Owen showed a surprised expression but his face became dull afterwards.
“There must be a recorder in the car. Since it is a limited edition, I will ask others to check immediately. Perhaps no more accident occurs.”
The Lane family planned to investigate the past happening. Robert and Georgia departed to Julie’s house.
Georgia took her phone and called Vanessa.
“Vanessa, have you departed to visit Annie in S City?”
Vanessa replied to her via the phone.
“Yes, I am on the way. Alfred brings me there. How about you, Georgia? Have you departed?”
“Vanessa, I should go there immediately but I have something to do right now. It is about the accident investigation, I have to see the person involved in it. After settling the matter, I will buy a ticket to visit Annie in the hospital. Don’t wait for me today.”
After hearing Georgia’s words, Vanessa comforted her immediately.
“Never mind, it is more important to find out the truth of the accident. Alfred and I are on the way, we will visit Annie, don’t worry.”
After Vanessa hung up the call, Alfred asked her curiously.
“Is Georgia calling you? What does she say?”
These few days, Vanessa stayed in Alfred’s condominium. Alfred accompanied her every day and treated her gently just like what he did six years ago.
Vanessa had a psychological burden, Alfred did not ask her about the last break-up and did not ask about her feeling now.
He acted as if nothing happened and passed his life peacefully along with Vanessa. He even prepared for their wedding calmly. They looked like a pair of normal couple.
Vanessa was anxiety but there was no point to ask Alfred why he stayed so calm and argued about the past.
Vanessa was afraid that Alfred would change his expression when talking about the past. She recalled the furious pattern of Alfred, she was so scared of it.
Alfred was calm now, Vanessa appreciated that.
“Yes, Georgia calls me. She says that she might not be able to visit Annie today. She has found out something about the previous accident, she wants to investigate the truth.”
Alfred asked confusingly.
“You mean Georgia is not the one causing the accident to happen?”
Vanessa nodded.
“It is impossible to be Georgia. She did not drive on that day, she is the scapegoat for her brother, Eden.”
Alfred nodded and did not speak anymore.
He was in a relationship with Vanessa for three years. He always met Georgia but he was not familiar with her. He only knew that she was his girlfriend’s best friend. So, he did not have much understanding of her.
“Don’t you think that Georgia is the murderer for the accident? Is she lying to you?”
Vanessa was furious after hearing his words.
“Alfred, do you have a bias on Georgia? She is my best friend and my only kin. Her daughter, Annie is my daughter too. We will get married soon, I hope you can respect my friend, me and her daughter.”
Alfred breathed in deeply. He had warned himself many times, he loved her so much, he did not want to let her go.
So, he just let the bygone be bygone and started his life again with her.
However, he would think of the humiliation Vanessa had made on him and left him. The happening tortured his emotion every day and night but he was afraid that Vanessa would show the helpless and dispirited expression again.
Alfred did not know how to tell Vanessa the matter. In fact, his resentment to her was existing but he wanted to pretend to be a perfect husband now. He wanted the woman, he must get her.
“I give you a gentle reminder only. If Georgia is really the murderer, the Simpson family will not forgive her. I am afraid that you will get into trouble because of her.”
Vanessa stayed silent and did not want to speak anymore. Although Alfred and she seemed to become reconciled, she thought that there was a hidden barrier between them, they seemed to be blocked by a wall.
During these few days, Vanessa thought over and over whether she should tell him the truth about the break-up.
But when she wanted to say it out, Alfred would say calmly to her not to recall the past happening, we forgot the past and restarted again.
Alfred did not want to listen to it, Vanessa could not explain it to him.
She was not bold but when she felt that Alfred had bias on Georgia, he seemed to throw his tantrum as before. Vanessa could feel the resentment that Alfred had on her, it was revealed in his tone.
Their wedding fell on the day after tomorrow, did they need to pretend nothing happened and passed their life peacefully forever?
Vanessa breathed in deeply, she continued to speak boldly.
“Alfred, there is an incident that causes us to break up last time. I know you don’t want to hear that but can you let me explain?”
Alfred teased inside his heart, what incident? It was just because he was poor and Vanessa met a rich guy, right?
Alfred did not voice out his opinion.
“Vanessa, the bygone is not important. Gone are the days we suffer, let’s forget the past and restart, ok? If you keep arguing about the past, how about our future? Forget it, ok?”
Vanessa lowered her head and her tears fell instantly. The humiliation and harm she had suffered would etch in her mind forever.
Forget it, just pretend that nothing happened. It was Vanessa’s thought.
If she pretended to stay peacefully with Alfred, he would help her with her jobs. If she had the job, she would not make trouble for Georgia, she even could seek assistance from Alfred in helping Georgia and Annie.
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