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.

happened?” I asked Leedon, who looked like he was in

and the lady fell into one of the holes dug into the ground when she was on her way to pick some fruits,” Leedon

aren’t that deep,” I asked with confusion. “Why couldn’t you just bring

have been a waste to use a plot of land as parking

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

her up?” I couldn’t

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

on foot.

around the spot. With some trepidation in my heart,

equipment to treat Nora, who was

unconscious. “What happened to her? Where is she hurt?” I

be sure without tests from the hospital,” one of

and Nora was placed on it.

the crowd as I glanced down

were squashed. Those would be the pears that Nora had

was she doing all the way over here by herself? An ordinary woman would cringe at the amount of

Soon after that, Ashton and the rest came

Ashton asked me as I stood

do you think she ran all

be asking her that,” Ashton answered,

questions. We got into the car and followed the ambulance to