Chapter 385 - Making Up

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Arabella hadn't been out of her room for three whole days. Everyone was wondering what was going on.

The Pecks and the servants thought that she had become another Trevor. Scared, the Pecks had sent for both Western and TCM doctors and a psychiatrist. However, after they saw her, they said that nothing was wrong with her.

Arabella did not communicate with the psychiatrist, nor did she cooperate with the doctors for medical examinations. However, according to their observations, Arabella was fine. She just looked a little sad, but she did not cry.

Just as the whole family was worried, Winston suddenly remembered something and said to her, "You asked me to pull strings to get your friend out of trouble the other day. I called the director today and he said that she had been released."

Everyone was making conversations so she could respond, but Winston didn't expect Arabella to overreact on this topic.

"Stop talking! Stop talking!" She covered her head and said, "Stop talking! I don't want to hear it!"

"Arabella ... what are you unhappy about? If you tell us, you'll feel better," her mother comforted her. "We are all here for you, including Trevor."

Eleven stayed in Arabella's room the whole time.

When Arabella saw it, tears suddenly flowed out of her eyes. She walked over and gently held the robot. "Trevor, I did it for her own good. Did she want to be on the run for the rest of her life? Why does everyone misunderstand me? Am I really a bad person? I did it for her own good, although I was jealous that she easily took Jaquan away from me ... But she saved me several times ... I always felt guilty ... I was afraid ... but I didn't know what to do..."

Eleven stretched out its long hand and patted Arabella's head lightly.

Rachel asked confusedly, "Who is Arabella talking about? Who is 'she'?"

When Arabella got out of the car that day, she was wrapped in someone else's coat and did not let anyone see her sorry state. No one in her family knew that something had happened the day she went to the Forest Park to barbecue. They only knew that the next day, the news reported that three corpses had been found, but since Arabella was at home, they were not worried about anything else.

Winston, on the other hand, felt that something was wrong after he made the phone call. Since Arabella asked him to help her friend out, he figured her friend must be from an ordinary family or had no backer at all. In the end, less than three days had passed and she was released. This meant that the woman had a strong family background. Besides, the director sounded unwilling to let her go. It could only prove that she had indeed committed a crime, but afraid of the power behind her, the police had to release her.

What kind of person could make the director make such a concession?

Winston was very curious, so he had someone investigate, and found something.

"What?" As soon as Rachel returned to her room, Winston told her those things. She was shocked. "I can't believe this kind of thing actually happened! Why didn't Arabella say anything?"

"Maybe she felt embarrassed."

"She's timid. It's normal for her to be afraid." Rachel wanted to defend her daughter, but thinking about what her friend's parents must be going through, she felt sad. "What was the name of that girl? She saved Arabella. We should go thank her."

"Don't. She was taken to the police station, but her family soon took her home."

"Something so terrible happened. How could she be taken home so soon?" Rachel was astonished.

"Have you heard of the Albertons in City Q?" Winston frowned and said, "They used to be like a triad gang in Hong Kong. Later on, the gang was disbanded and they developed into a self-reliant gang. In City Q, they are powerful. No one dares to provoke them. Even the mayor of City Q is courteous to them."

Rachel was shocked and covered her mouth. "Do they know Arabella...?"

"Of course they do." Winston naturally knew what she was thinking.

"Will they retaliate?" Rachel asked in panic. "Their daughter suffered a loss. Will they hurt Arabella?"

Winston took a few steps in the room, his brows furrowed. "I thought of this immediately after the investigation. But three days have passed and they haven't made any move. I don't think they will do anything."

"Why?"

Winston guessed, "Their daughter risked her own life to save Arabella. This proves that she is a very kind person. How could she let her father kill the person she saved?"

This instantly reminded Rachel of what Arabella had done. She couldn't help but feel sad for that girl. "This girl is so kind. I must thank her properly if I have the chance to see her."

"Don't let Arabella go out lately." Winston sighed, "To tell the truth, although I'm worried about her, I wish she were the heroic and fearless person. On the contrary, she was the one who escaped."

"There's nothing wrong with her being scared." Rachel still wanted to speak up for her daughter, but now, she did not have enough confidence to speak.

Winston said, "Her friend is also a girl. Why was that girl courageous enough to save her even when her own life was at risk? Is that girl's life worthless? For the past five years, Deon has offered a bounty. Every year, he mobilized at least tens of millions of people to find her."

"I failed as a mother." Rachel sighed, "I owe that girl."

"Can we give her something in our name?" she suddenly asked. "I'll think of something proper ... Wait, their family should be very rich." Her expression dimmed and she looked at her husband helplessly. "What should we do? What should we do to make up to her?"

Winston thought for a while and said, "Let's wait for the limelight to pass before giving her anything. I think that the Albertons are still angry and will refuse to accept our things."

Rachel said worriedly, "All right."

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Maury was discharged from the hospital on the fourth day.

Eliot didn't come to visit. Perhaps he did, but Emily never saw him once in the hospital. The nurse said she didn't see him either, but there were oranges on the table that Maury liked to eat.

Matthew had been taking care of the company these past few days. He was old, and many decisions he made were not convincing even though he was decisive. Within days, the atmosphere of the entire company had changed, and the manager of the administration department even discovered that some employees had sent out job application emails to other companies.

Because Harold had been working for Maury and Eliot for the longest time, Emily sent him back to the company. On the surface, it seemed that it was Maury's decision, but in fact, every plan and report that Harold dealt with would be sent to Emily first. Only after she gave her instructions would he proceed to the next step.

Matthew was old. When he heard that Maury had been discharged from the hospital and Harold was back to the company, he couldn't hold on any longer and went home to rest.

Emily was busy for many days this time. She didn't even remember that she was in a romantic relationship until she saw the text message two weeks later. Her boyfriend was the famous Vincent in City Y.

Because of Emma, their first Valentine's Day was ruined. Then, Maury fell ill and was hospitalized. Then, Emily was busy for two whole weeks. At the end of February, Vincent, who had been neglected for a long time, finally couldn't stand it anymore and texted her when he was standing in the rest area of the training camp.

Seeing him look at his phone from time to time, Ethan asked curiously, "Are you expecting a message?"

"No." Vincent did not turn to him.

A moment later, he took out his phone and looked at it again.

Meeting Ethen's questioning gaze, he said indifferently, "I'm checking the time."

That was unconvincing.

His phone buzzed and Vincent quickly unlocked the screen. Seeing that Emily finally replied to his message, he smiled.

"Vincent, are you in love with someone?" Ethen was surprised by his smile and asked in disbelief. "Is she the beauty I saw the other day?"

"Whom?" Vincent looked at him in confusion.

'Forget it, I knew he wouldn't remember,' Ethen complained inside.

"Who are you texting?" He leaned over to look at the screen, but Vincent covered it with one hand.

"Are you leaving or not?" Vincent took a towel and wiped the sweat off his neck.

Ethen was deeply frustrated. "You asked me to come here early in the morning! And you're asking me to leave once you're done using me? This is uncalled for....." Noticing Vincent's gradually gloomy expression, he abruptly changed his tone. "Cool! I always like your style!"