I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 469

Chapter 469

As Ron was smashing the closet, everyone looked at its insides with bated breath. The space behind the cabinet was tiny, and there was barely any space for maneuvering after Ron crawled in.

It was then Leanna asked him, "Did you find anything?"

Shaking his head, he found this situation completely off. Jethro couldn't have put so much effort into making a human-sized enclosure yet not put anything in it.

As Louis entered and scanned the enclosed space, he reached out to touch the wall. "This wall is unlike the others in the room. It's so rough, and you can see that the cement was not covered on some parts of the wall."

Leanna parted her lips and understood her brother's words, but she could not wrap her head around the situation. What is this thing for Jethro to build a wall behind his closet?

At this point, Zoe peeked inside and asked, "It's quite troublesome to tear down a wall. How about we call the experts to do it?"

Ron looked at the pock-marked wall and use his rod to knock on it. Immediately, some chunks fell off. "Since the cement did not cover the entire wall, it's not hard to tear it down," he commented.

With one look, they could tell that Jethro had very limited strength and energy when building this wall, hence the shoddy workmanship.

Finding the biggest crack in the wall, Ron struck at it with all his might, instantly collapsing the wall. It was then a rectangular wooden box revealed itself in the corner of the wall.

At that, Zoe could not help but express, "He did hide something in here! Could it be some priceless treasure?"

The moment Leanna saw the box, she clamped up on the spot with a bad premonition and instinctively grabbed onto Louis' arm. Meanwhile, Ron kneeled on the rubble before taking out a dagger to pry open the box.

The instant it was opened, everyone on the scene froze.

A chilly wind ran down Zoe's spine and she was so shocked that she almost bit her tongue while talking. Subconsciously, she stumbled backward only to hit an object. Turning around, she saw that Daniel was staring ahead with a gaze darker than Leanna's and Louis'.

After an unknown time had passed, Leanna slowly closed her eyes and uttered with a shaky voice, "Let's call the police."

In the past, she had always thought that Jethro was an avid gambler and a bit of an *sshole, yet she never thought that he was capable of doing this.

With tightly pursed lips, Louis looked like he was suppressing something within him.

Just as Zoe fished out her phone wanting to call the police, Daniel grabbed her hand. "Wait."

She was confused. "For… what?"

He gazed at Leanna and asked, "Miss McKinney, a word?"

Snapping back to reality, she turned toward Ron. "You should go first. I'll tell the police that we found this place by accident."

Ron nodded, for he was just as shocked as everyone. After all, who would have thought that such a slovenly and useless b*stard like Jethro would hide a body in his secret enclosure?

After he left, Leanna and Daniel walked to the living room. "What do you want to talk about?" she asked.

He replied, "Although I know that my words might be a little rude and impolite, I believe that the person inside might be your—"

She cut him off with a soft tone. "I know."

"If we call the cops now, once news of this gets out, it'll cause a huge buzz. It might even give Leroy, who is hiding God knows where, a chance."

His words made her frown." What do you suggest, then?"

"We should handle this matter quietly. I can arrange it for you."

Leanna shook her head. "I appreciate your kindness, but this is my mother. I see no reason to leave this matter in your hands."

Pursing his lips, Daniel said, "Miss McKinney, you should know by now that I will not harm you."

Yet, she looked at him with an unwavering gaze. "Yes, I know that you won't harm me. Although I am curious as to why you had such a huge reaction upon seeing my mother's remains, so much so to the point where you were even more shaken than Louis and I was. Who are you, exactly? Or should I say, what do you want?"

"I…" Her question caught Daniel off guard.

After a while, he closed his eyes and said, "Miss McKinney, what I can tell you is that Jethro is in our hands. We've been trying to locate where your mother's tomb was from him all this time. He has led us one too many times on a wild goose chase. All we want is for your mother to rest in peace."

Leanna argued, "If so, then you only need to give me one reason why I should hand her remains over to you."

Still, Daniel could not answer her.
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