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.

Leedon, who looked like he

the ground

foundations that they’d dug aren’t that deep,” I asked with confusion. “Why couldn’t

his head. “It’s a little more serious than that. There is no parking lot over here; it would have

that case, the foundation dug must be quite deep to accommodate the dimensions of a parking

you brought her up?” I

appeared unconscious. She might have been rescued, but she could be

route around the outside of the base was difficult to traverse on foot. I jogged along with Leedon leading the way to the site

With some trepidation in my heart, I

already there and were preparing their equipment to treat

unconscious. “What happened to her?

be sure without

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

I glanced down to where Nora

several pears that were squashed. Those

all the way over here by herself? An ordinary woman would cringe at the amount of mud around the

Nora away. Soon after that, Ashton and the rest came

asked me as I stood next to

you think she ran all the

need to be asking her that,” Ashton answered, just as confused as

into the car