Brettley frowned deeply.
“Their cause of death was just as strange. They were locked up in a building, and all of them were hung dead on the beam of the building. There was even a note in the room, with only a single sentence written, (Stop following Ms. Cynthal.]”
Lucas gripped the steering wheel tightly. “After we buried those men, we searched everywhere in the city. No one could find Cynthal; it was as if she vanished from the face of the earth. No one could find a single trace on her anywhere.”
Brettley closed his eyes and was silent for a while.
After a while, he chuckled bitterly. “Dispatch more men, and continue the search.”
He was in Sea City when Bethan suffered from the accident six years ago.
Back then, because Bethan loved Cynthal a lot, she got Cynthal to become his personal secretary.
That morning, Cynthal said that she was not feeling well, so she returned to Banyan City alone.
Later on, he received news about Bethan’s accident.
At that time, he did not know what happened, but since Bethan had said that he colluded with Cynthal to harm her, that meant that this incident had something to do with Cynthal.
He had to find Cynthal to understand what happened that day.
Not long after, the car reached the mental asylum.
Seeing Brettley arriving, the staff in charge welcomed him with all smiles.
“Mr. Morrison, how may I assist you?”
Brettley furrowed his brows and looked at the person flatly. “I remembered that I’ve locked up a person called Jason Lane previously, and I got you all to keep a close eye on.”
The staff was stunned for a while before immediately nodding. “Yes, yes, I remember him! You were the one who instructed me, how could I have forgotten? But…”
The staff frowned and continued, “Didn’t Jason leave a long time ago?”
Brettley paused a little. “You were the one that let him go?”
“Yes. “
The person in charge quickly took the records from the counter.
“A month ago, your father came here personally. He said that you instructed him to take Jason away. Back then, I even called you, but your wife was the one that picked up. She said that you gave the green light. Are there any problems?”
Brettley closed his eyes and glowered. “Lucas, back to Morrison Mansion.”
Morrison Mansion.
Granny Morrison was in the courtyard with a lollipop in one hand and a teddy bear in the other, trying to cheer Nellie up.
“Be happy, my precious darling. Come on, smile. Smile for Great-Granny! “
Nellie, dressed in a pink princess gown and sitting on the lawn, tried to squeeze out a smile but could not do it no matter what.
When she finally could, it looked worse compared to when she was crying.
Adrian furrowed his brows. “Mom, stop making it difficult for her. The doctors already said that her mental illness was due to the brain not secreting enough dopamine. You can’t make her smile happily just by asking her to smile.”
He glanced at Lily, who was waiting in the distance. “
Take Nellie back. Remember to feed her her medication.”
Lily nodded. She cautiously walked over, carried Nellie, and took her back into the mansion.
“How unfortunate.”
Granny Morrison sighed. “I never once liked that kid Neil, but who would’ve thought that he’d die at such a young age of six. My precious darling great-granddaughter had to witness the entire explosion, too. She’s only six! How could she not be affected by the sight of her brother blasted into pieces? Sigh.
“Tell me: how could Alice bear to do such things? They’re still young children and her own flesh and blood. How could she do it?”
Adrian sighed. He gently patted Granny Morrison’s shoulder. “Things have already happened–it’s pointless to say anything anymore. The thing we have to do now is to take good care of Nellie and cure Nigel, and…”
Adrian narrowed his eyes. “We can’t let Brettley get too close to Bethan. We can’t let them get married.”
Granny Morrison calmly took a deep breath. “Do you think we can really stop him?”
All this while, she understood clearly that the elderly could not meddle in Brettley’s affairs.
Back then, they forced him to marry Hailey Walter, but he married Bethan Peterson instead.
When Bethan got into an accident, the family forbade Brettley to have anything to do with Cynthal, but he still made her his fiancée.
Once the family finally accepted Cynthal, however, he abandoned Cynthal and sent her overseas.
If Brettley wanted to be with Bethan, even if the elderly were against him, was there any use?
“Even if we can’t stop him, we still have to do it.”
Adrian narrowed his eyes. A hint of hatred flashed across his eyes.
“Alice killed herself because of her, Neil perished because of her, and Nellie got depressed because of her. All these happened, even when Brettley hadn’t got together with her. If they truly got together, our family would be in chaos! “
Granny Morrison sighed and shook her head helplessly. “Aren’t we in enough chaos right now?”
She then stood up and slowly walked into the mansion with her walking stick.
Adrian sat on a bench in the yard, looking at Granny Morrison leaving. His gaze seemed to go past Granny Morrison further into the distance…
“Uncle Adrian, I’m actually Hailey. You have to help me! I only became like this all because of Brettley. I must be with Brettley–I don’t want anything else in life. The only thing I want is to be with Brettley…”
The conversation between Alice and him when they reconciled kept ringing in his ears.
Back then, Adrian promised Alice that he would help her and protect her.
In the end, she still killed herself.
He was ashamed of his best friend’s request as well as his promise to her.
There was nothing else he could do for the Walter family.
The only thing Adrian could do was to prevent Bethan from marrying into the Morrison family!
At that moment, a black Maseratee stopped at the entrance of the Morrison Mansion.
The huge gate was opened, and a man in black entered majestically.
Adrian came to his senses and gracefully got up, turning to look at the man behind him. “Why are you only back now? Nellie has just slept.”
Brettley glowered as he sat down opposite of Adrian, flatly sweeping Adrian a glance.
“I’m not here to take Nellie away. I ‘m here to look for you, Dad.”
Brettley’s tone and gaze were so cold, Adrian could not help but slightly furrowed his brows. He smiled and sat back on the bench once more.
“Is there anything?”
“Of course.”
Brettley took a picture from his pocket and placed it on the table. “Mr. Morrison, do you recognize this man?”
Adrian calmly swept a glance at the photo. It was a photo of a fierce-looking man.
He furrowed his brows and hesitated for a while.
“He looks familiar, but I don’t remember where I saw him before.”
“You don’t remember?”
Brettley scowled. “Let me refresh your memory, Dad. This man is called Jason Lane. Previously, because he was a suspect attempting to assassinate Bethan, I locked him up in the mental asylum. I wanted to deal with him at a later time, but a month or so ago, you went to the mental asylum and found the person in charge, saying that I was the one who instructed you to go there, to get him out. Do you still remember?”
Brettley’s low voice was filled with coldness and rage. Adrian slightly furrowed his brows.
“So, you’re here today to interrogate me?”
Adrian harrumphed coldly and placed the photo on the table once again. He crossed his arms across his chest. “Yes, a month or so ago, I let this man out upon Alice’s request. Alice said that this person is her friend, but you and he didn’t go along well, so she pleaded for me to go.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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