Night fell.
Jolly came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and walked toward Rachel while drying her hair. “It’s so late already. Why are you still not sleeping? You’ve quit your job, but you’re still staring at the computer in the middle of the night.”
Rachel clicked on an email on the computer and said lightly, “This is an email sent to me by a friend of mine two weeks ago.”
“Is it the friend from the Investigation Bureau?”
“Yup.”
“Let me see.”
Jolly pulled a chair out and sat down next to Rachel.
“This is the case that you’ve been investigating?”
“Yes.”
“It says here that there is a video that can prove that it was your ex-husband who caused the death of your lawyer friend.”
Rachel’s pupils constricted slightly. “Yes.”
Back then, she was abused physically and mentally by Justin; she could hardly protect herself to the point that she had to leave Riverdale in a hurry, so she couldn’t find out who was behind Hans’ death.
After five years, Janice finally received news from a retired media reporter that Justin had bought a top-secret video from the media five years ago-one which was related to the death of Hans.
Jolly finished reading the email. “Is this why you decided to resign and return home all of a sudden?”
“Not only this, but also my grandma’s death. So far, the real murderer has not been found.”
These were the two lives she must get justice for.
Rachel clenched her fists, her expression solemn.
Jolly took her hand. “Chris, I will support you no matter what you do.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you? We’re each other’s ride-or-die. When we arrive back in the country, it’ll be my turf, so when we get there, whoever dares to bully you would have to go through me.”
Rachel’s gaze became much softer, and a faint warmth reflected in her eyes.
Meeting Jolly was the best thing that had happened to her in the past five years.
One month later, at Riverdale International Airport.
The announcement of the flight’s arrival was broadcasted in the lobby, and the voice of the stewardess was sweet and gentle as always.
A red figure ran through the crowd.
“Miss!”
“Miss! Please run slowly.”
“Please make way! Look out!”
The small red figure passed through the crowd all the way, and the person pushing the luggage in front of her could not manage to dodge, so the figure crashed directly into them and bounced to the ground like a ball.
“Ouch!”
The adult and child exclaimed at the same time.
The red figure that fell on the ground was a five-year-old girl with a red suspender skirt and two little pigtails. She looked bright and delicate, like a child that had walked straight out of a painting.
Then, her eight bodyguards finally caught up to her.
“Miss, are you okay?”
“Am I okay? Would you be okay if you fell like I did?” The little girl was young, but her eyes were full of deterrence as she glared at them. The big bodyguards in front of her didn’t dare to speak after hearing what she said.
After scolding the bodyguards, the little girl turned around and stared at the person she ran into. “Hey! Didn’t you watch where you were going? And shouldn’t you apologize for crashing into me?”
The other party who was pushing the luggage was a woman wearing jeans and a white shirt; she looked very chic and capable. Her face under the sunglasses was very cold, and her magnetic voice was rather unique. “Hey, kiddo, for all I know, I was only standing here; you were the one who ran into me.”
“You were obviously blocking my way!”
Rachel frowned when she heard this.
It had been a while since she was back here. Who would have thought that she would meet a kid like this as soon as she came back? If parents don’t educate their kids well, they will definitely suffer sooner or later.
The little girl glared at Rachel. “Are you not going to apologize to me?”
“You ran into me. It’s you who should apologize, kiddo.”
“What did you say? How dare you tell me to apologize!”
“Haven’t your parents taught you that you shouldn’t lie, and that you have to apologize when you did something wrong?” Rachel pointed to the camera above her head. “There are surveillance cameras everywhere. If you are not convinced, I don’t mind accompanying you to get some surveillance footage.”
Hearing what Rachel said, the little girl’s pink face turned red from anger.
All of a sudden, the little girl seemed to have noticed something, then she immediately sat down on the ground as she burst into tears.
Witnessing that, Rachel’s brow furrowed deeper.
What the hell is going on?
In a flash, the eight bodyguards behind the little girl suddenly stood in a line.
“President Burton.”
“Daddy..”The little girl bawled even louder.
Behind Rachel, a man’s voice rang. “What’s the matter?”
The familiar voice of this man had haunted Rachel’s dreams for the past five years. As if time and space fell into chaos and rewinded five years, Rachel’s brain exploded with a buzz-she was only staring blankly at the incoming person.
Staring at his face that was so cold and handsome, she was stunned for a while.
The scar on his face was gone. But even so, she could recognize that face anywhere.
It’s him-Justin Burton.
Rachel looked at the little girl who was sitting on the ground in disbelief. She called him ‘Daddy’, which meant that she was Justin’s daughter. If that was the case, then she was…
Her heart throbbed right then.
She even questioned the little girl just now on whether her parents properly educated her.
The little girl choked and squeezed out more tears. “Daddy! I want a hug!”
Justin went straight to the little girl and bent down, saying warmly and patiently, “Charlotte, what’s the matter? Why are you crying like a silly baby?”
The little girl pointed in Rachel’s direction while crying. “Daddy… she… didn’t want to admit that she ran into me and kept bullying me! It hurts so much! Sob, sob.”
Following the little girl’s gaze, Justin noticed Rachel, who was just standing at the side.
Through the sunglasses, their eyes met.
Rachel wanted to avoid his gaze, but it was too late.
However, Justin only glanced at her and then retracted his gaze naturally. Then, he casually said to the bodyguard in front of him, “Take care of it.”
Rachel was startled.
Justin’s gaze was too cold; it could even be said to be estranged. He didn’t even take any extra glance at her, not even a second glance-as if he was only looking at a stranger that he had never seen before.
Five years. It wasn’t that short, but it also wasn’t a lifetime ago. Is he now unable to recognize me anymore?
In the next second, the bodyguard quickly blocked Rachel’s sight.
“Madam, I’m sorry. Our young lady has a bad temper. Please forgive me if there was any offense.”
Rachel wanted to take another look at the child, but she could only see Justin walking away with her in
his arms.
“This is the business card of our company. If you want to make any claims or request for compensation, you may go directly to this address.”
Seeing the bronzing body of the ‘Burton Group’ on the namecard, Rachel’s eyes slowly tightened.
“Chris!”
As soon as Justin and his entourage left, Jolly rushed over from outside the hall, panting. “Thank God I caught up with you. Why do we have so much luggage anyway? The car is parked outside. Let’s go!”
After walking two steps further and realizing that Rachel stood frozen, Jolly showed a puzzled look. “Chris, what are you standing around for? Come on!”
Rachel squeezed the business card in her hand and said solemnly, “I just saw Justin Burton.”
“Huh?” Jolly immediately became vigilant and looked around. “Where? Where is he?”
“He just left.” Rachel’s expression was complicated. “But he didn’t seem to recognize me at all.”
