Chapter 227 - About Hazel's Parents

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After a quick shower, Edith went to Hazel's room and accompanied the little girl until she fell asleep.

Neil came out of the bedroom and entered his study to look at a few documents as usual. He had a habit to recheck his email and schedule before going to bed to ensure that he did not miss anything important.

He sat behind the desk to deal with a few important emails and paused. Recalling his conversation with Jamie earlier that day, Neil send a message to Henry and asked him to investigate a few things for him. His eyes darkened when he remember the details on the documents that Jamie had sent to him.

Though Neil did not expect everyone who was working for MH Group, to be honest in their work, he did not think that the three directors were brave enough to steal so much money from the company.

As Neil continued to stare at the computer screen, Neil suddenly sat up straight as if he was jolted. A thought came to his mind and Neil tried to recall the data that he had seen from Jamie's phone earlier. 

A cursing word escaped him as he scolded himself for not asking Jamie to send over the photos to his email earlier.

His fingers rapped against the wooden desk and finally stopped when he remembered what he had forgotten.

Grabbing the pen and paper, Neil scribbled something on the paper. Then, he moved to his laptop and opened a file. His body tensed as he compared the address on the paper and the one on his computer a few times. 

The company name might be different, but the address was the same as the dummy company that was set up to frame Edward Xiao a while ago.

Neil sat in his office to rearrange his thought and finally came out of his study after a long time.

When he went back into the bedroom, Edith was in the bed, playing with her phone. Hearing Neil entering the bedroom, Edith lowered the phone in her hand and looked up. A slight frown appeared on her face as Edith noticed the way Neil was looking distracted.

Edith pushed the quilt cover away and walked over to Neil. She stood in front of him with concern. "Darling, are you okay?"

Neil snapped out of his trance and forced a smile. "I'm fine. Just a little tired after looking at some files." He stretched his hand to rub her head. "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"I was just chatting with Aaron." Her lips tilted upward noticing the slight change in his expression. "He wanted to ask me to send something to his parents."

"Why is he asking you?"

"He's not coming back to Z Town for the new year. It has been a few months and they haven't made progress with the case," Edith said. "The period between the time the second victim and Miss Shen's death was not far away. Aaron said, the authorities are worried that a new victim is going to show up soon. His team is taking precautions."

Hearing her words, the frown on Neil's face deepened. "Don't go and run around alone if you can. Ask Driver Tang to take you if you need to go anywhere. I know that you're good with self-defense, but I don't want anything to happen to you. Let's not take the chance."

Edith was sure that she had heard him giving the same advice previously. She smiled and nodded obediently. "I'll listen to you."

Seeing that his mood was not as bad as the time he entered the room, Edith went back to the bed and slipped under the cover. Soon, the space beside her sunk in a little bit, and Edith found herself being pulled into a warm embrace. 

Neil buried his face in her neck and took a deep breath.

There was silence between them, but Edith was sure that Neil was not sleeping yet. After a few seconds of hesitation, Edith whispered, "Darling?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you asleep?"

Neil let out a chuckle. "Why aren't you sleeping yet? I thought you would be tired by now." He pulled away from her and stared into her eyes. "If you're not tired, how about we try to do something meaningful?"

Edith pushed at his chest and laughed. "Listen to me first. Darling, if I ask you something, will you answer?"

Neil raised a brow. "Go ahead. We'll see if it is something that I can answer."

Edith took a deep breath to prepare herself. "Can you tell me what happened to Hazel's parents? I know that her parents died in an accident, but you don't seem to think that it was the case."

Neil's expression changed slightly. He had wondered about the kind of question Edith would ask him at this time, but he was not expecting her to ask about Adam and Claire's death.

"If you can't tell me, that's fine," Edith said quickly. She did not want Neil to get upset by her sudden question. They have been dating for a while. Though Edith hoped that the two of them would be free to talk about anything freely, there should be matters that he could not talk about.

Edith was aware that Neil's relationship with his brother, Adam, was very good. But perhaps, he was not comfortable to mention him to her yet.

"Hazel's parents… It was just as what you have heard from the news. They passed away from that accident," Neil said. "However, a few days after they passed away, I received news that his accident might not be simple. It was a planned murder."

Edith's eyes were wide when she heard his words.

"I received news that my brother was looking into misappropriation of funds in the company. Someone did not want him to report it to the authorities and that was why he died."

Edith stared at her boyfriend's calm expression but did not miss the anger in his eyes. Her hands moved to caress his arms softly as Edith continued to listen to his story.. Her eyes grew misty as Edith thought of how Hazel had lost both parents at the same time.

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