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

one of the holes dug into the ground

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

is no parking lot over here; it would have been a waste to use a plot of land

must be quite deep to accommodate

her up?” I couldn’t help feeling

When I first came, Ms. Oberick appeared unconscious. She might have been rescued, but

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

some trepidation in

were already there and were preparing their equipment to treat Nora, who was being lifted out at

happened to her? Where is she hurt?”

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

and Nora was placed on it. They carried her swiftly

crowd as I glanced down to where Nora fell.

several pears that were squashed. Those would be the pears that

question is – 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 soil their footwear. Why

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

me as

she ran all the way over here

Ashton answered, just as confused as

further questions. We got into