After Gemma left in a hurry, I paid for the bill before leaving the cafe.
And just as I walked out the door, I ran into Susan.
Seemingly ignoring me, she walked past me and entered Queen's Cafe.
Obviously, she didn't recognize who I was.
I stopped in my tracks and stared at her back. A thought dawned on me.
'Susan is Rita's mother. Does she have anything to do with James' death?
If James is really still alive, maybe she's the one who hid James in secret?'
My gut was telling me that this guess was correct, so I decided to follow Susan. Perhaps I might be able to find some useful clues.
Soon, she came out of the cafe. A black Santana stopped in front of her and she got in.
I started my car and followed her secretly.
After a while, the black Santana drove into a community.
I got off my car, intending to follow her in. However, the security guard stopped me, so all I could do was follow Susan's car with my gaze until it disappeared from my sight.
"Sir, can't you make an exception just this once? That was my aunt who came in just now."
"Sorry, ma'am. But nobody is allowed to enter the premises of this neighborhood aside from its residents."
In the end, I decided to leave.
And when I got back to my car, another unexpected person showed up.
"Richard, what are you doing here?" I asked.
I was surprised that he showed up here all of a sudden.
He approached me and asked, "Were you following Susan?"
I nodded and replied, "I have a hunch that she had something to do with James' death."
Richard was Charles' confidant, so I told him my suspicion.
"I've already surveyed this place before. There's nothing special about it. Well, aside from the fact that this is where Susan secretly meets up with her lover, Ellison Blunt."
"What happened to thathouse she used to live in?" I asked.
"It's been sold," he responded.
"Sold?"
"Yes, all of her assets have been disposed of."
Confused, I asked, "Why did she liquidate all her assets? Is she short on cash? The Lively Group might've gone bankrupt, but I'm sure Susan still has a lot of cash in hand."
I couldn't understand the information I had just been told.
"You're right to be dubious. I've been following Susan around, and she's frequenting upscale places as of late. It's not like she's short on cash. It really is suspicious that she disposed all her assets in a hurry," Richard murmured.
"Richard, I have a bad feeling about this. You need to keep a close eye on Susan. I suspect that"
Richard's POV:
Before Vivian could finish her sentence, a horrible thought flashed through my mind.
'Is it possible that Rita is still alive?'
******
In the evening, I knocked on Janet's door.
Upon seeing me, she was surprised.
"Richard, what brings you here?" she asked.
"Come with me. I'm taking you somewhere," I answered.
"Where are we going?" she responded.
"To the cemetery," I said.
"Wait, what? Why there?"
"We're going to dig a grave."
"Shit!"
Janet's eyes widened in horror as she looked around, visibly panicking.
"Have you gone mad?"
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