Hamish glanced at Tobias with a cold, mysterious look. Tobias met his gaze, feeling uneasy and tense. He quickly changed the subject, “Shouldn’t we explain this to Madam?”
“Explain what?”
“Of course, we should explain that you didn’t cut her brother’s hand.”
Hamish narrowed his eyes, “She has already concluded that it was me. Even if I explain, it won’t make a difference. It’s his own fault. If he didn’t constantly use Ivan to threaten Elisa, she wouldn’t have accused him.”
“You should have someone investigate and find out who actually did it.”
Tobias agreed, “I’ll go down to Mr. Burns for that.”
“Wait, I have something else to ask you.” Hamish’s expression softened slightly, not as cold as before, but he was lost in thought about another matter.
“Elisa said I have never treated her as my wife. Does our relationship appear terrible to outsiders?”
Tobias cautiously asked, “Mr. Burns, do you want me to tell you the truth?”
Hamish’s gaze turned cold again.
Tobias’s heart trembled, trying to maintain composure while speaking to Hamish. It took great determination and strong mental resilience. After following Hamish for so many years, Tobias had learned to remain calm and composed, never showing any emotions.
“It’s not too bad now, but your previous attitude towards her, it can’t be described as terrible. It was more like having a heart of a beast, ruthless and cruel.”
“What should I do to make her feel that I genuinely consider her my wife?” Hamish’s eyes had never been so serious.
Tobias felt challenged by his gaze, feeling uncomfortable. He was just an assistant, why had he become an emotional advisor now?
“Madam probably lacks a sense of security. If you think back to the unpleasantness during your wedding, it was more like a press conference than a wedding ceremony. There wasn’t even a decent ring.”
A ring… Hamish suddenly remembered something. Yes, he had been married to Elisa for over four years, but they didn’t even have proper matching rings.
Hamish looked at his empty ring finger, recalling how he had bought a cheap silver ring from a roadside stall and tossed it to Elisa.
It was an ordinary ring, but Elisa had worn it for four years. However, the ring was now missing from her finger. When did she stop wearing it? Did it break, or did she accidentally lose it, or did she throw it away?
It was originally an insignificant matter, but now it suddenly struck his heart like a thorn, causing a sharp pain.
Forget it, if it’s gone, it’s gone. It was just a cheap item worth a few dollars. If it’s lost, he would buy a new one for Elisa, but this time, he would buy an expensive one to bind her.
…
Hamish returned home and went straight to the second-floor bedroom, searching frantically. Finally, he found the ring in the desk drawer.
The ring was the most ordinary style available, a plain band without any patterns. When he had bought it, the surface was smooth and shiny, but now it was covered in scratches and stained with dried blood.
He picked it up and rubbed the ring face with his fingertip, cleaning off the bloodstains bit by bit.
The next day, Hamish placed the ring inside his jacket pocket and went to a jewelry store in the commercial district. He took out the ring and selected another one with the same size.
This time, the ring he purchased cost 20 million.