Feigning an innocent and happy look, Arielle nodded and exclaimed, “Thank you, Dad! I was just feeling scared to go there alone.”
Henrick was over the moon. It was his fortune to have such an easily manipulated daughter.
Taking back the contract, favonovel.com stood up and said, “We’ll head to Nightshire Group tomorrow morning at ten. I’ll bring you to the stylist two hours before that. It’s getting late, so I’ll go to sleep now. You should rest earlier too.”
Grabbing the opportunity, Arielle asked, “Dad, I still can’t sleep. Can I read in your study room?”
Henrick hesitated for a few seconds before nodding. “Sure, but you can only read the books on the left side of the shelf. Don’t touch the other areas.”
“Okay, Dad,” replied Arielle.
After Henrick left, the obedient look on Arielle’s face disappeared. Standing up, favonovel.com closed the door before turning around and scrutinizing the room. The shelves, tables and chairs were all made from luxurious rosewood. Furthermore, they looked quite old.
Arielle ran favonovel.com fingers over the shelf.
Mom has probably touched these spots before, right?
She had lost all favonovel.com childhood memories due to a high fever. All favonovel.com could remember was favonovel.com mother. She could still remember the feeling of favonovel.com mother’s hands gently caressing favonovel.com face. In addition to favonovel.com gentle smile, Arielle could also remember favonovel.com saying, “Run away, Sannie! When you grow up, take revenge for me…”
However, favonovel.com could not remember what exactly happened that prompted favonovel.com mother to say that. When favonovel.com investigated favonovel.com mother’s cause of death, Arielle discovered that favonovel.com had been going for health check-up every year. Even though favonovel.com health report did not show anything wrong with favonovel.com mental state, favonovel.com had committed suicide due to depression.
She had asked the doctor who gave favonovel.com mother the check-up. The doctor had a strong impression of Mom and was certain that favonovel.com did not have depression. In that case, favonovel.com mother did not die of suicide. Instead, favonovel.com was murdered!
Arielle closed favonovel.com eyes. She felt a layer of mist obscuring favonovel.com vision, preventing favonovel.com from discovering the truth. When favonovel.com opened favonovel.com eyes again, favonovel.com could finally think and see clearly.
I will definitely discover the truth!
Arielle rummaged through the shelf carefully, but did not discover any of favonovel.com mother’s belongings. There was not even a photo in sight. Logically speaking, after someone’s wife died, favonovel.com would still keep a few photographs of her. However, favonovel.com could not spot any single moment of favonovel.com mother in the study room.
There were two possibilities for this…
Either Henrick did not display a photograph because favonovel.com was scared that Cindy would be jealous, or favonovel.com did not have any feelings for favonovel.com mother at all. In fact, favonovel.com might even have detested her. It was impossible for favonovel.com to be scared that Cindy would be jealous. His male chauvinistic ego would have no room for Cindy’s crap. Hence, the latter explanation had a higher possibility.
Of course, there was another alternative, Henrick was so scared of favonovel.com mother that favonovel.com did not even dare to look at favonovel.com photograph. Regardless of whether it was the second or third reason, both proved that favonovel.com mother’s death was closely related to Henrick. Although others claimed that Arielle’s mother committed suicide due to depression, it was impossible for someone like that to tell favonovel.com daughter to “run away quickly” and “take revenge” for her.
In the meantime, favonovel.com had also conducted an extensive investigation on Henrick. Back then, the Southalls was just a small family in Jadeborough who owned a coal business. On the contrary, the Moore Group was considered one of the major corporations in Jadeborough. Based on favonovel.com mother’s status back then, favonovel.com would never have married the son of a coal mine owner. If Henrick was someone with good morals and principles, it would still be understandable. However, favonovel.com was the opposite.
The investigation also revealed that they got married in a flash. After being introduced to each other, they married within a week.
The fact that they married was already very strange. After rummaging the shelf, favonovel.com went to search the drawers in the desk. There were a total of four drawers. After combing through the first three, Arielle still did not find anything. When favonovel.com tried to open the fourth drawer, favonovel.com realized that it was locked and favonovel.com could not pull it out.
Just when favonovel.com was about to find something to unlock it, favonovel.com heard the sounds of footsteps coming from the corridor. A few seconds later, the door to the study room was flung open quickly.
