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

the 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 made our way

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

lot over here; it would have been a waste to use a plot

shivered. In that case, the foundation dug must be quite deep to

her up?” I couldn’t

unconscious. She might have been rescued,

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

gathered around the spot. With some trepidation

equipment to treat Nora, who was being

happened to her? Where

be her brain, but we can’t be sure without tests from the hospital,” one of the

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

I glanced down to

the bottom were several pears that were squashed. Those would

here by herself? An ordinary woman would cringe at the amount of mud around the site and would rather die than soil their footwear. Why did she come all

party carrying Nora away. Soon after that, Ashton and the rest

Ashton asked me as

she ran all the

be asking her that,” Ashton answered, just

questions. We got into the car and followed the