As soon as William hung up Valeria’s call, Richard’s call came in immediately. “I just got the news that the two attackers escaped and we couldn’t catch them!”
“What?” William did not expect the other party to retreat so quickly. Since they had escaped, they could not be caught in the act. Hence, all William could do now was to investigate the matter slowly.
He told Richard, “Braelynn was slightly injured and I’m going to the hospital right away. Do you want to go there and have a look?”
“Why should I go? Does she like me that much? She’ll definitely be pissed at me when she sees me and I don’t want to go through that.” Of course, Richard wanted to go to the hospital to see Braelynn, but what reason did he have? He was playing hard to get with Braelynn recently and he had distanced himself from her. What would Braelynn think if he suddenly became so enthusiastic?
He had asked the bodyguards about Braelynn’s condition beforehand and she was just slightly injured and scared. There was nothing serious, so he didn’t need to go.
William and he both knew what Richard was thinking. He would not force Richard, but he still reminded, “Didn’t you ask someone to follow her? Did your people slack off and let such a thing happen?”
“Don’t mention it. Lamont was the one who caused this trouble. If he hadn’t stopped my men, Braelynn wouldn’t have gotten into any trouble at all. It’s all because of him.”
Richard complained about it, which made William laugh. “Since you found out that Braelynn is in danger, you should ask your men to handle the situation. Since Braelynn realized that she was being followed, it means that they are not good at martial art at all.”
“Do you think everyone is as stupid as Valeria? Braelynn is smart.” Richard was a little worried that Lamont would suspect his men, so he immediately told William, “By the way, my men told Lamont that you arranged it. You’d better not expose me.”
“I know!” William knew how to go about it even if Richard didn’t tell him about it.
“There’s another thing. The person who attacked Braelynn is from Floyd family, right?”
“No, my men have been keeping tabs on them and there was no movements from them at all!”
“It’d better not be their fault! I’ll be frank with you. If the person who hurt Braelynn is really from the Floyd family, I will not show any mercy at all!”
William understood Richard’s current mood. If it was Valeria, he would be more anxious than Richard.
“Richard, we have been close friends for many years. You should know how I am in the face of serious problems. If this matter is really done by the Floyd family, I will not stand aside as well.”
“I’m relieved to hear that!” Richard knew William was a man of his word. Since he said that he would not act in favour of the Floyd family, he would keep his promise.
“Go to the hospital to see Braelynn, and tell me if anything happens!”
William frowned and quickly entered the elevator while Bobby was waiting for him in the car outside. William got into the car and ordered in a low voice, “Go to the hospital!”
Bobby started the car. “Sir, I heard that something had happened to Braelynn?”
“That’s right!”
“Did they do it?” He was referring to the Floyd family. William shook his head and said, “It’s not clear yet. Let’s go to the hospital first and ask Braelynn about the details before we make a judgment.”
Bobby did not speak anymore as he sped up and drove to the hospital. Soon, William and Bobby strode straight to the emergency room.
Valeria had arrived first and she was chatting with Braelynn, who was getting her wound treated. Braelynn had a strong character and she was smiling as she held Valeria’s hand. “I’m fine. It’s just a small wound and it’s not a big deal!”
Valeria was worried. “It’s all my fault! I was worried yesterday, but I didn’t expect that something bad would happen today!”
“It has nothing to do with you. Aren’t I still alive and kicking? Since I survived a disaster, there must be a blessing waiting for me in the future.”
As she comforted Valeria, Lamont saw William and Bobby. “William!”
William nodded. “What did the doctor say?”
“Braelynn’s wound is okay and it has been treated. There are a lot of people here. so let’s find a place to talk!”
“Okay, let’s go to the ward!” William nodded.
“I’m fine. It’s just a minor injury. I was scared to death just now, but I’m alright now. The doctor said I don’t need to be hospitalized, so let’s leave right away,” Braelynn proposed.
“Okay, let’s talk in the car outside.”
When they entered the car, William asked Braelynn, “What happened at that time?”
“The two men attacked me as soon as I realized that something was wrong. One of them aimed the dagger towards my face while the other targeted my hand. I felt that they didn’t want to take my life initially, but their attitude changed after I fought back. One of them directly aimed the dagger at my throat. If it weren’t for the jade pendant on my neck that blocked the dagger, I would have been dead by now.”
After Braelynn said that, she was a little scared. She subconsciously reached out and touched her neck, only to find that the jade pendant was gone. “Dad, my jade pendant has fallen off!”
“It doesn’t matter if the jade pendant is lost as long as you’re fine!” Lamont comforted.
“But didn’t you say that the jade pendant is very important to me?”
The jade pendant was hung on Braelynn’s neck when Lamont found her, so he had always thought that it was left by her parents or someone important. However, after Lamont found out that Braelynn was stolen away by Lucian, this jade pendant might have been deliberately placed on her. Perhaps, it didn’t hold any significance at all.
Lamont thought about it and touched Braelynn’s hair. “The most important thing is that you’re safe! You can find the jade pendant again, but if you really can’t get it back, I’ll buy another one for you.”
William frowned and mentally went through Braelynn’s story again before he asked, “So the original purpose of these two people was not to kill you, but they started to have murderous intent after you fought back?”
“That sounds aboyt right!”
“They are very familiar with the environment of the International Trade Building. No evidence could be found after they attacked you. This proves that these two people should be locals!”
Lamont frowned when he heard William’s words. If it was done by a local, would it have anything to do with the Floyd family? He didn’t really believe William’s judgment.
“Are you sure he’s a local? But Braelynn doesn’t have any enemies here.”
Lamont’s words sounded suspicious as though he was accusing William of siding with the Floyd family.
William replied calmly, “They’re natives, but they may not be Braelynn’s enemy. Maybe someone is behind this, but it’s hard to pinpoint who’s the culprit now. But don’t worry, I’ll find out the truth!”
William guaranteed that Lamont would not say anything more. He had no one to suspect other than the Floyd family.
However, there was no evidence to suspect the Floyd family. In the absence of evidence, blaming anyone was meaningless. Now that William had promised to intervene in this matter, they could only wait for the results.