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 looked like he was

into the ground when she was on

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

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

must be

brought her up?” I

appeared unconscious. She might have been rescued,

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

spot. With some trepidation in my heart,

were preparing their equipment to treat Nora, who was being lifted out

unconscious. “What happened to her? Where is

sure without tests from the hospital,”

and Nora was placed

dispersed the crowd as I glanced down to

bottom were several pears that were squashed. Those

– 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 would rather

Nora away. Soon after

looking at?” Ashton asked me as I stood next

think she ran all the way over here

be asking her that,” Ashton answered, just

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