"You…" Infuriated, Benard and the others followed along quickly.
He refused to be preempted by the Lierger family, and ended up being labeled as an incompetent fellow, especially in his own territory.
Right then, Zayn who had received the news came down from upstairs.
"Mr. Giblo, " Brandy reported, "Benard has gone after her."
"Don't let her get away, " Zayn instructed, furrowing his brows.
"Rest assured that we've deployed a lot of men to handle this."
As Brandy was speaking, the screeching sound of an eagle was heard from upstairs. Shortly after, it zoomed past above their heads like an arrow. Swoosh.
Automatically, Brandy bent down to avoid the eagles' widespread wings.
Subsequently, a dark shadow bolted across the room, and a gust of wind blew past them.
"Ahh!" Several maids and nurses screamed in trepidation. Among them, two had collapsed on the floor.
Meanwhile, in the dining room, Carla maintained her composure and continued having her meal without batting an eyelid.
Zayn approached her and explained, "About Shelley…"
"I know, " Carla cut him off while shooting him a death stare. "The night I was fighting Solara, you accompanied Shelley to the suburbs and protected her in all aspects. Thereafter, you even moved her home to be right under your nose because you're so concerned about her safety. Well done, Zayn!"
"No, you've misunderstood." Zayn tried to justify himself, "I just wanted to collect more evidence and put them behind bars…"
"What other proof do you need?" Carla found his reason blatantly ridiculous. "With the power bestowed upon the Giblos, I seriously doubt you can't uncover the truth within two years."
"I've long discovered the truth, but we need solid evidence to bring them to justice." Frowning, Zayn continued, "This isn't Erihal. We can't take things into our own hands."
"Is that so?" Carla arched her brow. "Solara poisoned me, abducted Randy, and even instructed Shelley to assassinate Mrs. Borah. Will the Giblos be principled enough to carry out what's right and put her to jail?"
"Yes, " Zayn stated firmly without any hesitation.
"That's what you said verbally, but I don't see any action being taken." Carla pushed further. "It's been two years. Isn't that more than enough time to source for the much needed evidence?"
"That's because…" Initially, Zayn wanted to reveal how Daemon swept the proof under the carpet. However, he changed his mind, thinking that it would only enrage Carla more. "To cut the long story short, I'll give you an explanation on this."
"If you truly wanted to come clean with me, you wouldn't have delayed it till now. More essentially, you wouldn't have protected Shelley!" Carla cast a suspicious look on him. "You deliberately covered up for her. There must be more to it than meets the eye, right?"
"Of course not, " Zayn denied it right away. "I'm just thinking…"
"Mr. Giblo is back!" someone announced loudly. Before Zayn could finish his sentence, he heard the car engine.
Stunned, he wondered why Jombo was home at that time. His health is so poor, and he has barely recovered. Why was he discharged out of a sudden? Could it be that…
Without further ado, Zayn strode to the door with a dimmed expression.
"Why is Mr. Giblo home at this hour?" The panic-stricken Mrs. Bolistin advised Carla, "Ms. Wigston, whatever Mr. Giblo says to you, please don't take it to heart."
Then, she instructed the maid, "Jewel, go wake Randy and Josh up. Tell them that their great-grandpa is here."
"Okay!" Jewel did as per requested.
"Don't worry. With Mr. Randuwell around, Mr. Giblo won't do anything to you." Worried sick, Mrs. Bolistin added, "Ms. Wigston, shall I go with you to welcome Mr. Giblo?"
Carla put down the utensils and wiped her lips with the napkin. Then, she glanced at the busy maids carrying out their chores. Placidly, she posted a question, "Mr. Giblo has never been fond of me, right?"
"Um…" Mrs. Bolistin did not know how to respond to that although she knew exactly what happened behind the scenes.
On their wedding day, Mr. Giblo forced Zayn to keep the babies, but kick the mother of the children out of the house. Therefore, Mr. Giblo's men forcibly sent Carla and Mrs. Borah away… That's an indisputable fact.
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