In the Conradsâ Mansion...
One of the bodyguards reported, âMr. and Mrs. Conrad, weâve been searching for two days. We also hired a professional search and rescue team in the sea area but still failed to find Miss Conrad. Probably she has been...â
Before he finished his words, Dempsey waved at him irritably to let him go.
Annieâs mother collapsed on the sofa while weeping, âIt must be done by that bastard! It must be him. Our Annie is so unlucky. Sheâs so young. She hasnât done anything. But now we donât know if sheâs alive or not. Sheâs my only daughter. How can I live without her?â
Dempsey sat on the sofa, frowned, and said in a sinking voice, âIâve told you long ago not to provoke him. You didnât believe me. Now, this thing happened! As long as Annie stayed in the Conradsâ Mansion and City N, he wouldnât have been able to do anything to her. But you insisted on sending her away. You gave him a chance!â
âI donât care! The bastard must die! Even Iâll lose everything, I wonât let him go!â
Justin chimed in calmly, âAnnieâs life should be treasured. How about Clarenceâs unborn children? Werenât their lives precious?â
Upon hearing it, Annieâs mother insisted more, âJustin Conrad, what are you talking about? Annie is your younger sister. How can you take the bastardâs side?â
âIâve warned Annie a lot of times before. She deserved her ending today. You canât blame others.â
Annieâs mother suddenly stood up. The sorrow of losing her daughter had taken away all her reason. Without caring about the consequences, she said ironically, âIn this case, you ended up to be a cripple because you were unlucky. You canât blame others!â
Joanna said coldly, âHave you done?â
âHavenât you heard what your son said? Iâm telling you all. Now my daughter is gone. I donât care about anything. Letâs perish together. With the whole Conrad family to be buried with me, itâs worthy!â
Annieâs father, who kept silent all the time, stood up to pull her, âAll right. Stop it! Isnât finding Annie the most important thing now?â
Annieâs mother patted his hand away, âFinding her? Are you deaf or blind? Your daughter is dead. She has been killed by that bastard!â
Joanna said, âEven it was he who did it, so what? Do you have any evidence? Youâd rather think about how to avenge Annie instead of complaining here.â
Annieâs mother sneered, âNow I understand. Annieâs life means nothing in your heart. You were using her from the beginning to the end. Iâll avenge her myself!â
She picked up the bag and left the mansion without looking back.
Annieâs father could only fawn on Dempsey and Joanna with a flattering smile. He didnât know what else he could say and followed his wife in a hurry.
After they were gone, the huge mansion was deadly silent.
Dempsey frowned while pressing on his walking stick, lost in thought.
He had never expected that Clarence could have done such a thing. Their arrangement for Annieâs departure was quite confidential. Nobody except Charles and he had known it. In order to hide from Clarenceâs sphere of influence, they deliberately arranged for her to detour to Aqock. However, Clarence had still found her trace.
Dempsey realized that Clarence had become more and more difficult to be dealt with.
Right then, a bodyguard came in, bent over, and whispered in Joannaâs ears.
Joanna asked, âAre you sure?â
The man answered, âYes, Mrs. Conrad. Although they have moved away when we got there, it was truly her.â
âSend our men to ask around to see if we could find any clues.â
After the man left, Dempsey asked with a frown, âWhatâs the matter?â
Joanna said coldly, âIâve found Dolores Anderson.â
Dempsey looked obviously unhappy, âWhy are you looking for her?â
âI have my own plans. It has nothing to do with you.â
Since Clarence was arrogant and self-righteous, and he always disdained others, Joanna wanted to see what he could do when watching Dolores dying in front of him.
Being retorted by Joanna, Dempsey was quite annoyed, but he couldnât retort her. Frankly speaking, they were all on the same boat now. Although the Perez family was declining, they still could linger on with their last breath of life.
Moreover, he had put all his bargaining chips on the marriage between Justin and Phoebe.
After a while, Dempsey said, âI donât care about those matters. Justin, your engagement date has been decided - itâs the fifteenth of next month.â
Before Justin answered, he continued, âAs the first son of the Conrad family, itâs time for you to take the responsibilities. You should know this marriage is not only your own business. Itâs relevant to the future of our family.â
After a few seconds, Justin said helplessly, âClarence has the Conrad familyâs blood. Heâs not our enemy.â
Dempsey paced the floor with his walking stick violently, âItâs just because he has our familyâs blood, he had become a bigger and bigger threat to us.
He has become uncontrollable long ago. He can do whatever he wants. This time he could kill Annie. Whom do you think he would kill next?â
Justin closed his eyes and didnât speak.
Dempsey stood up and added, âThatâs it. We must use the Steward familyâs power to grab Conrad Group back. Otherwise, what happened to Annie was just a beginning.â
After Dempsey left, Joanna said, âPhoebe has grown up with you since childhood. I wonât be worried if you get married.â
Justin smiled with self-mockery, âDo you think sheâs willing to marry a cripple?â
Joannaâs expression changed slightly. She became more emotional, âSince your engagement has been decided, it means sheâs willing to. You are more competent compared to that bastard! How could she not agree?â
âYou donât have to comfort me. I know my own status.â
After finishing his words, Justin didnât stay any longer. He operated the wheelchair and left.
...
In the restaurant, after ordering the dishes, Stella lowered her head to play on her phone. She didnât want to face the wretched man opposite at all.
Clarenceâs fingers knocked on the water glass slightly. He gazed at her with his black eyes, lost in thought.
After a moment, Stella couldnât keep ignoring him any longer. She put down the phone and asked, âMr. Conrad, what do you want to talk to me?â
Clarence picked up his glass and took a sip of the water. He answered indifferently, âI have a lot to talk to you, but you might not be willing to listen.â
Stella was speechless.
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She answered, âOkay. Forget it. Iâm truly unwilling to listen.â
Clarence said, âIn the following few weeks, Iâll send someone to follow you. Donât go to any places alone. If you need any help, call me.â
âWhy?â
Clarence said calmly and slowly, âThey might vent their waves of anger on you for what has happened to Annie Conrad.â
Stella choked up in confusion.
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