Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection - Season 3 Episode 48

The man stiffened, suddenly letting go of me, looking at me and asking, “What’s wrong? Are you

feeling unwell?”

Looking at him, I felt something indescribable and shook my head, saying, “It’s okay, it’s just that you’re

holding me too tight, I can’t

breathe.”

He paused, his voice sounding somewhat hoarse, “I’m sorry.”

He was so unlike himself.

Iwas not used to it.

He shifted his gaze elsewhere, the surroundings were still mountains and trees. The only difference

was that many trees had been burned to a pitch black, the fire had been extinguished.

I looked around, wanting to see what had become of the black car that had been trapped, which was

now burned.

I just looked around, but I didn’t see anything.

Seeing me looking around, Walter asked, “What are you looking for?”

“Where is this? How did you find me?” I really thought I was going to die here just now.

Looking at me, he seemed still in shock, and said, “We were still in the mountains when you were taken

away. Odin woke up and called me. We called the police. Fortunately, those people were driving a

black van, which was not too hard to recognize. When we got to the foot of the mountain, someone

noticed a big fire in the mountains, so we

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followed. The car exploded, but thank God… you’re okay.”

In the last few words, I distinctly heard his voice choke up.

Looking at him, I couldn’t help but reach out and touch the already scorched hair on his forehead.

Without a doubt, I knew this was because he had saved me.

I’m not a person who expresses emotions well, I pursed my lips and said, “Your hair, it might all have to

be shaved off.”

He held my hand, his eyes twinkling with amusement, and said nonchalantly, “It’s okay, I’m handsome,

even bald I’m still handsome.”

He amused me, and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. However, my nose felt a bit sour, and my heart

unconsciously softened.

We… had all the time in the world.

After surviving the ordeal, I was taken to the hospital by Walter to check if I had sustained any other

injuries.

After a thorough examination, it turned out to be nothing serious. It was just that a large amount of

smoke had been inhaled into the lungs, which required careful recuperation afterwards.

In the hospital bed, I genuinely felt that there was no need for me to be hospitalized, but Walter still

insisted on me staying in the hospital. I couldn’t convince him otherwise, so naturally, I had to

compromise.

He persuaded me to stay for observation. There was a knock on the door outside the ward. Hearing the

noise, Walter called out, “Come

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The person who came in was Roy. Seeing me lying in the hospital bed, he greeted me with his usual

seriousness, “Madam.”

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Then, he/she looked at Walter, without making a sound.

It was clear that he had something to discuss with Walter. Seeing this, Walter nodded and said directly,

“What is it you want to talk about?”

Roy nodded, saying, “Mr. Hinton, the on-site results are in. The car was deliberately set on fire, and

there are traces of fire in parts of the surrounding forest. It seems someone intentionally tried to burn

your wife to death by starting a forest fire.

Walter’s face was gloomy, silent. He spoke, his voice devoid of much emotion, “Did you find out who

did it?”

Roy nodded, but he didn’t rush to speak. Instead, he hesitated and looked at me.

Upon seeing this, Walter got up to go out and talk with him.

I grabbed Walter’s hem, looked up at him, and said, “I almost died. At least let me know who wants to

kill me. So, you don’t have to avoid me, okay?”

Walter faltered slightly, then sat back down in his seat, nodding slightly.

Looking at Roy, he said, “Go ahead.”

Roy, always a man of few words, spoke directly, “The ones who kidnapped the lady were a bunch of

thugs hanging around the western suburb railway. The black van was stolen by them. The police

provided information about the identities of the two thugs, they were criminals who had just been

released early from prison. They were arrested a couple of years ago for robbery. The police have now

taken them into custody.”

I frowned, “Two thugs just out of prison? I have no grudges against them, why would they want to kill

me?”

Roy nodded, continuing, “The police just sent over the interrogation results. Those two thugs were

hired to kill, it seems someone offered them two hundred thousand each to find an opportunity to kill

you, and they would receive another two hundred thousand each after the job was done.”

Never getting to the point, Walter frowned and asked, “Didn’t you find out who’s behind this?”

Roy shook his head, still speaking in a matter-of-fact tone, “The two fools didn’t meet the buyer, the

other party only communicated with them through the phone. Fortunately, the police traced the transfer

IP to the deputy secretary next to Zhao JU.”

“Jacob?” I frowned, not expecting it to be him at all.