Chapter 248 We Had All the Time in the World
The man stiffened, suddenly letting go of me, looking at me and asking, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
Looking at him, I felt something indescribable and shook my head, saying, “It’s okay, it’s just that you’re holding me too tight, I can’t
breathe.”
He paused, his voice sounding somewhat hoarse, “I’m sorry.”
He was so unlike himself.
Iwas not used to it.
He shifted his gaze elsewhere, the surroundings were still mountains and trees. The only difference was that many trees had been burned to a pitch black, the fire had been extinguished.
I looked around, wanting to see what had become of the black car that had been trapped, which was now burned.
I just looked around, but I didn’t see anything.
Seeing me looking around, Walter asked, “What are you looking for?”
“Where is this? How did you find me?” I really thought I was going to die here just now.
Looking at me, he seemed still in shock, and said, “We were still in the mountains when you were taken away. Odin woke up and called me. We called the police. Fortunately, those people were driving a black van, which was not too hard to recognize. When we got to the foot of the mountain, someone noticed a big fire in the mountains, so we
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followed. The car exploded, but thank God… you’re okay.”
In the last few words, I distinctly heard his voice choke up.
Looking at him, I couldn’t help but reach out and touch the already scorched hair on his forehead. Without a doubt, I knew this was because he had saved me.
I’m not a person who expresses emotions well, I pursed my l*ps and said, “Your hair, it might all have to be shaved off.”
He held my hand, his eyes twinkling with amusement, and said nonchalantly, “It’s okay, I’m handsome, even bald I’m still handsome.”
He amused me, and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. However, my nose felt a bit sour, and my heart unconsciously softened.
We… had all the time in the world.
After surviving the ordeal, I was taken to the hospital by Walter to ch*ck if I had sustained any other injuries.
After a thorough examination, it turned out to be nothing serious. It was just that a large amount of smoke had been inhaled into the lungs, which required careful recuperation afterwards.
In the hospital bed, I genuinely felt that there was no need for me to be hospitalized, but Walter still insisted on me staying in the hospital. I couldn’t convince him otherwise, so naturally, I had to compromise.
He persuaded me to stay for observation. There was a knock on the door outside the ward. Hearing the noise, Walter called out, “Come
The person who came in was Roy. Seeing me lying in the hospital bed, he greeted me with his usual seriousness, “Madam.”
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Then, he/she looked at Walter, without making a sound.
It was clear that he had something to discuss with Walter. Seeing this, Walter nodded and said directly, “What is it you want to talk about?”
Roy nodded, saying, “Mr. Hinton, the on-site results are in. The car was deliberately set on fire, and there are traces of fire in parts of the surrounding forest. It seems someone intentionally tried to burn your wife to death by starting a forest fire.
Walter’s face was gloomy, silent. He spoke, his voice devoid of much emotion, “Did you find out who did it?”
Roy nodded, but he didn’t rush to speak. Instead, he hesitated and looked at me.
Upon seeing this, Walter got up to go out and talk with him.
I grabbed Walter’s hem, looked up at him, and said, “I almost died. At least let me know who wants to kill me. So, you don’t have to avoid me, okay?”
Walter faltered slightly, then sat back down in his seat, nodding slightly.
Looking at Roy, he said, “Go ahead.”
Roy, always a man of few words, spoke directly, “The ones who kidnapped the lady were a bunch of thugs hanging around the western suburb railway. The black van was stolen by them. The police provided information about the identities of the two thugs, they were criminals who had just been released early from prison. They were arrested a couple of years ago for robbery. The police have now taken them into custody.”
I frowned, “Two thugs just out of prison? I have no grudges against them, why would they want to kill me?”
Roy nodded, continuing, “The police just sent over the interrogation results. Those two thugs were hired to kill, it seems someone offered them two hundred thousand each to find an opportunity to kill you, and they would receive another two hundred thousand each after the job was done.”
Never getting to the point, Walter frowned and asked, “Didn’t you find out who’s behind this?”
Roy shook his head, still speaking in a matter-of-fact tone, “The two fools didn’t meet the buyer, the other party only communicated with them through the phone. Fortunately, the police traced the transfer IP to the deputy secretary next to Zhao JU.”
“Jacob?” I frowned, not expecting it to be him at all.
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