Chapter 211 - Father
"I don't want to go to the station," Amanda said, with a stern look on her face and utter disagreement in her tone.
"What do you mean?" Lian glanced at her in confusion, and she balled her fists. "If you want to question me, do it here."
Bewildered, Lian turned around to stare at her and pinched between her brows. "Miss Robert, you're not safe at this moment, because whoever murdered your Uncle is definitely out for you and watching you," Lian explained it to her to make her understand, but just like before, Amanda stood adamant about her words.
"Alright then." Lian helplessly nodded at her and walked out of the mansion.
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The night passed and the next day came. The police arrived at the estate and two men walked into the living room. One was a white man with blonde hair, while the other was a brown-skinned middle-aged man with a neutral expression on his face.
The blonde-haired man walked towards Amanda who was clad in a new set of clothing with her blonde hair let down, falling to her shoulders. He sat down on the couch opposite her, then proceeded to introduce himself. "I'm detective Sean, and that's Seth. We...hope for you to give your full cooperation." Detective Sean smiled at her and she simply nodded with a blank expression on her face.
"Alright then. Let's begin." Detective Sean grabbed his journal and pen, then raised his eyes to stare at her. "Can you explain to me exactly what happened last night with all honesty?" He inquired, and Amanda's eyes fluttered as she found herself about to tear up at the recollection of last night's event.
The scene of what she saw emerged in her mind and she proceeded to explain. "It... was around 7 a.m. when we finished our conversation and went to our respective rooms. I had my shower and tucked into my bed... then I went to sleep. If my estimation is correct, thirty minutes after I slept, I suddenly heard a loud shrill which woke me up from sleep. I glance around my room in... vigilance but...when nothing happened I decided to go back to sleep, but...I-i was yet to lay down on the bed when I heard a loud bang that sounded as though something was smashed against the wooden floor. It had me glance around in vigilance and yet again the same loud bang came, but this time it was louder. Deep fear gripped me at that moment, and when the third bang sounded, I realized that it was coming from my uncle's room, which was upstairs, above my room..."
"Thinking that maybe he had drunk again and probably destroyed things, I decided to go upstairs and stop him. However, when I began to walk up the stairs, the fourth bang came so heavy and loudly, it had my heart skipping a beat, and it was the last I heard. I yelled out...my uncle's name expecting him to answer, but he didn't. That was when I knew something was wrong. So...I, um, ran upstairs immediately and pushed his door open. I turned on the light and that's when I saw my uncle on the floor in a pool of blood. I-I…" Amanda found it hard to continue as she broke into tears and buried her face in her palms.
The detective patted her on the shoulder and handed his handkerchief to her. They waited for her to calm down before proceeding to continue with the questioning.
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"Do we really have to do it that way?" Shawn inquired with a disapproving look on his face.
Ileus smirked at him and tucked a few strands of his hair behind his ear. A mysterious smile emerged on his face and he patted Shawn on the shoulder. "Yes, it has to be done that way. But, we are not gonna be carrying out the plan yet. Okay, we have to wait for the right time."
Shawn slowly nodded at him with the disapproving expression still visible on his face, and Ileus chuckled at him. He stood up and walked out of the balcony, leaving Shawn to his thoughts.
Shawn shut his eyes and took a long deep breath. An image of a man emerged in his mind and he hurriedly opened his eyes.
His eyes darted around and deep guilt ensued on his face.
The image of his mother always seated outside at night with a downcast expression on her face emerged in his mind and he pinched between his brows.
He needs to make things right.
He took yet another long deep breath before standing up from the white chair and proceeding out of the mansion.
He boarded his car and drove off, raising the speed as he sped down the road.
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Seated in his office, Mr. Robert read the file in his hand and a low breath excited his nose. He adjusted his glasses that were about to slip off the bridge of his nose and dropped the document back on the table.
He stood up from his chair and walked towards the window of his office to glance out to the horizon. A long deep sigh left his nose as though he was thinking of something and he took his glasses off
A gentle knock, which drew his attention, came at his door, and a black-haired nurse walked in after he gave his permission. "Good afternoon sir, there is someone outside looking for you."
"Who?" Mr. Robert's brow ceased as he wasn't expecting anyone today.
"It's a young man, sir." The young nurse replied, and Mr. Robert's brow arched in bewilderment. "A young man." He thought before nodding at the nurse and proceeding to walk out of his office to see who it was.
The moment he stepped outside and his gaze fell on the young man, a deep frown emerged on his face and an unknown glint flashed in his eyes. Without uttering a single word, he turned around to proceed back into his office, however, the young man who was Shawn stopped him by calling him a name he hadn't been called for years.. "Father."