Chapter 297
Who else could have the influence and power to manipulate everything?
Furthermore…..
Tiffany smiled and asked Richard. “Did you send your men to follow me carlier?”
Before she left school, she had felt as if someone was tailing her
The feeling of ever–lurking danger never disappeared.
However, whenever she turned around and searched carefully, she could not find anyone.
At the location of Ged Moody’s accident, in addition to the strong smell of blood, there was also an extremely faint fragrance in the air. It was the unique fragrance of the special begonia flower that grew exclusively in the mountains behind Royal Bay.
At that moment, she concluded that Richard’s men had stopped at the place where Ged met with his demise.
They must have stayed there for quite a while. Otherwise, the scent would not have lingered there.
Tiffany took a deep breath and said slowly, “You sent people to tail me and those assassins. You are also interested in that legendary item, aren’t you?”
Upon hearing this, Richard frowned more deeply. He wanted to stand up a few times but eventually did not.
He watched Tiffany intently. His deep dark eyes were as cold as ice and brimming with chilliness. Yet a trace of shock and bewilderment could be discerned from his extraordinarily handsome face. “You are blaming me?”
Blaming him? Whatever for?
Should she blame him for planting someone to tail her but at every critical moment, that fellow simply hid in the dark and watched idly without doing anything?
Should she blame him for not showing any hesitation or pity despite knowing that this would be the tragic outcome? Should she blame him for acting as if nothing had happened in the aftermath and laughing and chatting with her as usual? Tiffany gave a bitter laugh, She had no right to blame anyone.
Richard Hampton didn’t owe her anything. He did not owe anyone anything.
Even if she were to die in front of him, he had every right not to save her.
She only blamed herself.
If she had been a little stronger, she could have protected her friend and he would not die. If she had been a little stronger. she wouldn’t need to come here to seek answers like a weakling
At the thought of that face covered by a white sheet, Tiffany closed her eyes and placed the pink diamond bracelet on the table.
“Let’s leave it at that,” she said.
As the luxurious and beautiful bracelet sparkled brilliantly under the light, she turned around and left.
Sidney Pauley, who was sitting by the side and trying to make himself invisible, was very baffled by what he witnessed.
Thereafter, he sprang up and ran after Tillany.
“Hey, young lady! Is there some sort of misunderstanding? Things are not what you think.. he shouted after her.
Tiffany left the villa swiftly without looking back.
Sidney still wanted to go after her but he suddenly heard something. He turned around and saw that Richard had gotten up from the sofa and was making his way to the outside.
However, barely a few steps later, the tall lanky figure toppled over.
On closer inspection, the back of his black shirt was completely soaked with blood…
Sidney was so panic–stricken that he didn’t know what to do. “Why are you pushing yourself so hard? Didn’t I tell you not to move? Are you tired of living?”
Richard’s face turned even paler. The veins on his forehead bulged as he struggled to get up. He muttered softly as he forced himself to go in pursuit. “I have to look for her…”
Sidney was so angry that he lost his temper. He roared, “That will have to wait until you recover! If you don’t undergo. treatment now, you will really die!”
He then tapped a few acupoints at the back of Richard’s neck, rendering the almost berserk man unconscious instantly.
He finally subdued Richard.
-As Sidney held the unconscious man up, he yelled at the fellow beside him, “John Ross, are you stupid? Hurry up and help
Mr. Hampton to the operating theater!”
John recovered himself and quickly helped to support Richard on the other side.
Yvonne Shaw also wanted to help, but just as she extended her hand, she saw Sidney’s icy gaze which was full of furious intolerance.
“You don’t want your claws anymore, do you? Don’t you know that Mr. Hampton hates women touching him the most? Get out of the way!”
Sidney’s words were merciless.
Yvonne turned pale as embarrassment washed over her.
Despite sensing her discomfit, Sidney was not one to be gentle to the fairer sex. He continued, “Don’t you have any common sense? Do you still need me to teach you?
“You are a subordinate so you should act like one. Stop having crooked thoughts all day long!”
After scolding Yvonne, Sidney shot her a look of revulsion before leaving with John and Richard.
Yvonne stood where she was, her face burning with humiliation
The number of times she met Sidney could be counted on one hand, but every time he saw her, he would always berate her mercilessly to put her in her place.
That was right. Yvonne was just one of Richard Hampton’s many subordinates.This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
Back then, after the Shaw family went into decline, she was only able to stay by Richard’s side and work for him because the Shaw family once rescued Richard’s mother.
If there was anything special about her, it was that she was the only woman among all his subordinates.
She had once been proud of her identity. She had thought that her singularity would make Richard fall for her bit by bit.
However, the fact was that Richard did not like having women near him. Even if he gave Yvonne a job, he did not let her stay by his side. He simply assigned her to missions outside. She didn’t even get to see him, much less accompany him.
This was already heartbreaking enough. She had given up before and she had been disappointed before.
Nevertheless, Yvonne comforted herself that she still had a chance as it was widely known that Richard had never been seen with any woman by his side.
It was not until the call from Mrs. Harper that she realized that I just half a year, the noble, arrogant, and i man had actually turned into a gentle person
Earlier in the night, when Richard learned that the group of assassins had arrived at Lovell City, he did not hesitate to personally intercept the other party’s leader. In the end, he barely escaped with his life and returned with serious injuries.
To think that he was willing to risk his life for another woman!
Yvonne gritted her teeth.
As she thought of everything that had happened tonight, she smiled again. The upturned lips carried a bint of madness. Richard was seriously injured. No one would pay any attention to her.
This was her chance.
Wonne smirked and left Royal Bay immediately.
In the car, June Spencer was worried sick. As she mulled over what happened earlier, she could not resist asking Jeremy Cooper, “Why do you think Miss Kelley came to Royal Bay in the middle of the night?”
In the back seat, Jeremy’s face was shrouded in darkness and his face could not be seen clearly.
Just when June had given up on getting an answer, she saw Jeremy raise his head to look at the slim figure at the gate.
Then, he replied, “Probably to get an answer she doesn’t want to believe.”
June didn’t understand at first.
A few seconds later, the realization suddenly hit her. “You mean, everything that happened tonight has something to do with Mr. Hampton?*
Jeremy did not answer.
However, June already had some conjecture, as evidenced by the changes in her expression.
At this moment, Tiffany got into the car. With an indifferent expression, she instructed calmly, “Let’s go.”
On the way, Tiffany suddenly remembered something and asked, “Have you printed out that list?”
Previously, near Cedar Ridge Villa, June and Jeremy had captured one of the assassins and interrogated him. They learned that these guys had come prepared and they had a hit list in their hands.
Tiffany’s name was on this list.
According to the assassin, they had been ordered to locate the key to the treasure, so all the young girls who were about the same age as the lost princess of the Azure Sea Royal Family but had different identities were on the list.
There were 11 targets inthe whole of Lovell City. Tiffany and Melody were among the 11.
Tiffany did not know how they had compiled that hit list. How did they ascertain that she had a different identity?
It was funny when she thought about it.
June handed the piece of squarish folded paper to Tiffany.
“The name list is here. Based on our investigation, these assassin have locked onto several places such as Lovell City, Traron City, and other cities. This meant that the assassins were not sure which one was their target.”
After all, the young princess of the Azure Sea Royal Family had been missing for more than ten years. Locating her was easier said than done.
What if the princess had died young?
This kind of sweeping search only served to highlight one thing they would rather kill several wrong people than let the right one slip through their fingers.