Chapter 732
At the nursing home…
Water droplets dripped off the eaves and onto the leaves of a potted plant sitting on the windowsill. Anthony sat on the couch, flipping through a photo album and feeling extremely melancholic.
His daughter had been hurt and had fallen into a long coma. He had been guarding her for a decade and had no idea how long this would last.
Louis stood at the door and knocked on the door, which caused Anthony to put the album down. “Who are you?” he asked in a hoarse voice.
“My name is Louis Lucas.” ‘Mr. Lucas?” Anthony was a little bewildered. “Why would you come to me, Mr. Lucas?” Louis glanced at the person lying on the bed and explained, “I’ve come here today with someone else.” Anthony did not understand what he meant, so he only stood in place and watched as Louis asked his bodyguard to bring the person in. It was an old man in his 60s whom he did not know.
Anthony asked, “This is?”
Louis replied, “He used to be a security guard of the University of Northway, but he’s currently retired. He knows about your daughter’s incident.”
Anthony stood up and looked at the old man. “Do you really know?”
The old man’s shoulders trembled as he explained, “I… I can’t remember everything very clearly, but I still remember that incident you’re talking about.”
Louis placed his hand on his shoulder.” Don’t worry, sir, just tell us what you saw back then.”
The old man swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded. “I remember it was ten years ago. I saw two young girls arguing behind the performance hall. However, I was too far away from them, and I didn’t know what they were arguing about. I was about to approach them when I saw,”
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