When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Let’s talk about how we are going resolve this,” Ashton said sharply. He then threw his documents on the table.

The table fell silent at once, and all eyes were on me.

I was unnerved but spoke slowly and confidently, “The project still has to continue no matter what. As for the theft, we will conduct an internal investigation. It is too big of a coincidence for both the surveillance and equipment to malfunction at the same time.”

Joseph frowned. “We’ve investigated everybody at the base. They’re all clean.”

“Isn’t that the biggest suspicion?” I protested. “How is it possible for everybody to claim an alibi at the same time?”

“I will communicate your concerns to the police,” Joseph said after a pause.

“So we’re back to where we started. There’s no way to proceed with our investigation.” Rachel laughed derisively. “We are always-”

A knock on the door of the conference room interrupted Rachel.

Joseph got up and opened the door. Leedon was on the other side.

“Ms. Stovall,” he said in a panic. “The lady with you earlier is a friend of yours, is she not? Something’s happened to her. Could you come and have a look?”

Nora?

I rose hurriedly. “Mr. Fuller, Mr. Murphy, please excuse me.”

Armond got to his feet as well. After a mumbled explanation to the rest of them, he came out of the room with me.

who

of the holes dug into the ground when she was on her way to pick some fruits,” Leedon explained as we hastily made

I asked with confusion. “Why couldn’t you just bring her

parking lot over here; it would have been a waste to use a plot of land as parking spots. We’ve decided to have an underground parking

shivered. In that case, the foundation dug must be quite deep

her up?” I couldn’t help feeling

Ms. Oberick appeared unconscious. She might have been rescued,

traverse on foot. I jogged along with Leedon leading the way to the site where Nora

some trepidation

paramedics were already there and were preparing their equipment to treat Nora, who was

happened to her?

be sure without

stretcher was brought over, and Nora was placed on it. They

crowd as I glanced down to where

bottom were several pears that were squashed. Those would be the pears that Nora had

at the amount

Nora away. Soon after that, Ashton

at?” Ashton asked me as I

think she ran all the way over here

that,” Ashton answered, just as confused as

without any further questions. We got into the car and followed the