Upon hearing the news that Frank had returned, William and Mary were surprised, but at the same time thought it made sense.
Who else could have released the video? He was the only one who knew about it.
William had called his men to deal with this matter. Mary was so anxious that she paced back and forth, not listening to a word they were saying.
All of a sudden, she turned to William and said, "No, I can't be here. I'd better go to see Ena. You..."
"I'll go and find Frank." William finished her sentence.
Mary's body stiffened. She had been uncertain about saying it, but she just nodded dully. "All right."
"Mary..." Heaving a sigh, William hugged her. "Since he's back at this critical moment, I have to figure out the truth, don't I?"
Mary nodded. "Yes, I know. But I just don't understand. If it is really him, what is his purpose? Did he come back to take revenge on you after a year? Or..."
"What are you worried about?" William held Mary more tightly. "Even if he's back for good, it changes nothing. And if he really did want revenge, why did he target Victor? I need to know the reason." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Frank couldn't be the culprit.
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n the edge of a knife. Frank just couldn't believe or accept this news at all. He was sure that Corbett was trying to scare him on purpose.
As time passed, he acted as if he had heard nothing.
It was not until the third day that he suddenly knocked over the lunch brought in by the nurse. He had finally managed to digest the news, but it filled him with nothing but rage and sadness. With red eyes, he roared, "I want to leave the hospital!"
Then, Frank wheeled himself to the Western Sea Trestle. From all the way up here, he felt as if he could see traces of the fight that day on the vast sea before him.
The cold wind pierced his skin, but he didn't notice it at all. Around him, there seemed to be nothing but the roaring of the waves. Despite hearing from everyone that Corbett's dead body lay at the bottom of the sea, Frank couldn't bring himself to believe it.
"Corbett!"
he roared to the sea, clenching his fists so hard that his blue veins protruded out of his skin. But other than the roaring waves, he heard nothing in response. As the cold sea breeze blew across his face, he felt something warm slip out of the corner of his eyes, wetting his cheek. His heart was utterly empty.