Chapter 854
Zelda was rendered speechless. She really wanted to call Chuck to comfort him. However, she realized that Chuck must be incredibly sad at the moment. ”I didn’t expect that Chuck would lose his mother at such a young age. Ah!” Zelda breathed out a sigh.
She, Yolanda, and Nancy did not continue talking. Their minds were elsewhere, each of them busy with their own affairs. The news was a drastic change for them. There was only one thought in Yolanda’s mind. She thought that the business in the country would be greatly developed during Chuck’s sorrowful return to the United States. Nancy shared the same thoughts as Yolanda. Therefore, they worked hard. They waited for Chuck to return.
Absent- minded, Zelda was Kai when she suddenly received a call from Quinn. Quinn couldn’t contact Chuck anymore. Hence, she could only look for Zelda to see if Chuck was with her.
”Hello, is Chuck with you?”
”He’s not here, he’s going back to the United States!” Zelda sighed and said.
”Back to the United States? Didn’t he just come from the United States last month?”
”Something happened to his mother. He’s going back,” Zelda volunteered the information.
”What?” That piece of information stunned Quinn. She would have never imagined that she would hear that piece of news on that day.
”Chuck actually returned to the United States?” Adriana’s eyebrows rose in an arc at the news.
”He’s already on his way. It would be weird if he didn’t go back! After all, Karen is dead. As Karen’s only son, shouldn’t he go back?” Adriana’s bodyguard said.
”True! Well, I’ll give him a few days off! Take me to the other parts of the country!” Adriana missed Chuck. However, before she got to meet Chuck, he was already on his way to the United States.
”Yes, Miss Adriana! However, I think you can go back home too. We have to make arrangements regarding the matter of inheriting the leadership of our family. Also, we have other matters to attend to as well!”
”All right! We can go home too!” Adriana shrugged. She was alright with the decision as she had nothing to do.
”Young Master, President Lee fell into the river over there!” Betty and Chuck had already returned to the United States. From the plane, Chuck looked down at the river. The river was rushing at a terrifying speed. When Chuck saw the river, his last sliver of hope was extinguished. His mother was human. So, how could she survive in those relentless currents?
Tears welled up in Chuck’s eyes. Suddenly, he spotted a familiar but lonely figure on the broken pier. It was his father, Chadrick.
”Young Master, your father has been sitting alone for two days and two nights! He hasn’t eaten or drank a bit!” Betty informed me.
Chuck’s nose turned red with sorrow.
”Young Master, don’t worry. I’ve already sent people to search the whole river!” Chuck could see that there were many people by the river. Those were Karen’s people. All of them had come out to look for Karen’s body. However, the only thing they had found after two days and two nights was Karen’s car. It was deformed beyond recognition.
Chuck himself could not believe that anyone would be able to survive such a great impact. He was aware that it was virtually impossible.
”Dad!” Chuck couldn’t stop his tears from falling.
Chadrick, who was standing on the pier, trembled as he turned his head. He had aged a lot in those two days and two nights. Even his sideburns had turned white.
Chuck’s tears streamed uncontrollably down his face. The father and son embraced each other. For a moment, they shared a silent, familial comfort. Then, the two of them sat on the pier. Chuck was still in a daze. He would never receive another call from his mother for the rest of his entire life.
Suddenly, Chuck recalled the morning he had received a call from a strange number, saying, “Your mother has given you five million…” In the memory, Chuck laughed between his sobs. Karen’s appearance had changed Chuck’s lack of spirit. It had turned him into the Chuck he was at present.
However, Karen had never experienced happiness. Before she could witness his marriage and establishment of a family, she met her demise in an accidental death. At the thought, Chuck’s nose began to burn. He sat with his father for a long time, from dusk until dawn.
“Dad, I’m going to look for Mom! If I don’t find her, I won’t come up!” announced Chuck, his eyes red from weeping.
Yet, Chadrick shook his head. “Call Betty over!”
“Betty!” Chuck called for Betty.
Betty ran over immediately. “Young Master! Mr. …Cannon!” Betty couldn’t bring herself to greet Chadrick. As Karen’s trusted subordinate, she had suggested for Karen to be suspicious of Chadrick.
“You don’t need to call me that!” Chadrick shook his head. “This bridge was personally designed by Karen and built by her people. I don’t believe that it could collapse so suddenly!”
Chuck had also thought about that point. However, who could speak confidently when an accident had happened? In fact, no one knew what would happen in the next second of their lives. It was natural that Karen did not anticipate the accident.
”Mr. Cannon, do you mean…?” Betty identified the message Chadrick was implying.
”This is what I found after staying here for two days and two nights!” Chadrick took out something from his pocket.
Chuck didn’t understand, however, Betty realized. ”This is…!” Betty was well versed in many things. This was a shard left behind after an explosion.
”I secretly went into the water before you came here. I found a large fractured stone at the bottom of the water and there were traces of an explosion on it! That‘s why I suspect that Karen did not die in an accident. Someone deliberately murdered her!” In an instant, Chadrick’s eyes glowered murderously.
Chuck was furious too! ”Dad, is what you’re saying true?” Similarly, Betty was also filled with killing intent.
”It’s true! It’s impossible for your mother to die in an accident. You haven’t seen her reflexes! Even if the road suddenly collapsed, she could still find a way to jump out of the car! In this case, she must have had no chance to jump out of the car!” Chadrick concluded stonily.
Chuck clenched his fists. The veins on his arm were bulging. ”The person behind this must have planned everything in detail. I believe that this person planted a bomb to collapse the bridge so that Karen would fall into the river! However, judging from Karen’s ability, she would have been able to control the car and get out of it alive! Yet, she must have been injured in the process. Maybe her arm was broken or her head was bleeding. Basically, she was already weakened at that point. Under those conditions, she fought with that person but it was not a fair match due to her injuries! Therefore, she was pushed down by that person along with the car! Everything! The evidence was all destroyed! However, that person did not anticipate that I would dive into a 30-meter-deep river despite the risk of being washed away by the currents. I found a large rock that fell and discovered these traces!” explained Chadrick in a hoarse voice.
When he had dived into the water, he had almost been washed away. However, Karen was still in the water. Hence, he didn’t worry because Karen would protect him. He had managed to find the clues with great difficulty.
“You can imagine how isolated and helpless your mother was at that time! Yet, she would not bow to anyone. I think she must have been in a lot of pain at that time and was tortured and forced to jump down.” Tears streamed down Chadrick’s face as he said that.
Chuck fumed vehemently. “Dad, who is this person you’re talking about? Who the hell are they? I must tear them to pieces!”