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

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

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

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

dug must be quite deep

brought her up?” I couldn’t

first came, Ms. Oberick appeared unconscious. She might have been

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

spot. With some

paramedics were already there and were preparing their equipment to

indeed unconscious. “What happened to her? Where is she

can’t be sure

was brought over, and Nora was placed on it.

glanced down to where Nora fell. It wasn’t very

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 die than

Soon after that, Ashton and

looking at?” Ashton asked me as I stood next to the

she ran all the

be asking her that,” Ashton answered, just as confused as I

into the car and followed the ambulance to the