In the morgue, Simon was standing before the corpse of Sebastian Hayes. He was staring at the place where the needle was inserted
'So, the Whites used him and threw him away when he was of no use. How ironic?', Simon thought.
He had already confirmed Sebastian's history; he lived alone for quite some time after he got divorced because he cheated on his wife with one of his students. He had no children and his ex-wife married to another man.
While Simon was immersed in thoughts, "Did you find anything sir?", he heard Jake from behind. Simon faced the ceiling and replied, "Just a rough guess." He had many dots in his mind regarding this murder.
Jake became curious and asked, "So, what is it? Can you tell your junior?"
Simon sighed. "It's just my theory!"
"Alright! Let's hear it then." Replied Jake with an intriguing interest. He knew Simon could come up with an answer regardless of the evidence. And most of the times, his theories resulted somewhat correct so, he was really eager to know.
"Let's just assume that Sebastian was ordered to kill the kid and as the head of the department he couldn't do it on his own therefore, he ordered one of his minions. But later when he found out that the task was never accomplished, he knew for sure that his life was in danger and he tried to run away. But in the end, he wasn't given any chance to escape and got killed before he could do anything to save his life!"
"So, the Whites killed him before we could find any evidence regarding them!", Jake commented.
Simon affirmed, "Exactly my point!"
"But we still have one suspect left in our hands!", Jake claimed haughtily. "Though, we have, but… he is just another expendable guy. He could never be used as a witness in this case and Whites already know about this therefore, they never went after him."
Jake frowned, "But why can't we use that guy in anyway sir?" He believed that they could resolve this case, but after carefully examining the situation Simon came to a realization.
"We can't because Lee was ordered by Sebastian and he's already dead so, in my opinion it's a dead end."
"So~ you mean—we cannot proceed further in this case even if we have Lee in our custody?"
Simon sighed, "Yeah! —we can't do a fucking thing!"
Judging from his tone Jake understood how frustrating this could be for someone like him who lost his wife in the hands of his enemies. Even though Simon was rewarded with another golden opportunity to go after Whites but things ended before he could extract his revenge.
"Jake!", Simon turned to Jake.
"Yes sir!", Jake replied thinking maybe Simon thought of another way to go after his enemies but what he heard next completely baffled him.
"Do me a favor, go home and take the day off. Spend it with your family or however you like but—don't show up in the office. If you do, I will personally send you home."
"Huh! But what about this case—are you really going to give up like this sir!"
"It's not like that! I just want to take a break too, you know. I am also a human and I also have some urges like yours!", Simon replied scrupulously. Jake was surprise by the latter's sudden order; he wanted to retort but decided to remain silent and accepted it, "…Understood sir!"
"Give me a call if you need anything sir!", said Jake and left Simon alone in the room. While Simon staggered and sat on the floor, he kneaded his head, "I am so sorry Risa! —I am so sorry! I failed again!", and mumbled regretfully.
Simon knew the Whites were behind this murder and the doctor was the key to bring them down but they were two steps ahead of him. He lost to White family, and for that he blamed himself for not being able to bring them to the justice.
...….
It was early in the morning. The Sun was shining in the sky. Its amber rays were twinkling around the nature. The cool breeze was sending the message to the people that winter was around the corner.
In the coffee shop, Lucas and Andrew were sitting across each other. Andrew sipped coffee and glanced at Lucas; who was staring at his cup on the table. "What's the matter Mr. Lucas? It seems that you don't like the coffee? Should I order an Espresso?", asked Andrew.
Lucas moved his gaze towards the window. "That's not it."
"Then what is it?", Andrew asked with concern. His gaze was focused on Lucas, who was dazing outside. It was a rare sight for him to witness Lucas like that because usually he spits nonsense because of his distrusts towards the latter.
Lucas already knew that Andrew is his father's loyal dog and was appointed by him to his side to keep an eye on him. He couldn't do anything regarding it because his father controls everything even though he made Lucas the head of the company due to his health issues. Lucas believed that his hands were tied more than before. To him, it was nothing more than a slavery.
"You don't need to know!", Lucas answered unscrupulously. He stared Andrew in the eyes, "All I want to say—I am sick of this family!", Lucas grumbled. He got up and left. Andrew sighed as he drank his coffee. He was well-aware of the latter's behavior towards him. But he didn't mind it at all because it was his duty as his secretary.
...….
A few days ago, Guryon family handed Dr. Lee to Simon. They also shared info with Simon regarding the investigation they did on Lee. After hearing in the court, Lee was sent to the prison for fifteen years in the case for attempting murder. His step-sister June visited him in the prison a few times before the hearing but Lee refused to see her.
Before going to the prison, he sent a letter to June which stated all her deeds she committed. Lee was heartbroken after learning that his step-sister lied to him all along about everything. He also stated that he wanted severe all his ties with her for the rest of his life and asked her to never see him again.
The reason was; he had been trying so hard to earn for her and her child. He had this guilt hanging around his neck all the time that he raped his step-sister while he was drunk. But when he got captured by the Guryon family, they showed him the evidence of his step-sister's wrong doings.
Lee's breakup with his girlfriend and getting drunk was all her doing. June planned it all after learning that Lee was a simple-minded guy therefore, she decided to keep him by her side so that she could live with ease for the rest of her life.
As for Lee, who had this innocent view of June in his mind; it all vanished in few moments and what replaced it was hatred. Because, he had committed such a crime just for her sake when he had done nothing wrong in the first place, for that he came to hate himself for being so submissive to her.
About June, Lee learned that she hid the fact of getting pinned down by a rich guy in the college who she liked. But when June got pregnant with his child, she found out that it was just one-sided relationship. His sister couldn't go for abortion because it was considered a serious crime and the penalty was really nerve-racking. Therefore, June come up with an idea. She targeted her devoted brother Lee.
After digging out some information regarding her brother, she discovered, Lee lived off well with his girlfriend in a nice apartment. June contacted him somehow, arrived at his place and made things worse for him every day and soon her selfishness destroyed Lee's love life and his career too. Now, with Lee gone into the prison June became a fallen leave of a withered tree.
...….
In the Guryon manor, Jennifer was sitting beside Leonardo who was still asleep. Meanwhile, Amanda knocked the door lightly and walked in the room. She stood before Jennifer and watched her caressing Leonardo's forehead.
"He's adorable!", Amanda praised. Jennifer looked at Amanda with a vivid smile, "Yes, he is. He is just like my Jasmine when she was his age." Jennifer got up and sauntered towards the window. She stood there and gazed at the dark sky through the window. After few seconds, Jennifer turned around and looked at Amanda, "Amanda! I have decided."
"What is it my lady?", Amanda asked in utmost respectful manner.
"From tomorrow onward you will act as president in my place for the time being. I wanted to give it to Billy but, he already has too much going on with his life."
Amanda was bemused for a moment after she heard Jennifer declaring her the president. "But Ma'am—", she wanted to refuse, but Jennifer stepped forward and gently held her hands and pleaded, "Please Amanda! I'd like to remain in the house with my grand-son. He is too young and has lost his mother. It's a gap that nobody could ever fill but at least let me try to make amends for what I did to my daughter in the past—"
Amanda could feel the intensity of true emotions of Jennifer. The old lady become emotional whenever she talks about her past especially regarding her late daughter.
"—I don't want him to have the same childhood like my Jasmine did because of my carelessness. Maybe this is my retribution. I will never run away from it again like I did in the past. I shall accept what fate has decided for me but—it is only possible if I step down from the position of the president. And someone capable like you, must take a hold of my position. Please, do not refuse the request of an old woman like myself."
Amanda wanted to decline her offer because it was a very big responsibility for handling such a large family business on her own. But watching Jennifer as the mistress of the family pleading her so desperately and decided to give her the position of the president without even her consent for the sake of her grand-son, it shook her heart greatly. Amanda was impressed by Jennifer, who immediately decided to step down from her position just to spend the remaining time with her grandson.
Amanda directed her gaze downward for an instance and pondered, 'What I would have done if I were in her shoes?'
After a moment Amanda looked Jennifer in the eye. She smiled helplessly and accepted, "How could I refuse such request Ma'am. I will do my best."
Hearing Amanda agreed to Jennifer's selfish request, Jennifer hugged Amanda tightly in happiness. "Oh, Amanda! —I know I am being selfish—and I thought you'd refuse me—but—you accepted—I am so grateful to you! Thank you! Thank you so much!", she cried gleefully and expressed her gratitude.
Amanda patted Jennifer's trembling back to keep her calm, "It's why I am here Ma'am."