In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 909

I was on a call with Cameron when Ashton came to me and said, “We have the bidding at Oasis Hotel this afternoon. You should come with me.”

Seeing the serious look on him, I hung up the call and frowned. “Do I have to go? I’m not involved in the tender anyway. Besides, I only know that it’s to find a supplier for the project. If not, Rachel’s two years of hard work would go to waste.”

He handed me a black tie to let me help him with it. “I really think you should go with me. I can’t be at ease if you’re here alone. Tessa has been released from the police station, so I’m worried you might be in danger.”

As soon as he said that, I creased my brow, puzzled. “What? She almost killed me! How can they let her go just after a night? Is law made for nothing?”

He pursed his lips and responded, “Since she did not inflict direct physical harm, the police can’t lay any charges on her, so she can’t be detained for more than twelve hours.”

No direct physical harm? Upon hearing that, I almost fainted right there and then. “That was attempted murder! The police were even at the scene when it happened. How could there be no evidence? So they can only charge a murderer after the victim has died? How ridiculous!”

I could not help but fume as I thought about the times she had harmed me. First, she almost froze me to death in the hospital. And this time, I was almost killed by her again. How could they say there’s no evidence of her crime when all this while she’s been plotting my death?

Seeing that I was shaking with anger, Ashton placed his warm hands on me and calmed me down. “She found someone to bail her out. By the time my subordinates arrived at the police station, she was already gone.”

“Huh? Who bailed her out?” Isn’t she from a small county? And Tabitha told me that she did not have any close friends there. How could she have someone to bail her out?

“It was Derek Watson.” Ashton grabbed my hand and brought me down to the entrance. Then, he asked me to wait for him while he went to get his car.

Mr. Watson? Linda’s ex-husband?

A while later, Ashton drove over and picked me up. I looked at him and asked, “Why is he involved in this matter? I only know that there are some business relations between them. But why would he bail her out? That was her private matter.”

He turned to me and sighed, “Have you ever look into Tessa’s background?”

His question made me even more confused. When he saw me staring at him, he smiled and said, “They had a complicated relationship when they were young. And do you know that she had a tea business?”