Chapter 434 Don’t You Dare
“No. I’ve only ever met your dad three times,” William answered
They first meten New Year’s Day, the second encounter was at Alderbrook, and then finallyon New Year’s Eve at themansion, past three brief encounters.
elle lowered her head, feeling disappointed.
William knelt on one knee, held her face in his hands, tilting it upward.
“Angel, how can I help you move past this?” he asked as he looked into her eyes
Emelie shook her head.
was impossible for her to shake off the wright of her father’s sudden death. Forgetting wasn’t easy unless she lost her memory.
Suddenly, Willem bed in to kiss her, but me instinctively pulled away. He didn’t pursue the kiss further but simply looked at her deeply.
with their intimate distance, Emelie could clearly see the soft creases of his monolids. His game wasn’t sharp like it usually was. Instead, it was filled with concer
Emelle pressed her ps together.
She got out of bed and started changing out of her p
“I’m going to the police station,” she said.
rpgamas.
She opened the wardrobe to look for her clothes. As she shut the wardrobe door and turned around, Will pulled her into his arms.
“What are you going to do?” he asked.
***Even if it was a suicide, something just doesn’t feel right, I want to talk to the police and get to the bottom of it. It’s already the Tenth day. You should get back to work Don’t worry about me,” Emelie said in a husky voice as she pushed Willam away.
She then entered the washroom to freshen up
William listened to the sounded running water and lunowed his brows
Emelie was racional, yet resolute. Although she was being stubborn, she didn’t forget to grab some bread and milk from the fridge to eat on the way before leaving
Wiliam’s gaze darkened as he watched the door shut. Then, he reached for his phone,
“Ashton,” he said.
Emelle took the elevator and headed downstates. As she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Ashton standing beside the car.
“Mrs. Middleton, Mr. Middleton is worried about you. He directed me to stay with you today,” Ashton said
Mrs. Middleton.
Emelle froze upon hearing Ashton addressing her as such.
Then, she suddenly remembered. She had only gotten her marriage certificate with William yesterday.
If it weren’t for Roman’s death, it would have been a happy occasion. But now, all she could think about was Bonan’s suicide note.
She opened the car door and got in.
“We haven’t finished registering yet. You don’t have to call me that,” she said in a low voice.
Ashton hesitated for a moment, then drove her to the police station in silence.
The police officer in charge of Ronan’s case was Zion Hayes, whom William had likely met with before Zion invited Emelie and Ashton into a mediation room and began speaking
“We’ve tracked down Ronan’s whereabouts over the past few days. We traced everything back, went for intendees, and didn’t find anything unusual,” Zion said.
“Can you tell in detail” Emele requested
Zion nodded, opened his laptop, and pulled up some surveillance footage.
“Take a look at this. There’s surveillance cameras everywhere. Everything’s captured clearly After he left the hospital on the Third day, he took a bus back to his home in Alderbrook. He didn’t go out again until the evening when be book out a bunch of trash.
“On the Fourth day, he retumed the lawnmower he borrowed to his neighbor in the afternoon, he had lunch with that neighbor at a local diner. For the next four days, he treated his neighbors to meals
“Wew interviewed them. They mentioned Ronan thanked them for their care over the years. He also mentioned that he’d be going away for a while, asking them to look after his wife and daughter. We analyzed his behavior and believed he was making final arrangements.
“He hoped the neighbors would look out for you and your mom. Around that time, hekely already had the idea of ending his Ide on the eighth day, he stayed home al
e all day: “On the ninth day, he took the earliest bus to Hilcrest Tower. He must’ve chosen Hillcrest Tower because their security was lax. He could get to the top floor without being stopped.” Zion finally finished speaking.
Emlet at a loss for words
She couldn’t imagine that her usually ide
How long had he been planning?
idle father had meticulously planned out his finalmoments
Zion showed Emelie the notes taken when they went for the interviews, and Emelie read through them carefully, page by pr
Zion rechanged a glance with Ashton and let out a sigh. “Ms. Hoven, we understand that it’s hard to accept the loss of a loved one. But his suicide note showed that he was against you and your partner’s marrige. It was likely the reason that drove me to such an extreme decision.”
He continued, “Our records show he had a history of trouble and disputes with medical staff. He may have had an impulsive natur. Given that, what happened is not entirely