A Lifetime With You

Chapter 71

The truck showed no sign of slowing and continued on its path. “F*ck! What the hell was that!” The driver cursed.

Fortunately, they did not get into an accident that evening. Seeing Ava as pale as a ghost, Damien comforted her, “It’s alright, the truck driver was probably not paying attention.” “That wasn’t a coincidence. I caught a glimpse of the truck driver, and it looked very much like Beth.” Although it for a split second and everything was blurry, Ava was almost sure that the driver was Beth! “Are you sure you it was Beth?” Ava shook her head and muttered, “I…I’m not certain, maybe…it was just my imagination.” After that day, Damien hired someone to investigate the truck. The investigation revealed that the truck belonged to a construction company nearby. It was driven out for approximately an hour on the day of the incident and was returned to the site afterward. As there were no surveillance cameras at the construction site, it was impossible to identify the driver.

It was probably nothing but because of Ava’s suspicions, the issue was now under scrutiny. Damien contacted the private investigators hired by him to find Beth abroad previously. According to them, ever since Beth returned to the mainland, they had no clue about her whereabouts.

Beth disappeared as if she never existed.

“Damien, you can stop searching now. I was probably seeing things,” Ava told him. “I don’t care if she was the one driving the truck the other day, but if it was indeed her, we have to capture her.”

Damien had a point, but where could Beth be hiding after all this while? The private investigator added that while no traces of Beth were found, he did notice that Enrico had purchased a flight ticket back to China and was on his way home. “Okay, I got it.” It was no surprise to Damien that Enrico was returning home.

birthday was in two days and he

of that,

dinner with the Newton family, he never returned to the Radbury residence again. But this time, Damien had no choice but to attend the party. It was their family’s tradition to hold their birthday celebrations on the ninth year instead of the usual tenth of every decade. Damien’s father was fifty-nine this year and the party was unusually lavish. Moreover, there would be business partners and close associates

the party hosts, Daryl and Karen were obliged to entertain their guests attentively. Enrico did not arrive until the banquet had

and

the guests. In addition, he gave his father emerald

grinning from ear to ear, “Rascal! You should have arrived two days ago. What took you so long?” “Well, I spent some time on the gift and there was an unexpected delay by the airline.” Enrico never left their side the whole night, and both of his parents were happy to spend time with him. The guests were

hand was

his mother spotted him with Ava earlier this evening for the party. It wasn’t until Enrico’s presence that the tension went subsided. Ava refused to follow Damien initially, knowing that her in-laws despised her. She did not intend to ruin the celebration by showing up uninvited. She noticed that Damien’s expression went gloomy since Enrico’s entrance.

Damien ignored him.

and continued by greeting Ava, “Wish you

Ava was about to clink her glass with Enrico, Damien snatched her drink and