Chapter 631 Getting the Perp
“My poor child…”
Olivia hugged one of Tess’s arms, crying her eyes out.
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<i>Tess’s </i><i>life </i><i>is </i><i>hard </i><i>enough</i>, <i>and </i><i>now</i><i>, </i><i>she’s </i><i>been </i>in a <i>car </i><i>crash </i>too. <i>I </i><i>came </i><i>to </i><i>Aetheris </i><i>to </i><i>stand </i><i>up </i><i>for </i><i>her</i>, but <i>before </i><i>I </i>could <i>even </i><i>do </i><i>that</i><i>, </i><i>disaster </i><i>struck first</i>.
Benjamin was usually more rational than Olivia but this time, he didn’t stop her from crying. He just stood there, staring at Tess with a face full of worry.
With the two elders blocking the front, Julia ended up standing on the outside, frozen as she looked at the scene inside.
She nced again at her useless grandson standing by the door and suddenly felt unbearably awkward.
Fortunately, Tess noticed her and lifted her head to speak first. “Julia, thank you for bringing La back despite your busy schedule.”
As soon as she said that, Benjamin and Olivia turned their tender gazes to the little one.
“Look at this little angel, she looks just like her mom. So beautiful!”
Olivia cuddled La, and Benjamin’s eyes were full of affection as well.
Warmth spread through the room.
Julia quickly followed along, smiling. “It’s nothing, really. La cried the whole way here, like she knew something had happened to her mom. She’s such a smart, sweet girl.”
Tess smiled faintly.
“Oh, right. The Embers came just now too, but we kicked them out.”
Violet suddenly recalled.
“The Embers?<b>” </b>
Olivia stopped rocking La, disgust shing in her eyes.
“Hmph, good riddance. Tess needs peace and quiet. Thest thing she needs is to see them and get upset.”
This time, even the usually quiet Benjamin let out a cold snort, his tone full of contempt.
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For a moment, the room went stiff and heavy.
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No one pursued the topic further. Then Lyra suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence with a frown.
“Tess, do you remember anything about the crash? I only saw the news briefly on my phone. The SUV driver fled the scene and left no clues at all. The police checked the car and didn’t even find fingerprints.” Lyra looked serious. “I suspect this was a nned hit.”
Everyone’s expressions changed when they heard that.
“A nned hit? In Aetheris? Isn’t that a little ridiculous?”
Julia was the first to speak, disbelief written all over her face.
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Although Aetheris wasn’t the political or economic center of Crorus, itsv administration were among the best. “Murder” was a word she’d only ever heard on TV, even at her age.
“No. How could a normal driver leave no fingerprints at all? And the garage cameras just happened to be broken. Don’t you think that’s too neat and a little strange? I think only ‘premeditated‘ can exin this.”
Raven agreed.
Abel’s face was tight with anger.
He mmed his fist on the table. “I’ll have someone investigate this. I’ll find out who did it!”
Even if that person were already dead, Abel would dig them out of the ground if he had to.
His arm trembled slightly.
He couldn’t imagine what would’ve happened if Tess hadn’t been saved in time, if something really had gone wrong…
Abel’s throat tightened.
“If it was nned, and the mastermind failed this time, there’s no guarantee there won’t be a next time.”
Finn, who had been standing by the door, suddenly spoke. His cold voice dropped the temperature in the room even more.
Though they didn’t like Finn, his words made sense and drew Lyra and Raven’s attention.
Lyra and Raven exchanged a look. “While Tess is recovering, we’ll take turns staying with her
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and make sure no dangerous person gets near her room.”
Tess frowned and shook her head. “No.”
Her voice was weak, but it silenced everyone. They all turned to her at once. “Why?”
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“I think the chance of a second attempt is very low. Even if there were no cameras in the garage, once they hit me and ran, there would be cameras on the road. I think they probably went straight to the airport and left the country.
That made everyone’s faces sink.
<i>That’s </i>true.
In <i>this </i><i>age </i><i>of </i><i>big </i><i>data</i><i>, </i><i>how </i><i>could </i><i>someone </i><i>just </i><i>disappear </i><i>into </i><i>thin </i><i>air</i>? <i>Fleeing </i>ove <i>crash </i><i>makes </i><i>a </i><i>lot </i><i>of </i><i>sense</i>.
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“But if they have gone abroad, it’ll be hard to track them down. Even if we catch them, it won’t be easy to prosecute them over there.”
Lyra rubbed her temples, her head aching.
Tess pressed her lips together. “Since we all suspect it wasn’t an ident, and even if it was, hit–and–run is still a serious crime. Let’s cooperate with the police for now. If that person truly left the country…”
Tess gave a bitter smile.
That little curve tugged painfully at everyone’s heart.
Finn’s eyes darkened. He took one long look at Tess, then turned and silently walked out of the room.
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