Chapter 131 – The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion

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Zack heaved a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Gilbert would leave immediately. If that were the case, he wouldn’t have any time left with him. He followed Gilbert, ready to go to the company with him. when a phone call stopped him. His expression gradually turned grim as he listened to the report from the other end of the line.

As soon as the call ended, Zack called Danika, saying, “There’s an update about the matter you told me to investigate.”

At La Vie Jen Rose Designs, Danika’s conversation with Jade had just ended when she received a call from Zack. After he finished reporting to her, Danika asked, “So, he was employed by Yvonne because his sister was seriously ill, and he wanted to use the money to treat his sister?”

“According to the information I’ve found, that seems to be the case,” Zack replied.

Danika was conflicted. Jonathan was a skilled martial artist, but he had aided Yvonne in her plans, knocking Danika out and putting her in the room where Steven was killed. As a result, she was nearly framed as a murderer.

She had found it strange that someone as skilled as Jonathan would aid Yvonne, so she asked Zack to investigate Jonathan’s background. Little did she know, he had a younger sister who was seriously ill. It suddenly made sense why Jonathan became Yvonne’s hitman. It was likely that he was extremely short of money. Knowing that, the anger she had harbored toward him also dissipated.

“Yvonne is really cruel. Although she promised to treat his sister’s illness, she didn’t pay the hospital a single cent after Jonathan was arrested. Now, the girl is still in the hospital,” Zack grumbled.

“Wait, so his sister was never treated?” Danika asked.

“Well, according to the hospital, Jonathan only paid a deposit, saying he would pay the surgery fees soon. However, not only was the payment not made, Jonathan never contacted them again.”

Danika fell silent. Sometimes, it was better not to know. Knowing Jonathan’s predicament made her feel sorry for him.

As if he knew what she was thinking, Zack said, “Danika, you aren’t considering saving her, are you?” Although he didn’t know everything about Danika, he knew her fairly well as they had grown up together.

“Despite what Jonathan did, his sister is innocent,” Danika said. She knew saying that made her sound like some sort of saint, but she genuinely meant it. She couldn’t let the girl die on her watch.

Zack was a little frustrated, but he wasn’t surprised by her decision. “I knew you would intervene if I told you. It’s fine if you want to save her, but at least make Jonathan speak up and confess that Yvonne did it.” Frowning. Danika sighed. “It’s not as simple as you think. Jonathan really did kill Steven. Even if he said. Yvonne ordered him to do it, who’d believe him?”

“You’re letting him off the hook just like that?” Zack couldn’t accept it.

“No, Jonathan will spend the rest of his life in prison. Even if his sister survives, he won’t be able to see her.” Danika held the principle that everyone was responsible for their own actions. Jonathan committed a crime, and he paid the price for it. She could not blame his sister for it.

Since she insisted, Zack decided not to say more. “It’s up to you. You’ve always been like this anyway.” Danika had always been kind; it wasn’t the first day Zack knew her.

“Great, please help me wire the money to her. You don’t need to tell the hospital the truth, just say it’s from a charity organization.” Danika didn’t want to have anything more to do with Jonathan or his family. Hence, she decided to end things in such a manner. After ending the call, she took a deep breath before she rose from her seat and left the office, putting Jonathan out of her mind.

Zack, on the other hand, didn’t think the same. After transferring the money to the hospital, he drove to prison as the situation didn’t sit well with him. Even though he couldn’t prove that Yvonne was the mastermind, he wanted Jonathan to feel guilty and let him know how wrong his actions were.

Danika thought that Wednesday would be an ordinary day. However, the day proved otherwise when she received a call from prison informing her of Jonathan’s death. The news caught her by surprise, and she was stunned for a long time before she returned to her senses.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the prison.

“How did he die?” she asked the warden, a little worried that Yvonne had silenced Jonathan. Since the incident happened so long ago, wasn’t it too late to silence him?

The warden’s answer cleared her suspicions. “He died by suicide.”

“Suicide?” Danika raised her voice without realizing it. “Why would he commit suicide?”

It was not like Jonathan to commit suicide. Why did he suddenly commit suicide?

“We don’t know what happened. When we found him, he was already dead,” the warden replied.

Danika had too many questions, but she knew asking the warden all of them was pointless. She requested to see Jonathan’s body, and the warden complied. After carefully inspecting Jonathan’s body in the morgue, she had to admit that Jonathan had indeed committed suicide. There was no trace of foul play.

She stared at the gloomy sky when she left the prison, feeling rather conflicted.

Jonathan had aided Yvonne in harming her, and he had taken Steven’s life. A life for a life-while he had to pay for his crime, Danika didn’t think he deserved to die given his motives. Confining him in prison for the rest of his life was the biggest punishment for him. However, he committed suicide without a clear reason, so Danika struggled to make sense of it.

A black Maybach pulled up in front of her, and Eustace stepped out of the car. “How did he die?”

“Suicide,” Danika replied. “Why do you think he committed suicide?”

“I don’t know, maybe he felt guilty?” Eustace guessed.

Danika felt that it was somewhat unlikely. If he felt guilty, he would have committed suicide long ago. Why did he wait until now?

Seeing that she had a lot of questions and concerns, Eustace tried to take that burden off of her. “He’s just a convict. Why do you care so much about him?”

“He’s…different.” Danika sighed. Jonathan was different from everyone else who had tried to harm her as he had done it to save his sister. While everyone viewed his actions as despicable, he was probably the best person in the world to his sister.

Danika didn’t want to sympathize with or forgive him; she thought he should at least be allowed to spend the rest of his life in prison. However, he died.

“Don’t think too much about it. Let’s head back first.” Eustace didn’t know what she was thinking, but he could tell she was in low spirits.

Danika nodded and entered his car, and the two left the prison grounds.

Zack was also stunned when he heard the news of Jonathan’s suicide. How could he die just like that? Were the few words he had said to Jonathan enough to drive him to commit suicide?

He was furious. While he thought he did the right thing, he felt guilty for some reason. When Gilbert noticed he was acting strangely, he forced the story out of him, and Zack revealed everything.

“Danika told you not to hold it against him, so why did you visit him in prison?” Gilbert asked. He was a little frustrated as he thought Zack’s actions were pointless.

“I felt angry for Danika, so I went to meet him to let off some steam. Am I not allowed to do that?” Zack asked, thinking that his actions weren’t wrong. He just didn’t expect Jonathan to be so mentally vulnerable that he would commit suicide with just a few words from him. Was a person like that capable of murder?

Zack found the whole situation strange.

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