like her who kept troubling everyone should have died in the car accident seven years ago…
She took a deep breath and looked at Jim, “Tell Dad and Mom that I’m sorry. All of you…should go back.”
A bitter smile appeared on her face. “I’m not worth having all of you stay in Banyan City just to wait for me. You have your own life. Go and live your life, and stop worrying about me.”
After that, she got up and left the visiting room.
“Bethan…”
Bonnie furrowed her brow as she looked at Bethan leaving. “Did I say something wrong?”
Jim shook his head and grabbed her hand tightly. “There are things that she’s going to say even when you don’t. It’s up to her to break free from this situation.”
He frowned and looked at Bonnie. “Is there any news regarding Anne’s husband and daughter?”
Bonnie shook her head. “Brettley’s men didn’t find them. I used all the manpower from Craig Group, yet there’s still no news about them. Maybe… he had left the city without anyone knowing.”
Jim frowned. They were walking out of the police station as he carefully analyzed the whole thing. “John is missing. Jacqueline was killed when she was in the hospital…”
After a while, he looked up and said, “Hey, do you think John might’ve killed Jacqueline?”
Bonnie answered after being quiet for a while, “Maybe. What should we do now? Find John and make him admit that he killed Jacqueline in exchange for Bethan’s freedom?”
Jim frowned and looked at Bonnie flatly.
“Do you think Bethan would be happy if we did that?”
Bonnie paused after what Jim said.
After that, she shook her head quietly.
“She’d be angry at us.”
John was Anne’s husband and Sammie’s father.He was a person Anne cared deeply for in this world.
Sammie would not just lose her mother if they sent John to jail for killing Jacqueline, but she would also lose the time growing up with her father just because they wanted to save Bethan.
Bethan would never agree to that.
“That’s why we can’t let John surrender himself to the police.”
Jim gazed into the distance.
“Still, we need to find him.”
Bonnie was confused.
“If we’re not going to ask him to surrender, why should we look for him?”
Sooner or later, the police were going to be suspicious of John, and they would just lead the police to him if they were able to track him down.
“It’ll give Bethan peace of mind to know where he is.”
Jim sighed.
“Remember what Bethan said just now.She regretted that she didn’t take revenge for Anne by killing Jacqueline.Despite that, she still ended up in jail, which makes us worried about her.If she knew John killed Jacqueline…”
It brought light to Bonnie.
“Then…she won’t feel so bad anymore.At least she’ll think she’s helped John and Anne.”
Jim curled his lips and smiled, seeing how serious Bonnie was.He reached out and pulled her into his arms.
“Yes.If John was the one who killed Jacqueline, we just need to let Bethan know about this and let her feel better.”
Bonnie nodded.
“But…where can we find John?”
If Brettley could not locate John, it would be a slim chance for her people to complete the mission.
“Sooner or later, we’re going to find him.”
Jim furrowed his brows as he walked toward the car park with Bonnie.
“I’m going to talk to Brettley later after we’re back.”
Bonnie nodded.
“Okay.”
Brettley was the only person who had the ability to locate John in Banyan City.
No one else would have the power he had.
“I’m not going to ask my men to continue to track down John,”
Brettley said.
After dinner, Jim went to look for Brettley in the study and told Brettley what he thought.
However, Brettley rejected him without even giving it a thought.He frowned vehemently.
“Why?”
“If John left the city, it means he’s going to start a new life with Sammie.It’s natural for him to keep his identity hidden if he’s the murderer.They already lost Anne because of Bethan.I’m not going to let John be in danger again because of Bethan.”
Besides, he already promised John that he would forever keep their meeting a secret so John and Sammie could cut ties with them forever.
“But.”
Jim frowned.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.