He took out the USB drive and tossed the box into the trash bin.
After looking at it for a while, he plugged it into the laptop and clicked to open the file. He wanted to see
who had sent it to him and what was inside.
He moved his mouse and opened a video clip. Soon, he saw the scene, which was when he left the
villa.
Shortly after he had left, two men came in. They said Stanford ordered them and forced Amanda to
sign the divorce agreement.
Stanford’s eyes became darkened.
He realized that those two men were found by Lindsay.
His hands clenched into fists violently.
On the screen, Amanda picked up a pen, lowered her head, and signed.
Although he couldn’t see her expression, from the video, he could still feel how desperate she was at
that time.
His heart instantly tightened. At that time, he didn’t feel so strong, but after one year, when he looked
back at the scene again, he felt the depression and the sharp pang.
It was quite different for him to witness her be taken away than hearing how she was killed.
He could see clearly through the screen and feel her fear, hatred, and despair.
His eyes became reddish. Suddenly, he stood up, waving his arms to smash all things on his desk onto
the floor.
Upon hearing the noise, the secretary pushed the door open and came in. Seeing the messy floor, she
stiffed in fear and dared not to move a bit.
Stanford had been quite steady always and he seldom did something beyond the imagination. This was
the first time that the secretary saw him being so angry.
He snapped in a deep tone, “Get out!”
The secretary immediately walked out and closed the door.
Stanford covered his heart, collapsing on the chair. It seemed there was an emptiness there, causing a
sharp pang.
He sat there alone for a long while. Then he picked up the landline, pressed the interline button, and
called Atwood over.
Shortly after, Atwood pushed the door open and entered. Seeing the mess in the office, he looked up at
Stanford and said, “Mr. James, did you want to see me?”
“Yes, Atwood.”
Stanford looked up at him, “Please help me make an appointment with a man.”
Atwood nodded, “Who would you like to meet?”
“The chief of the police station.”
“Okay, Mr. James,” Atwood hesitated for a while because he knew why Stanford wanted Lindsay to die.
He never expected that Lindsay had caused Amanda’s death.
Marlon told him about it. What Stanford had done was out of Atwood’s expectation.
Hence, after he came out of the police station, Atwood went to find Marlon.
“Mrs. James has passed away. Why don’t you give Lindsay a chance...”
Stanford suddenly looked up at him and snapped in a cold tone, “She has killed her. She’s a murderer.
How can I let her go?”
Besides, Lindsay had killed Amanda. If it were someone else, he would consider Atwood’s suggestion.
Unfortunately, she didn’t kill someone else.
“She must die!”
His voice was as cold as the arctic ice without any temperature or compassion.
Atwood looked down a bit, “Okay, Mr. James. I’ll get it done now.”
At four o’clock in the afternoon, Abbott appeared in the police station for Lindsay’s case.
Now there was solid evidence and witnesses. Boyce had recommended the current chief, so he knew
the relationship between Abbott and Boyce and was close to Abbott.
“I’ll push the case to be sentenced in one week. For intentional homicide and attempted intentional
homicide, she would surely stay in the prison for the rest of her life. I won’t make it too easy for her in
the jail.”
Abbott nodded, “Thank you so much for your help.”
“Please don’t mention it.” The chief worked for Boyce, so he knew Boyce’s friends well.
“By the way, Mr. James from J&Y Group wanted to meet me. Lindsay Leroy was working in his
company all the time. It seems Mr. James isn’t only her boss. They are pretty close. Since he wants to
see me, I’m afraid he wants to save her.”
“Have you agreed?” asked Abbott.
“I haven’t replied to him yet.”
“You can go to see him.” Abbott looked at Blithe Donald, “As long as you don’t agree to save her.
Besides, could you tell me about your appointment place, please?”
“Why, Mr. Baron?” Blithe couldn’t quite understand him.
“If he truly wants to ask you to save Lindsay Leroy, I’ll beat him up to death!”
Lindsay aimed to kill Amanda, and Stanford should have known it after watching the video clip. If he
still wanted to save Lindsay, Stanford was truly heartless. Hence, in that case, Abbott would vent
Amanda’s anger for her.
Blithe instantly understood, “I’ll call you after the appointment place is decided.”
“Okay.”
Abbott left the police station. On the other side, Atwood hadn’t got a response from Blithe, who didn’t
say yes or no. Hence, he was afraid that Blithe would refuse to meet Stanford, and he came over in
person to invite Blithe.
Seeing Atwood come in, Abbott hid behind a pillar of the lobby in the police station. After Atwood
walked in, he walked out and squinted at Atwood’s back.
Atwood didn’t know that someone was gloomily gazing at him from his back right now. For some
reason, he felt chilly.
He thought that the police station might be too dignified, so he felt cold.
After Abbott left, Blithe went back to the office. While dealing with his job, a subordinate came to knock
on his door.
He reported, “Excuse me, Mr. Donald. Atwood Barret from J&Y Group wants to see you.”
Blithe said, “Please let him in.”
His subordinate informed Atwood immediately, “Mr. Donald is in his office now. You can find him there.”
“Thank you,” said Atwood and entered the office.
“Did you want to see me?” Blithe asked when Atwood came in.
He guessed that Atwood should be here to plead for mercy for Lindsay, but he pretended as if he knew
nothing.
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