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They searched for Alan, and Yuliana heard a bodyguard talking on the phone through the opened window one minute later.
“Mr. De Marco, Alan’s throat has been cut. He is dead.”
Yuliana was shocked upon hearing that. ‘Elvira killed Alan within such a short period of time? Is she a professional assassin?’
The two children were waiting for a reply, and Tyler had lost his patience. He asked, “Have they found Alan, Aunt Yulia?”
Shakily, Yuliana replied, “Alan… is dead…”
The two children were rendered speechless.
“So, have we lost the clue on Mr. Hendrix’s identity?” Tyler asked after a long while.
Yuliana said, “We can probably find out by following Elvira.”
“What is it? Can I see?” Kenny asked.
Tyler nodded.
Unable to grasp their conversation, Liora sat on the sofa to enjoy the cake Kenny had bought.
Kenny and Neil positioned themselves on both sides of the bed, attentively listening to the children’s explanations while glancing at the laptop.
Tyler and Axel then presented their findings and recounted the incident witnessed by Yuliana.
Upon finishing, Neil and Kenny wore displeased expressions.
“If that is the case, Scott is definitely Mr. Hendrix!” Kenny exclaimed.
Axel countered, “We don’t have any evidence, Uncle Kenny.”
“What evidence do you need? Elvira addressed him as ‘boss‘! In fact, Yuliana found Elvira leaving Scott’s place in the middle of the night!” Kenny was livid.
“That’s true. Yulia sent me the voice recording of their conversation. It’s highly possible that Mr. Hendrix is Scott!” Neil’s gaze was solemn.
Neil promptly called Yuliana, thinking, ‘Since she listened to Alan and Elvira’s conversation, there must be some important information from the conversation!‘
Yuliana answered promptly. “Neil, why are you calling me? My throat is parched from chatting with the kids earlier!”
With a frown, Neil walked to the window and asked, “Yulia, try to recall what Elvira and Alan talked about?”
“They mentioned Mr. Hendrix. Didn’t the children tell you that?” said Yuliana.
“Anything else?” Neil asked.
“Uh… Elvira mentioned that Mr. Hendrix has suffered for so many years, so Alan shouldn’t hold him back.
Also, they talked about Mr. Hendrix dealing with a formidable person, too.”
Yuliana was stunned for a moment. Soon afterward, she said anxiously, “Neil! Were they referring to Noah when they talked about the formidable person?”
Neil’s expression tensed up. “It’s very likely! Noah’s company was in trouble, followed by River being shot, He is probably seeking revenge on Noah. After all, Noah will be living in guilt, suffering, and self–blaming if 1/2
Yuliana said, “What is his motive then? What sort of enmity does he have with Noah?”
Neil inhaled a deep breath. “I’m going to confront him now!”
Yuliana wanted to say something, but Neil hung up on her.
He turned, preparing to leave, but Kenny called out to him, “Are you going to meet Scott, Neil?”
Neil nodded with a cold expression. “Yes.”
“I’ll come with you! The two of us have each other’s support at least!” said Kenny.
Neil pondered briefly. “Alright.”
“No!” Liora suddenly shouted aloud from the sofa.
Liora pursed her lips tightly and looked at Neil with concern. “Are you sure you want to go?”
“Yes,” Neil replied firmly.
Kenny echoed Neil’s sentiment. “Yes. We have to go and resolve the issue among us!”
Liora glanced at the deepening dark cloud on Kenny’s forehead again, wondering what it was. She was anxious as she didn’t know how else to make them believe her.
“Then you must protect yourselves well,” Liora reminded them.
Kenny and Neil nodded before leaving the ward in search of Scott.
Once the door was closed, Tyler frowned and looked at Liora. “Did you find something wrong, Lia?”
After a brief trance, Liora nodded. “Yeah. There’s a voice inside my head asking me to make them stay.”
“Are you tired?” Axel asked. “You didn’t rest much these two days. Maybe Mommy’s accident has affected you. Would you like me to play with you a bit?”
“Ugh… okay,” Liora agreed.
Neil and Kenny got into a car in the hospital parking lot, and Kenny called Scott.
It rang for a long while before Scott picked up, and traffic could be heard from his phone. “Hello.”
Suppressing his emotions, Kenny demanded, “Where are you now, Scott?”
Scott replied, “I’m going to grab a bite. What’s the matter?”
“Let’s eat together since I haven’t eaten yet. I want to talk about River’s condition with you, too,” Kenny suggested.
“Okay, I’ll text you the restaurant address. Come then,” Scott said.
“Sure. See you later.”
After hanging up, Kenny got the location from Scott and showed his phone to Nell. “This is the restaurant where Scott is, Neil.”
Neil glanced at it before starting the car’s engine. “Got it.”
Restless, Kenny sat in the passenger seat on his way there. “I don’t understand how much Scott hates Noah!”
Staring ahead, Neil was stony. “What’s his purpose of lying in wait for so many years if he is really Mr.
Hendrix?”
Vexed, Kenny wondered aloud, “Nobody knows! Plus, how big a grudge can there be between Noah and Scott?”
“You should ask Scott about that,” Neil stated.
Twenty minutes later, Neil and Kenny arrived at the restaurant where Scott was.
When they opened the door, they saw Scott sitting on the sofa and looking at his phone.
There was a lot of food in front of Scott, but he hadn’t started eating.
Disappointment washed over Neil. “Aren’t you willing to tell us the truth at this point?”
Scott nonchalantly retorted, “If you think I’m the so–called bad guy, ask Kenny why he stopped me from visiting River.”
“Kenny told me the reason, but I don’t doubt you because of this,” Neil interrupted Kenny again, filling the latter with reluctance.
Kenny couldn’t fathom why Neil patiently conversed with Scott. He believed they should have confronted Scott by now for lying and endangering River.
“Okay,” Scott said. “Do you have any evidence for that belief?”
Neil sneered suddenly, retrieved his phone, and played Yuliana’s recording in front of Scott.
Scott listened to the conversation, and unfathomable emotions flitted past his eyes.
It turned out someone had deliberately placed that metal block.
Scott listened patiently, then smiled. “Is this your so–called evidence?”
Neil clenched his fists under the table as he had underestimated Scott’s mental acuity.
Despite the facts, Scott refused to admit to it.
Unable to hold back, Kenny demanded, “Just tell us the truth, Scott!”
Scott sighed. “I think I’ve been clear with you, Kenny. You and Neil approached me out of the blue today.
I’m glad to make your acquaintance. But why do you always doubt me? Is it because I like River and Noah has taken her away? Did my hatred grow from unrequited love?”
Enraged, Kenny slammed the table. “Stop saying we’re friends, Scott! I don’t buy that!”
“I’m just stating the facts,” Scott reminded indifferently.
“Whatever! Everyone knows about your schemes except River! Do you think Noah will let you off the hook when he’s back, even if you keep it a secret?”
“I never did that. What’s the use of him coming to me?” Scott demanded. “Is he going to kill me? Does he want to balance things out since he can’t find the true mastermind?”
Kenny’s wrath left him speechless.
Glancing at Kenny and Neil, Scott said, “My life isn’t worth much. Just go ahead and do what you want with me.”
“Your life isn’t worth much? Okay, let me ask you one thing. How did you become friends with Elvira?”
“Friends?” Kenny derided. “How dare you say that?”
Neil gave Kenny a sidelong glance but was interrupted by his phone ringing. He fished out his phone to find a call from Greta and immediately picked it up.
“Neil!” Greta exclaimed excitedly. “River is awake!”
Neil’s hand trembled, and his throat tightened at the news. “She’s awake? Really?”
“What?” Flabbergasted, Kenny asked, “Is she awake and out of danger?”
Greta sobbed and said, “Yeah! You and Kenny should come now!”
“Okay.” Neil hurried out of the private room. “We’ll be on our way there.”
Watching them leave, Scott took up his seat on the sofa again. Calmly, he made a call and instructed, “Do it.”
“Okay, Mr. Hendrix.”
Neil drove fast on the way back to the hospital, and Kenny even played the music in the car.
After getting on the bridge, Kenny lowered the car window and took a deep breath of the refreshing air. “
River is awake, Neil, and I feel the air is freaking fresh now!”