William woke up early in the morning and got out of bed quietly as he did not want to wake Valeria up. He then went to the guest room next door to wash up.
He then called Marcus and ordered him to arrange for someone to investigate Emily.
It would not be an easy task as he had never heard about Emily before and only knew that she was someone who resided here. However, all hopes were not lost as they would gain a lead by checking out the name list curated by the government to study abroad twenty years ago.
William was not worried about it as he would eventually have a grasp on her identity as long as Emily was still alive.
He was instead worried that Emily had nothing to do with the incident. He would then be taken back to square one if that turned out to be the case.
He must be on top of his toes during the investigation as he needed to sort out her details meticulously.
William would only be at ease once he found out about the mysterious man and the mole within the Floyd family. He then gathered the information about the mysterious man abroad once again.
Gonzalec was the one who told him about the mysterious man and was related to Lucian. However, Lucian herself had not seen the man before and William decided to start the case from her.
However, would the man reveal himself to Lucian if he was a careful person?
Could it be that the man also played tricks on Lucian? She might not know about his identity if that was the case.
Was there anyone else who knew the mysterious man beside Lucian? William then thought of Raelyn and Declan.
Raelyn and Devon had long been preparing to rescue Declan and spared no efforts to come up with several plans. However, why did they want to get rid of him all of a sudden?
What was the reason behind it? Devon and Raelyn must be faced with danger and wanted Declan’s death as a distraction from their potential threat.
What was the danger then? Was it because he went to see Declan himself? However, the possibility of him being spotted was low as he was very secretive and careful about it.
What would it be then? William thought of Raelyn and Declan once again who were smuggling drugs into the country.
Who was the one who had sold the medicine to them? Could it be the mysterious man?
Declan must have known the identity of the mysterious man if William’s assumption was true. William might be able to find out some clues even if Declan had no idea about the man’s identity.
He had to meet with Declan! William needed to give his all to obtain some useful information from him.
William thought about it and immediately ordered Bobby, “Do make an arrangement for me to meet with Declan today!”
Bobby nodded and reminded William, “Mr. William, his lawyer is also planning to see him today. Would you like to visit Declan before or after the lawyer’s visit?”
William patted his head and said, “Oh, you’re right! I have actually forgotten about this matter. Let the lawyer go ahead first! I would like to put on a show before initiating my next move.”
“What? You’re going to put on an act?” Bobby looked at William confusedly.
“Yes, you heard me right!” William grinned and said, “You’ll know about it soon!”
In the detention center, the lawyer brought along the blanket and recording pen to visit Declan.
The blanket was double-checked by the personnel as usual. It was then sent to Declan as they did not find anything fishy about it.
The lawyer initiated the conversation with Declan, who was shackled and handcuffed. “I was entrusted by your brother and sister-in-law as they can’t come to see you in person. However, they are very concerned about you and informed me to bring this recording pen which contains the thing that they would want you to hear.”
The lawyer opened the recording pen and Raelyn’s and Devon’s voices soon emerged in the room.
Declan’s eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing Raelyn’s voice but the light within his eyes gradually faded away.
Declan’s gaze was as good as dead after hearing Devon’s words.
Declan sat on the chair without budging as soon as the recording had ended. The lawyer had never seen him acting like this before.
The lawyer was feeling confused. Wasn’t it just a comforting message from his loved ones?
Why was Declan behaving like this? The lawyer let out an awkward cough and said, “Mr. Anderson, I have delivered their message to you. Do you have anything to relay to them?”
Declan came to his senses and opened the recording pen to listen at it again. He then spoke softly, “Tell my brother and sister-in-law that I deserve it and I will confess everything that I did! Ask them to take care of themselves and protect my lovely nieces! I will then be able to leave this world in peace!!”
“Is that it?”
“Yes!” Declan nodded, stood up clumsily, and left without looking back.
The shackles made a crisp sound as Declan’s steps were heavy. The lawyer had a thousand questions on his mind and remained seated on the chair while watching Declan’s shadow disappear.
Declan sat in the prison cell and was in a daze for a long time. He had not eaten his lunch as he had no appetite.
His brain kept repeating the recording of Devon and Raelyn and their words were deeply engraved in his mind.
They were both feeling sorry towards him as they had run out of ideas to rescue him out of prison and chose to watch him die.
Declan knew that he was bound to be faced with death. However, he could not accept that his closest and most trusted family members would decide to announce his death.
He had always gotten his hands dirty and showed no mercy towards others.
He was a vicious and ruthless person in the eyes of others. However, he felt that he was very loyal and caring towards his family which he had protected dearly.
He had always looked up to his brother, Devon as his most respected person while Raelyn was his most beloved person in the world. However, both of them wanted to get rid of him now.
He had willingly taken the blame ever since he was serving jail time. He was not afraid of being executed but was now feeling disappointed at both Devon and Raelyn.
Devon indirectly used Talitha as a threat as he was afraid that Declan would change his mind. Raelyn showed no mercy on him as she wanted to get rid of him by using the drug that they have smuggled from abroad.
Devon chuckled bitterly with tears welling up in his eyes.
He finally was convinced that there was a karmic cycle in this world.
It could be said that his time had finally come. What more could he say when Devon and Raelyn had decided to abandon him?
Devon took the blanket and brushed through it. He found something solid in the blanket and tore it up with a wry smile on his face. He took out the white pill and threw it into his mouth.