Rufus's POV:

Edwin and I rushed to the stage in the middle of the hall. As soon as we reached the dead body, we heard the door shut behind us.

That was when I realized that Sylvia had not followed us in. I was worried about her and wanted to bring her in, but Edwin was so overcome with sadness that he suddenly fainted. The men around us flew into a panic as they supported him, so I had no choice but to check on Edwin first.

However, Edwin regained consciousness very soon. He was only out for about ten seconds.

I heaved a sigh of relief and wanted to help him get closer to Leonard's body.

Before I could do that, he threw himself in front of Leonard's bed and sobbed sorrowfully. "Damn it! How can you leave me behind like this?"

His body shook violently as he reached his trembling hand out to see if Leonard had really stopped breathing. His own breaths were harsh and shallow, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

turned red

Edwin collapsed

asked the forensic experts to check the

was furious with me, I shouldn't have left him alone! He would

held his head and kept murmuring like a helpless child, tears welling

sad cries got stuck in his dry throat. His mouth was opened wide, and the blue protruding veins on his forehead seemed to be the

my job to stay calm while everyone else fell apart around me. Leonard's death was

footsteps. The door was thrown

a state of agitation, Owen barged in. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were stained with blood.

was a mask of confusion as he asked, "Who is

dared to answer his question. Everyone present just lowered their

eyes widened when they fell on the corpse in the center of the room. He shook his head in disbelief. "No, it's impossible. How could he die? He said he wanted to meet Warren's child. How could he die?" Edwin wiped his

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