Chapter 471
Richard held Pearl close as they made their way back to shore, and the crew finally realized the seriousness of the situation and called for an ambulance.
Esther was overwhelmed with guilt and anxiety. Her voice quivered as she said, ‘ I’m sorry. None of this would have happened if I hadn’t suggested not
interrupting them.” She hung her head low, as if she believed it was her idea that had led to Pearl’s condition.
“If you know you always cause trouble, then maybe you shouldn’t talk so much.” Richard’s eyes bore into Esther, and his words were stern.
Esther trembled, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing Esther’s distress, Mobius wrapped his arms around her, defending her. ” Rick, Esther just wanted you to spend some time with Pearl and didn’t want to interrupt you. Do you have to be so harsh?”
Richard realized that, so he softened his expression and looked away.
“That’s not important now. What actually happened?” Hanzel, anxious at seeing Pearl lying on the floor, asked and focused on the most crucial detail.
“Someone grabbed Pearl’s ankle when she jumped into the water and wanted to drown her,” Richard said with a cold expression. His heart knotted when he imagined how Pearl was helplessly flailing in the water.
Hanzel clenched his fist in anger. “That’s incredibly cruel. Do you have any idea who it might be?”
Richard shook his head. “Not yet.”
Derek suddenly remembered something and suggested, “I remember that the ancient city is well–protected, and there are surveillance cameras around. Should we ch*ck the footage?”
Richard found this suggestion promising and nodded in agreement. “That’s a great idea.” Turning to Hanzel, he continued, “The ambulance will be here soon, Hanzel. You, Mobius, and Esther should go to the hospital with Pearl. Eric and I will ch*ck the surveillance footage to get to the bottom of this.”
Hanzel nodded, realizing that there wasn’t much he could do to help at the
moment.
Richard followed the director to the surveillance room but was disheartened to learn that the cameras had malfunctioned three days ago, leaving no recordings.
Richard clenched his fist. “This person had everything planned out.”
Eric frowned. “We’ll have to wait for Pearl to wake up. She might have seen the person.”
Richard went silent, then nodded. “You’re right.”
“You should go wait for her at the hospital. I have something I need to d told him.
Richard, not knowing Eric well and thinking it was work–related, nodded without further questions.
After Richard left, Eric made his way to Jenny Sullivan’s villa. It was one of his properties, so he didn’t need a passcode but used biometric recognition to enter As he reached the villa, Eric suddenly heard weird noises coming from up He tiptoed up the stairs and stood outside the door, straining to listen to the conversation inside.
A second later, he kicked the door open.
