Chapter 394 I Wish It Were That Easy
Her brows drew together just a little as she walked over and sat on the opposite side.
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“I already told you, living in Crestavia isn’t like being abroad. You need to be careful here.”
The man fiddled with a lighter. Two scars were clear on his long fingers.
His voice was low and calm, with no emotion in it. “We didn’t do anything. There’s nothing to worry about.”
“I’m not saying this out of concern for you.”
Dawn said it, then realized she might have said too much.
She quickly changed the subject. “What did he tell you?”
The man looked up, his sharp eyes and brows making it obvious he was the kidnapper from earlier. He really didn’t get it. “Why do you think Lucas would tell the truth in a situation like this?<b>” </b>
“Maybe not everything he said is true, but it can all be lies either.”
Dawn looked pretty calm, but her voice was certain.
“Lucas has been hiding things for years and managed to stay safe all this time. Calling him a sly old fox is no exaggeration. Today, you threatened him by putting Cindy’s life at risk. So, you can imagine … he probably suspects that whoever’s behind this is either trying to test him or nning to silence him.”
The man turned his head, catching Dawn perfectly in his peripheral vision.
“If he figured that out, he’d be even less likely to talk.”
“Someone who doesn’t care about his own daughter can’t be called human.” Dawn let out a shortugh. “He figured it out, so he only told half the truth.”
People do things for their kids. That’s just human nature.
She didn’t bother to exin further. “Alright, tell me who did it.”
Donald pulled off his mask, revealing the old scar on his face. His voice was steady and deep as he said, “He said he really was connected to the fire back then, but he wasn’t the one who did it. Somebody paid him to make sure the Porers didn’t make it out.”
“He never saw who that person was. They only ever spoke on the phone.”
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While he spoke, he watched Dawn’s face, making sure she was all right before continuing. “The only thing he knows is that person’s a Cresvian and is in Meriax.”
Crestavian, Meriax.
That already narrowed it down a lot. Dawn pressed her lips together and stayed quiet for a long while.
Donald pulled out a pack of cigarettes, tapped it on his hand, then took one and lit up. His smoky, maic voice sounded even rougher than before.
“If you already have evidence, all you need to do is prove the facts. Why keep pushing Lucas?<b>” </b>
“I wish it were that easy…
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Dawn looked up at the sky. Two fluffy clouds driftedzily overhead.
Farther away, big dark clouds were moving in, but those two white clouds didn’t know they were about to be swallowed up.
She just watched, her voice low. “I only have some guesses about who it is. But in these past three years, I’ve done everything I could and still couldn’t find any proof.”
“I’ll help you.”
Donald nced at her, then put out his cigarette with his hand.
He added, “Or you could just tell me who it is, and I’ll take care of it for you.
Simple and straight to the point. No proof needed.”
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Dawn opened her eyes, then smiled after a couple of seconds, joking, “Remember three years when you took that job from Lucas and kidnapped me? Who would have thought I’d end up friends with my kidnapper, and that my kidnapper would want to help me get rid of someone?”
Donald just raised his eyebrows and said nothin
“That’s enough.”
Dawn got up, her eyes still shining even against the sunlight. “No matter what, I don’t want you doing anything illegal again. You promised me.”
“As for the evidence … ‘
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She frowned, almost too quick to see. “I’ll find it myself.”
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She turned and walked away.
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Donald stayed sitting on the bench, his eyes deep, watching her silhouette fade into the distance. In his mind, scenes from more than a year ago reyed.
Outside Crestavia, there were plenty of ces wherews meant nothing. Donald seemed made for those ces. He scraped by from ce to ce for 30 years.
Living a life like this, it was only natural for him to get hurt now and then.
He’d been shot before, but he never had anyone chase him down so ruthlessly.
Even Donald thought he wouldn’t make it out alive that day. And in the end, it was a girl who saved him.
He would never forget the look on Dawn’s face when she recognized his voice.
“If I’d known things were this interesting abroad. I would havee sooner.”
She wore a half–smile as she tapped his chin with the knife, like someone toying with the person who used to bully her. There was no hatred in her eyes, only amusement. “Sir, don’t I look familiar to you?”
Three years ago, Lucas never saw Donald’s face during the kidnapping.
But Dawn figured it out from just his voice.
Thinking of that, Donald’s lips twitched, almost into a smile.
Dawn went home, showered, and came out with the red marks on her wrist still there.
She rubbed them, wincing a little at the pain. “Donald really has that ouw vibe. He could at least pretend to be a little gentler when he’s acting.”
She shook her wrist and let it go.
Sara Lili
<strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.