When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Chapter 765

“Let’s talk about how we are going resolve this,” Ashton said sharply. He then threw his documents on the table.

The table fell silent at once, and all eyes were on me.

I was unnerved but spoke slowly and confidently, “The project still has to continue no matter what. As for the theft, we will conduct an internal investigation. It is too big of a coincidence for both the surveillance and equipment to malfunction at the same time.”

Joseph frowned. “We’ve investigated everybody at the base. They’re all clean.”

“Isn’t that the biggest suspicion?” I protested. “How is it possible for everybody to claim an alibi at the same time?”

“I will communicate your concerns to the police,” Joseph said after a pause.

 

“So we’re back to where we started. There’s no way to proceed with our investigation.” Rachel laughed derisively. “We are always-”

A knock on the door of the conference room interrupted Rachel.

 

Joseph got up and opened the door. Leedon was on the other side.

“Ms. Stovall,” he said in a panic. “The lady with you earlier is a friend of yours, is she not? Something’s happened to her. Could you come and have a look?”

Nora?

I rose hurriedly. “Mr. Fuller, Mr. Murphy, please excuse me.”

Armond got to his feet as well. After a mumbled explanation to the rest of them, he came out of the room with me.

who looked like he was

renovation, and the lady fell into one of the holes dug into the ground when

I asked with confusion.

parking lot over here; it would have been a waste to use a plot of land as parking spots. We’ve decided to

foundation dug must be quite deep to accommodate the dimensions of

you brought her up?”

sure. When I first came, Ms. Oberick appeared unconscious. She might have been rescued, but

of the base was difficult to traverse on foot.

With some trepidation in

were already there and were preparing their equipment to treat Nora,

unconscious. “What happened to her?

be her brain, but we can’t be sure without tests from the hospital,”

placed on it.

glanced down to where Nora fell.

the bottom were several pears that were squashed. Those would be the pears

doing all the way over here by herself? An ordinary woman would cringe at the amount

party carrying Nora away. Soon after that, Ashton and the

looking at?” Ashton asked me as I stood

ran all

her that,” Ashton

without any further questions. We got into the car and followed the

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