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Ashton still seemed reluctant to let me interfere with the situation at hand. After a pause, I nodded and kept quiet, letting him hug me for a while longer.

Sadly, he couldn’t stay for very long, and he soon left to call a meeting of directors while I searched for Joseph. I was able to find him quickly. Cutting to the chase, I asked, “Can I take a look at the spot where Sasha jumped off the building?”

Slightly stunned, he nodded in agreement after a while.

The company building had more than a hundred floors. Sasha had chosen the fortieth floor, approximately twenty meters above the ground. There was no way she could have survived a fall from that height.

I swept my gaze over the scene of the crime before I gave Joseph a sidelong glance. “What did the police say?”

“They found broken pieces of metal railing as well as shards of glass where she fell. Preliminary findings point to an accidental fall, but they’re still in the midst of conducting an autopsy. We’ll need to wait for the full autopsy report before we can make the final conclusion.” Even in the face of such a horrible incident, he still managed to remain calm and collected.

I nodded, not saying anything further. I didn’t want to jump to conclusions before the results of the autopsy came out.

After leaving the company, I called Cameron to tell her that I wouldn’t be able to take Summer to the hospital. Too many things were happening at once at Fuller Corporation, and I didn’t have the time to include Summer in my daily schedule for now. Cameron reassured me that Summer’s fever had gone down and that she was doing alright.

Back at the villa, I phoned Nora and asked her about Abe.

She proceeded to rant on and on for what felt like hours, but my ears pricked up at a certain piece of information. “Wait, Danny was the one who contacted you first?” I interrupted her. “Did you meet him?”

“Nope!” she replied. “He just called me up, telling me to remind you to be more careful, and said that Abe is targeting you and Ashton specifically.”

After a brief moment of hesitation, I decided to tell her about everything that had been happening recently.

“Has Abe’s reach really expanded that far?” she gasped in shock. “Oh! By the way, Armond recently returned to K City. If you find yourself in trouble, you can contact him at any time. He might be able to help.”

I assumed that she was only offering so in order to be polite. As such, I made some noncommittal sound of affirmation and hung up on her, remembering what I had promised Armond last time. I had yet to return the item to him and had been thinking about taking some time out of my schedule specifically to do so.

The eventful day caused me to toss and turn in bed, failing to get a single wink of sleep. Ashton didn’t come home for the entire night either, most likely because he was swamped with work.

The next morning, I woke up, made some breakfast, and packed it up before heading straight to the company.

I had barely reached the main lobby when I caught sight of a group of people screaming and crying for Fuller Corporation to return to them their daughter. It was currently the beginning of work hours, so there were also many employees crowding around the entrance.

A middle-aged couple dressed in all black were sobbing the loudest, calling out Sasha’s name over and over. I’m guessing they’re her parents. There was also a young child around five years old with them, standing stiffly as she looked around in a daze.

Just then, Joseph came downstairs with horrible dark circles under his eyes. After sending away the employees that should be clocking in for work, he did a double-take when he saw me. “Mrs. Fuller, are you looking for Mr. Fuller? We had a meeting that went on throughout the night, and he just ended it.”

I kept an eye on the old couple in the lobby as I inched closer toward him. “How long have they been here for?”

“Since last night. They keep demanding compensation, but the official police report hasn’t come out, so we can’t promise them anything yet.” Joseph’s eyebrows knitted together.

Humming in acknowledgment, my attention was drawn toward one of the staff members at the front counter complaining loudly, “God, I’ve had enough of them. Mr. Fuller has already issued a statement asking them to wait for the official police reports, and that the company will take responsibility regardless of whatever the results are! They’re obviously just trying to ruin the company’s reputation by causing a commotion on purpose!”

The words took me aback. “Mr. Campbell, is the amount of compensation for an accidental death and a suicide the same?” I inquired.

He shook his head. “No. If it was an accidental death, we would need to pay much more, and the entire company’s security system would need to undergo restructuring. If it was a suicide, the company only needs to pay a small part in reparation fees as more of a moral obligation than anything else.”

I could understand why the old couple was making such a fuss now. With the Fuller Corporation having to deal with this sudden accident, the victim’s parents were likely trying to cause an uproar in the hopes that Ashton would give them the money to go away.

But they had been going at it for such a long time, and yet, Ashton showed no signs of coming downstairs. He had probably also decided to wait for the police report to come out before taking any actions.

I glanced at the old couple again, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying. They appeared especially frail and weak after having stayed up through the night.

The young child beside them also looked worryingly pale. Turning to Joseph, I told him, “Mr. Campbell, please get someone to buy some breakfast and snacks for them.”

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Joseph frowned. “Why? They’re clearly here to cause trouble.”

“They look hungry and pitiful… especially the child. Please do as I said.”

“Alright.” He didn’t sound convinced, but nodded and went off anyway.

Entering Ashton’s office, I spotted him reading a document. I placed the lunchbox that I brought right in front of him on his desk. Snatching the pen and document in his hands away, I chided, “I know you’re a workaholic, but you’ve just burnt the midnight oil. At least eat some breakfast and then take a nap on the bed.” I was acting angrier than I truly felt.

The faint hints of a smile grew on his face as he pulled me to sit in his lap. “Why are you here so early in the morning?” He sighed deeply and buried his face in my hair. “Did you not sleep last night?”

The sight of his stubble starting to poke out of his chin pulled at my heartstrings. “Enough about me; have you seen what you look like? That’s it, no more chit-chat. Eat your breakfast and then take a nap!”

I climbed off of his legs and opened up the lunchbox for him.

Surprisingly, he obediently ate the food in silence, and then insisted on having me sleep beside him. I was unwilling at first, but he looked so serious when he said, “I can’t sleep without you.”

had no choice but to lay down in his embrace and

heard the sounds of his even breathing. He must be exhausted after

and left the private restroom. The first thing I saw once I was back in the office was

“Mrs. Fuller, is Mr. Fuller currently taking

“Did

large number of distant relatives and are continuing to be a disturbance. The lobby is a complete

her family yesterday? Did

parents were local laborers and had now retired. They’re not very poor, but Sasha has an older brother with a

and had already been living a frugal life before this. Now that she had suddenly passed away in a freak

I told Joseph, “You haven’t slept at all, have you? Go and take a rest in the

fine…”

insisted. “Besides, the issue

as if to argue further, but his phone suddenly rang out from his pocket. Awkwardly excusing himself to answer the call,

upon hearing that. Turning to me, he stressed, “I’ll leave things in your hands, Mrs. Fuller. I have an emergency at home, but I’ll come

take care of himself

about ten or more people of all ages standing around in the lobby. They had somehow gotten hold of a huge banner and had written the words “A life

were all cowering in fear behind the counter, deathly afraid that one wrong word would unleash the family’s wrath

parlor. If they hadn’t, her relatives might have carried her coffin case all the way here as a part of their

were security guards stationed at the elevators to prevent them

as I exited the elevator. Heading for the front

there should have been more reporters today than yesterday, but there

me, but she quickly regained her composure. “They usually come by during noon or at night. That’s when the lobby is filled with people, and that’s the only time that

never say

for the victim’s relatives, the reporters would likely just snap a few

to be delivered to them. Buy some toys and give them out to the kids here, too. It would be best if you could start up a conversation with them and find out why they’re going

and snacks to everyone in the lobby. She also instructed

to be lunchtime. Reporters filtered in slowly but surely. However, they seemed to have learned from their previous

to make a fuss! All of them are simply retirees who jumped at the chance of

relation to Sasha, but it turned out that all they wanted was to cause

confession, then pay them twice the amount of money to send them away. Apart from that, instruct them to tell outsiders that Sasha committed suicide. As for everything else… Let them add as many

walked away, leaving me to wonder, who would go to such lengths

video. “I’ve asked them all to leave, Mrs. Fuller. The only ones left are Sasha’s actual parents.” She shook her head in awe, exclaiming,

girl appeared a little worse for wear, and for some reason, I had a feeling that she wasn’t just an

today. Give me your number so that you can send the

shyly exchanging numbers with me. “My name is Stella Collins, Mrs. Fuller.

smiled politely back at her. Minutes later, she sent me the video file

and quiet of the lobby was broken by

I saw Sasha’s parents sobbing and shouting desperately for help. “Go over and

the small crowd that had formed around Sasha’s

playing on one of the sofas in the lobby had passed out, her face was as pale as a ghost with

panicking, cradling the child

a loss for what to do, Stella

for the entire day, and I had only just instructed people to give her and her family snacks. If anything happened to her,

also thinking the same thing I was. Stella became even more frantic, as she had been the one to personally buy

in question was nearly in tears as she stared at me. “What should we

breath, I forced myself to calm down and think rationally. “Hello, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Brooks,” I greeted them. “I’m Ashton Fuller’s wife. If

was already frozen in shock because of their grandchild. When they looked up at me, it was as if their eyes suddenly lit up with hope. Clutching onto my arm, Sasha’s mother

trying my best to soften my tone in order to reassure her. “Please listen carefully. The most important thing now is saving this child’s life. We will call an ambulance to send her to the hospital, but you have to agree to settle everything else only after we’ve

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with each other. After a moment of hesitation, they stared at me and said, “Okay,

think things over. Then, I gave Stella a meaningful look, and she called for an ambulance right away. However, seeing that it would take

the child to the ER, a nurse approached us and asked, “Who is the

she now?” the middle-aged couple

at them. “We’re unsure of the child’s condition yet. Please go to

the look of embarrassment on their face, I said, “Give me the child’s identification card. I’ll settle the registration and

red-rimmed

say much. Taking the necessary documents, I headed to the first floor

card to them. Staring

had rung several times just now, but I was too busy to pick it up. Now that

texts as well: Where are

so I gave them a ride. Sleep for a little longer. Your health is more important. Don’t worry,

bag. The woman glanced at me while asking, “Mrs. Fuller, do

I gave no

children are here to bring joy, while others bring despair. My husband and I have two children. The one who’s here to bring joy has kicked the bucket, while the other is racking up so much debt that it’s forcing us to a corner. Isn’t it funny? Still, no matter how desolate we are, we have to survive. Only then we can hope for better