Love at the Next Stop

Chapter 117 Send Him to Jail

This was merely a small, common case of a construction site accident. In a city as vibrant and lively as Murdough, it was just another grain of salt in the sea which didn’t cause any ripple on the water surface. The sun was as bright as usual, and the skies were blue as it normally was, while the people went about with their bustling lives normally; nothing felt out of place at all.

It was Lizbeth who had called her, saying that an accident happened to Zane at the construction site. Although it was exactly what Stella had expected, she was still shocked. Crying over the phone, Lizbeth said that her son had passed away just after her husband, and she had to send her son off at this age. Not only that, she was also a cancer patient with a huge medical bill, so she really didn’t know what she should do now.

Stella could only comfort her, but she didn’t say anything else.

According to Lizbeth, Zane went to the site where the concrete had yet to dry completely, and he fell from the top when he was trying to dodge a piece of the concrete which fell above his head!

It had nothing to do with Miles at all, and no one else was related to this incident.

However, Stella knew for sure that there were other details within; she just kept it to herself.

Although she hated Zane for always pushing her into a corner, Lizbeth was in a difficult spot now that he was really dead.

It was her and Lizbeth who arranged for Zane’s burial, and Miles wasn’t there at his grave during the burial.

On the surface, the matter really seemed like it had nothing to do with him. Furthermore, he wasn’t even friends with Zane, so it was normal that he didn’t show up.

Since Zane didn’t have anyone else in Hollowcrest, he was buried in Murdough. The burial site was pricey, but he had some savings with Lizbeth. Stella was the only person who was rather close to him, and he didn’t have other relatives besides her. Even Julia, who was once in an alliance with him, didn’t show up. During such a time, she was afraid to have anything to do with him.

Once, Stella went to meet Nancy, and they chatted away until their conversation led to this topic. “Miles was the one who found this sub-contractor,” she said. “It has nothing much to do with Miller Corp, but I heard that this sub-contractor left behind an elderly mother. So, Miles gave her two hundred thousand.”

Thus, this matter was considered a closed case.

As Stella was afraid to hear any news that Miles had anything to do with Zane’s death, she didn’t contact him, and neither did he.

News of Zane’s accidental death spread across Murdough very quickly. Matthew also called to ask her how she was doing and advised her not to think about it too much. In fact, he had imagined all sorts of horrible deaths for Zane when he was still alive, but when it came so early, he was rather surprised.

Stella replied that she didn’t think too much; she was already angry at him for selling a batch of her steel materials, and he received just his desserts. Despite that, she wasn’t expecting that he would die such a horrible death, and Lizbeth was rather pitiable as well. After all, she was already this old, and she had no one by her side now.

so she wanted

blew gently in Murdough by the end of September, making it a little chilly in the evening. Pacing idly alone along

her—memories of those days she spent

look up at the sky, she

who had also turned his head

casually. Because of his company’s project, he had been staying in Murdough instead

with a grin.

walk together,” he suggested, and she walked next to

she accidentally touched his hand, which made her jerk her hand away as

afraid?”

Stella replied, “No. I’m just glad that I’m not

within themselves what she meant. If she was his enemy, she might end up raped like Julie, or maybe die a tragic death like Zane, which was something

a smile on her

on the other works up there. The concrete strength was insufficient, and I

looking the other way. She would rather believe that Zane’s death was accidental than listen to anything that connected Miles to it, but

all from a long time ago, or else he wouldn’t have asked the silly Zane to become his

was an accident, and so was Zane’s death. A pair of hands was controlling all these events in the dark, and they were

felt that he was rather ruthless with his

both of them watched fireworks together. All of a sudden, she felt that time had passed by in a

again?” he asked warmly, shifting his attitude as he turned to

she felt that

recovered; the pain which he caused her had disappeared along with him. When she went back for a checkup at the hospital, her

was Zane’s curse, so it looked like his passing wasn’t

point of view, she had one less trouble

was during the

people who just slowly faded out from a person’s life after not keeping in touch for a while, so Matthew’s unexpected invitation made her

already explained to Miles about what happened last time, Stella, so don’t take it to heart. It really looks

clothes, but to become a designer. Recently, she had the idea of creating her own brand instead of being

to Hollowcrest. After what he had gone through, he had both gotten rather wary