Chapter 401 Whom Do I Trust
“My dad…”
Melanie staggered, her vision darkening for a moment.
“Are you saying that my father’s death was not accidental, but a murder instead?”
Nathan neither confirmed nor denied it. “In Harbor City, who can compare to Jeffrey when it comes to manipulating the situation and covering up crimes?”
After calming down, Melanie asked, “Why are you telling me all this?”
“Perhaps I haven’t mustered the courage to move on from the pain of losing Emma. That’s why I value you so much. I don’t want you to be deceived by Jeffrey,” Nathan said solemnly.
“But I heard that you and Jeffrey were as close as brothers back then…” Melanie trailed off.
Nathan’s eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, “In the past year, we’ve had too many disagreements. Our goals and paths have diverged. Things are not as they used to be.”
“I suppose the disagreements between you two are because of me?” Melanie said calmly, poker-faced. “The relationship between the three of us is intricate and hard to unravel. Whether it’s Jeffrey or you, I hope we can coexist peacefully in the future, and minimize conflicts as much as possible.”
After saying this, she turned and left.
If Nathan really didn’t want her to be deceived by Jeffrey, why didn’t he warn her in all the time they had known
each other? Instead, he waited until she exposed his plot before coming forward.
The moment she got into the car, Jeffrey’s call came in.
“Did Nathan give you a hard time?” he asked right away.
“You should be asking if I gave him a hard time,” Melanie said confidently.
She didn’t continue confronting Nathan to save his pride. If they had continued, Nathan wouldn’t have been
able to keep up the act for three minutes.
Jeffrey sighed in relief.
His men could only stay on the periphery, so he had no way of knowing what was happening inside the private
room. Everything was fine as long as Melanie was safe.
“On my way here, I ran into two cars coming out of the place. One was Luis’s. I recognized the license plate. The other had an unfamiliar license plate, but it should be with Luis because the two cars briefly stopped at the intersection and exchanged greetings before leaving.”
“Give me the license plate,” Jeffrey said decisively.
Melanie provided the license plate number, and added, “It was a black Aston Martin.”
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“Okay, I’ll have someone check it right away.”
Luis was Nathan’s accomplice in sowing discord between them. If they could find out the owner of the other car, they might catch another conspirator.
“I have another question. Last night, Jane arrived suddenly so I didn’t have a chance to ask. Who told you that my father did a heart transplant surgery secretly back then?”
“Nathan,” Jeffrey answered.
Melanie wasn’t surprised.
“I knew it. He just told me that. He said the surgeon who performed my surgery, Dr. Clement, informed you. He also said that after the surgery, Dr. Clement moved abroad with his family, and there has been no news since. Good thing you told me in advance. If you didn’t, he could have used this against us.”
“How did you know it was him?” Jeffrey asked.
“With the depth of his understanding of the whole incident, he seemed more like a participant than an outsider. How could I not know?” Melanie said. She paused for a moment.
During this sudden pause, Jeffrey sensed something and asked, “Did he say anything else?”
“How much do you know about the car accident that happened to my father?” she asked.
This time, Jeffrey fell silent.
Separated by the almost imperceptible crackling of electricity, Melanie’s heart tightened with each passing moment. She didn’t know what kind of answer she was expecting.
Yet, what she feared the most might be him saying that he knew nothing about it, completely denying his involvement in this…
“Come over. We’ll talk in person.” Jeffrey finally spoke.
Half an hour later, Melanie arrived at Jeffrey’s ward.
She didn’t say anything. She just sat on the sofa and waited for his answer.
“Did Nathan tell you that I hired someone to cause your father’s accident?” Jeffrey asked sincerely.
Melanie raised her head, neither confirming nor denying it.
A faint smile played on the corners of his lips.
“Remember when you asked me on Mount Coloss if I sent someone to investigate your father? Since then, I knew someone was looking into the past, so I sent someone to investigate as well. I found that the culprits were elusive, and had contacted the Yorks in secret.”
“The Yorks?” Melanie frowned.
She expected to hear Nathan’s name, but how were the Yorks involved? She didn’t remember her father cooperating with them when he was alive.
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“It could also be that they’ve once worked for the Yorks, and don’t actually belong to that family.” Jeffrey narrowed his eyes. “But I’m sure it isn’t Nathan’s people.”
“Not Nathan’s people?”
“Nathan’s people aren’t investigating, but they might have done it. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Jeffrey emphasized.
Melanie bit her lipy silent. “You’re accusing him, and he’s accusing you. How can I trust either of you?”
