Furthermore, there was another question that plagued his mind. Why did Fabian ask the men of the five prominent families to investigate Felicia? Under normal circumstances, no one would mobilize this intelligence agency.
Is there a connection between Fabian’s investigation of Felicia and Hannah’s return to Baykeep?
Xavier could not figure it out, so he decided to stop thinking about it instead. Straightening himself, he then took a sip of his coffee as his head throbbed.
Somehow, there was a foreboding sense that was settling at the bottom of his stomach. It was like a storm that was about to strike.
What is it? What’s going to happen?
On the other end, Hannah was deep in her thoughts as well. However, unlike Xavier, she was not at a loss; she knew what she should do, and she knew what she was going to face.
Her thoughts were about who she should look for to investigate the matters and how she should face Fabian. When she returned, she knew Fabian had sent men to protect her. Now that those men retreated into the shadows, she knew Fabian wanted to keep his protection a secret from her.
At the end of the day, Hannah still felt helpless toward Fabian. What she felt for him should not only be described as love but devotion.
Similarly, Fabian loved her with every fiber of his being. Yet, the two could not be together.
Even Hannah felt like laughing at herself. Why am I back this time? Am I not here to bring justice to my mother? Why am I thinking about everything else?
Let the Fabian stays in my heart and dissipates over time.
That was how Hannah consoled herself despite knowing that it was impossible.
“Hannah? Hannah?”
Natasha had been helping Hannah read through some documents, and she had stumbled upon a section she could not understand. When she raised her head, about to ask Hannah her question, she saw the other woman’s red and teary eyes.
“Hannah?”
Natasha called her out twice, but Hannah still did not answer her. Feeling a sense of worry, Natasha patted Hannah on her shoulder. If Hannah still gave her no response, Natasha was ready to send her to the hospital. After all, it would be disastrous if anything happened to Hannah again.
“Hm?”
Finally, Hannah came back to her senses. However, she had not heard Natasha’s words, so she cast a perplexed look on her and asked, “What’s wrong? Is something wrong somewhere?”
Natasha sighed in relief. I’m so glad she’s fine. After a pause, she continued, “Yes. I’m having trouble understanding some of these. Please take a look at them for me.”
With that said, Natasha then handed her the documents and began voicing her questions.
The entire time, Hannah was patient in explaining the important points and logic to Natasha.
Once Natasha’s question was resolved, she hesitated a moment before she asked, “Hannah, what were you thinking about earlier? I think I saw you crying.”
A startled look flitted across Hannah’s face before she hid it behind a smile.
“What? I wasn’t thinking of anything. I’m just too tired, so my eyes were hurting,” Hannah explained with a forced smile.
She told Natasha nothing, but it was not because she did not trust her; she just did not want Natasha to worry about her.
Natasha knew what Hannah was going through, so she did not force the latter to speak the truth. Instead, she consoled, “If you’re tired, you should get some rest. Everything will be fine when you wake up tomorrow.”
“Okay. I understand.”
Hannah nodded as a warm feeling spread across her heart. She felt glad that Natasha was by her side in time of need.
Right then, Hannah’s phone rang. Despite not wanting to pick up the call at the start, she hurriedly accepted it after a glance at the caller ID. Even when she spoke, anxiety laced her tone. “How is it? Do you have any news?”
On the other end of the call was Hannah’s senior editor. Now that she did not have Fabian by her side after her return, the only one she could rely upon the most was her company.
