Although his father had a bad temper, often berating and even beating him when angry, it was the first time he'd threatened to sever their father-son relationship.
He watched the woman heading towards the small garden, layers of confusion rising in his deep eyes, "Then at least you have to give me a reason?"
The sound of Julian Cooper's severe coughing came through, wheezing and gasping, "I'll tell you one thing... your mother's death is related to the Whites. You figure it out."
"..."
A chill ran down Daniel Cooper's spine. His mother had died from difficulties in childbirth, hadn't she? How was it related to the Whites?
But before he could ask, the call was abruptly ended again.
Suppressing the whirlpool of confusion in his eyes, he lowered his head and sent Mason Hawkins a message, "Call me when you land, I need you."
Mason Hawkins had returned to Mallowbank early in the morning.
