Hannah sat on the toilet with a red face. Her heart was just pounding away.
Hannah murmured to curse Oscar.
Fortunately, she had the habit of going to the toilet with her phone. That would help to calm herself down.
By chance, a piece of news caught her eyes.
It read, "Martina Sawyer's body floated on X Beach, salvaged by the local fishermen."
In no time, she clicked the title to read the news content and saw several pictures. She could recognize the swollen dead woman was Martina, even though the body had been blurred.
Martina died last night.
How did she die?
When Hannah sent Manuel to save Sarah, she thought that Manuel would spare Martina.
She hated Martina badly. But she would respect Manuel's choice if he wanted Martina alive. After all, Martina loved him so much. Manuel might not have the stomach to kill her.
So, she didn't get to the bottom of it when Charles and Loretta were under arrest but Martina just disappeared.
Martina's death was beyond her expectation. She had died even before Charles and Loretta were sentenced.
What had happened?
Did the Collins family find her and finish her first?
With a thought, Hannah decided to call Manuel.
Manuel was getting dressed. It was Tia who was helping him since he was seriously injured.
Tia, the servant, had stayed there for him last night.
Manuel's back was wrapped with gauze.
With her hands moving slowly, Tia was afraid to touch his wounds. She could still remember how terrible Manuel's wounds were.
She couldn't help to say, "Mr Johnson, maybe you should ask for a day off today. It's inevitable to rub the wounds when you put on the shirt. What if they open up again?"
"I'm fine. No biggie." Manuel said. By then, he had put on the shirt and buttoned the shirt by himself.
Tia didn't think that a man like Manuel, who was well provided for, needed to work so hard.
He had been super rich without his salaries from Phillips Bank. Why must he be so mean to himself?
At the thought of it, she wanted to convince him again, but Manuel's phone rang suddenly.
"Hello, Hannah." Answered Manuel.
"Hi, Manuel. Did you read the news?"
"About what?"
"Martina is dead." Hannah said straightly, "The local fishermen found her body on the seashore of X Sea."
"I see," Manuel said.
"Aren't you surprised?" Hannah frowned, but she was enlightened the next second, "You knew it already?"
"Yeah."
"Did you get something to do with Martina's death?"
Manuel didn't keep it from Hannah and told her what had happened last night.
"So, Martina committed suicide, for you." Hannah concluded.
Manuel didn't deny it.
"She thought Susan would be dead, too, but it turned out that you've saved Susan." Hannah went on speaking, wondering whether it would drive Martina crazy if she knew Susan was still alive.
Surely, Hannah had no chance to witness her anger at that moment. But it was a piece of exciting news for her. Manuel would take pity on Martina's death, but she wouldn't, considering all those terrible things that Martina had done to her in her previous life.
"How are you?" Hannah asked.
"I'm OK."
"Are you sure you're not gonna tell Susan?"
"Mm-mm."
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