Chapter 2800

Rita's resilience - and all that she had encountered in her years within the family-resulted in pent-up emotions within her. Without Sherman by her side, she might not have revealed such a fragile facet of herself.

In addition, she had matured swiftly in the past few years too. Though her family disapproved of her work and she occasionally traded barbs with her stepmother and stepsister, none of that could match up to the challenges of a reporter roughing it on the streets.

Once Rita had composed herself, her mind churned with questions. For example, she wanted to know how they got information that she was going to be there with Sherman. She had kept her investigation of Esmond close to her chest, discussing it only with Sherman. That raised the question of how Esmond knew about their arrival and if his counter-surveillance operations were that formidable.

a moment before asking, "Are you certain you didn't mention Esmond to anyone else? Frankly speaking, I have spoken about it

name to Karen before to see what kind of reaction

you bring up Esmond's name to test

was jogged to that night where he made the association about

but all I know is that Karen had some unpleasant memories before marrying into our family. Neither she nor her daughter was willing to discuss it. It seems she had an ex-husband. I can't confirm if it's Esmond, but her expression turned sour when

could explain how he knew we'd be here today. Karen could inform him if she wanted, and he could've had his guard up against us from the beginning after we'd connected the dots to him. There's also a chance that we were targeted the second we entered this place. Why else would

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