Meanwhile, in the hospital, Richard was sitting on the sofa with his mobile phone in his hand. Donald’s number was displayed on his phone and Richard had been staring at it for about six hours, but he did not hit the call button.
He knew that he couldn’t hide the news of Abbie’s accident for long, but he didn’t know how to tell Donald about it.
Donald was very strict with Richard, but he had always doted on Abbie. Could he bear it if he knew that Abbie was in trouble?
Helen had fallen ill. He didn’t want to see Donald end up the same way, but this was not something that could be hidden under wraps.
Richard took a deep breath and called the number on the screen. Donald quickly picked it up. “Richard! What’s the matter?”
“Dad…” Richard called him once and paused.
Donald felt that Richard’s voice was obviously different from usual and asked, “What’s wrong? Did something happen to your mother?”
“It’s not my mom… it’s… it’s…”
“Abbie? What happened to her?” Donald raised his voice.
“She… she has been missing for about forty-eight hours.”
“What? Why did she go missing? What happened? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“Dad! She was lured to the beach and the person who set her up has disappeared. William, the police, and I have been searching for dozens of hours, but we only found her jacket…”
Donald’s breathing sped up and he interrupted Richard, “Impossible! Abbie is still so young and nothing bad will happen to her! She won’t get into any trouble! Just keep searching harder.”
“Dad, she was deceived by Michael’s mistress… That woman’s clothes were also found in the sea.”
Donald suddenly went silent and Richard asked when he couldn’t hear his father’ voice, “Dad! Dad, are you listening?”
“I’m here!” Donald’s voice suddenly sounded exhausted. “I’ll come over right away! Arrange for more people to search for Abbie. I don’t believe that anything will happen to Abbie… How is your mother now?”
“She’s in the hospital.”
“Take good care of her!”
Richard got up after he hung up and he was about to go to visit Helen. Just then, his bodyguard called him and said, “Michael fell into the water!”
“Huh? What do you mean?” Richard asked.
“He seemed to have jumped into the sea by himself. I heard that… Michael doesn’t want to live anymore.”
“What? Is he out of his mind? He’s not good at swimming, but he’s willing to jump into the ocean. How shameless!” Richard’s first thought was that Michael was just putting on an act.
Michael knew that it was unlikely for Abbie to survive, so he wanted to put up and act to stop Richard from blaming him.
Michael had a good plan!
The bodyguard immediately added when he heard Richard’s sneer, “Michael sank directly after he fell into the water. He was injured at that time and he attracted a few sharks because he lost a lot of blood. They almost bit him.”
“Haha! Isn’t he alive now? He won’t die like this if he really wants to atone for his sins. He should find a remote place and die without anyone knowing. He jumped into the sea in front of so many search and rescue personnel, so how can they watch him die?” Richard became angrier when he said this. Michael was acting on purpose and he was treating everyone as fools. Richard ordered the bodyguards sternly, “Don’t tell me about Michael!”
Michael was sent to the emergency room for emergency treatment while Jaxon solemnly dialled William’s number. “Sir, Michael fell into the sea!”
William’s reaction was completely different from Richard’s. “What? Michael is… he has no will to live at all!”
“Yes, he deliberately cut his wrist when he jumped into the sea to attract the sharks. If we hadn’t saved him in time, he might have been killed!”
“Why did Michael do this?” William sighed.
“Sir, Miss Clark might have… Mr. Richard hates Michael to the core and Michael has lost his will to live. This matter is a little difficult to deal with. Do you want to come here?”
“I got it. I’ll come over and take a look.” How could William ignore his two best brothers when they were caught in such a mess?
He reminded Jaxon, “Remember to comfort Michael when he wakes up.”
William ordered Marcus after he hung up, “Book two flight tickets immediately.”
“Who else is going with you? Is Madam coming too? Isn’t she about to give birth? The journey there will be tiring and Miss Clark’s matter will affect Madam.” Marcus gave a piece of advice when he thought that William wanted to bring Valeria over.
“No, Valeria isn’t going with me, I’m taking Braelynn there. Richard needs Braelynn to comfort him because he probably won’t listen to me now. I can only let Braelynn persuade him.”
Marcus immediately went to book a flight while William contacted Braelynn and said, “Pack up immediately, I need you to go abroad with me.”
“But I still have work to do in the company.”
“Leave it to my mother-in-law. I’ll tell her later.”
“Did something happen?” Braelynn still didn’t know what had happened to Abbie.
“Something happened to Abbie and she could be dead by now. Richard needs comfort and Michael is losing his mind. I have to go and have a look.”
William’s voice was very calm, but Braelynn felt her chest constrict with pain and her heart was in turmoil.
How could this be? She was so lively, kind, and loyal. How could something happen to Abbie when she was just a young lady?
Braelynn could imagine how dejected Richard was at this moment and her grip on the phone tightened. She wanted to say something, but she couldn’t express her thoughts at this moment. She could only say bitterly, “I’ll pack up right away!”
“By the way, keep this from your sister-in-law. We can’t let her know.” William warned again.
“I see! I won’t tell her.”
William calmed down after he hung up and dialled Valeria’s number. She said in a soft voice, “Honey.”
“Valeria, I need to go abroad for some work related matters. I need to leave soon.”
“Ah, why are you in such a hurry?” Valeria was surprised.
“It’s a bit urgent and I just decided to go.”
“What happened?” Valeria asked again.
“You won’t understand because it’s about my work.”
Valeria didn’t think much of it. “I see. I’ll help you pack up.”
“It’s alright, I’ll leave straight from the company. Valeria, take care of yourself when I’m not around. You can go back to your parent’s place to stay for a few days if you feel bored. I’ll be back soon.”
“I’m fine, so you don’t have to worry about me at all. By the way, you should meet Abbie after you finish your work. Remember to help her and don’t let Richard bully her.”
“Got it,” William answered calmly. He couldn’t let Valeria know about Abbie’s matter and he had to keep it a secret.