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

adjacent is undergoing some renovation, and the lady fell into one of the holes dug into the ground when she

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

little more serious than that. There is no parking lot over here; it would have been a waste to use a plot of land as

foundation dug must be quite deep

you brought her up?” I couldn’t help

not sure. When I first came, Ms. Oberick appeared unconscious. She might

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

spot. With some

their equipment to

happened to her? Where is she hurt?” I

be sure without tests from the

over, and Nora was placed on it. They carried her swiftly

dispersed the crowd as I glanced down to where

were several pears that were squashed.

what was she doing all the way over here by herself? An ordinary woman would cringe at the amount of mud around the site and

after that, Ashton and the rest

at?” Ashton asked me as I stood next to

you think she ran all the

asking her that,” Ashton answered, just

into the car and followed the ambulance to