Paul was still looking while I let Sarah sit next to me.
"Paul, are you ok?" asked Dr.Lu.
He came and bent in front of Sarah, making her uncomfortable. So I held her tight beside me. Everyone was looking confused as they were not sure what is going on in his mind.
Was he someone who loved Sarah secretly?
He seems about ten years older than us but very handsome with a dimple when he smiles. Maybe a distant relative or someone she had known a long time ago.
He suddenly held her hands with tears in hir eyes,
"Little sis"
Sarah seems to react to that voice.
"Little sis," He called her again in a soft voice.
"Brother Paul" was all she said while hugging him and crying.
"Ben, don't make her tired more," said Dr.Lu.
"Little Bud, calm down dear," I looked at Paul and took Sarah beside me. She started to feel dizzy again, so I took her to the room, while Meg stayed with her.
I was curious. As I came down I saw him wiping off tears as if something triggered his memory.
"Ben,"
"Are you ok Paul?" Asked Alex.
"Sorry, I didn't know she was your wife,"
"It's ok Paul. But keep it to yourself for the time being," I said.
"Yes, I understand. I know you all are curious about what happened," he looked at us.
"Little sis what he used to call her. I mean Dave. We both were best friends but after he passed away I had no contact with his family,"
"So it means you are seeing Sarah after more than a decade?" I said.
"Yes. She was the apple of his eye to Dave. He loved her so much that he tried to spend more time with her. There were times he would take her to our basketball tournaments calling her, his lucky charm,"
He took some time and continued, "The reason I joined the CIA was I wanted to find out what really happened to him."
"But why didn't you stay with them for some time, after he passed away?" asked Dr.Lu.
"Well Doctor, I couldn't take the truth that he was no longer there, so I had to go away from there,"
"I can understand, Paul," was all that the Doctor said.
"Well, then it seems you are destined to join us to investigate this issue," said Alex and explained what had been happening in the past.
Luckily he had been following the news, so he knew everything happening around recently.
"Ben, may I ask you something?" said Paul.
"yes sure,"
"She used to be more active and so cheerful back then,"
"Well according to Sarah's father, she had been going through some difficult times and she has been reserved with her close family and friends. Kind of shut down herself," I said.
"Hmm... But if he was here, he would have been very proud of you, Ben,"
"Ben," said Meg, coming down, "Hmm... she's asking for Paul"
I went with him to see Sarah.
"Love, how are you feeling now?"
She didn't answer me and looked at Paul.
"Where did you go after he left Brother Paul?"
Paul came and sat on the floor beside her.
"I am sorry little sis, I couldn't bear to stay without him. After I became an officer I came to look for you. But you all had left by then. I went abroad for training for a few years and came back a few months ago,"
"But, can you bring back Dave, please? He will come if you talk to him,"
I didn't know where to look she was living hiding her pain.
"Little sis, you know Dave is already with you, watching you all the time. And I will be there for you as your brother ok, Sarah," he said hugging her tight.
I had asked Markus to meet Paul and talk about how we are going to go further with the investigations. After a while Dr.Lu and Meg left, leaving me and Alex with Paul.
"I think anyone who is trying to harm you must know that you both are married," said Paul.
"Why do you say that?" asked Alex.
"Because they seem to target only both of you and who are so close to you,"
"So you have to take the security team when you go," I said with a strained voice to Alex because of his trip tomorrow.
"Ok Boss,"
"Thank you for giving me this information, Markus. These are pretty detailed. Are you into some kind of an investigation team?" asked Paul.
"Well, Paul, Have you heard of the mafia gang - Laurance?" I asked him.
"Hmm... yes"
"Do you know who owns the leaders?"
"Don't tell me it's you?" he asked surprised.
"Not only me, him too," I pointed to Alex.
"It's like something comes from generation to generation. So they are the knights of shining armor protecting the family," said Alex pointing to Markus, who just nodded his head.
"Impressive, so your team is really tech-heavy right?"
"Not only that, many other things too," said Alex with a bit of honor.
"I think you both can team up and investigate this and hope we can get to the bottom of this," I said.
"Yes, I am happy to join hands as I really want to find out what happened to Dave. And hopefully, that will bring some peace to his parents," said Paul.
We talked for a few more hours, and we sort of found some leads to what could be happening behind. But still, we need to find a way to get Liam to confess. Where could he be at this moment?
Ms.Wang's assistant was also gone missing from sight. Maybe he's laying low and planning his next move.
"Paul, don't you think someone else might be behind all this?" I asked.
"Why do you say that?"
"I don't know, it's just a feeling. That something is not right," I said looking at Alex, who was ready to leave.
"Good Luck,"
"Thank you Ben, hope she'll say yes," he said with a big grin in his face.