Chapter 23
Scarlett. Til get revenge for you, okay?” he whispered
With thou e words, he grabbed a wine bottle from the table and smashed it against his own head repeatedly.
Blood immediately poured down, soaking his white shirt.[|]
He lay on the couch clutching Scarlet’s photo when his phone rang ||
“Sorry boss, the reward calls are flooding in, but none of them have the red string you’re looking for.
“Got IL-
He closed his eyes in agony.]
The next moment, he called his assistant to book a flight
If he couldn’t find one, he’d go get an identical red string himself.
Hours later, after landing. Ethan hiked to the foot of the mountain ||
Locals said the church was built at the summit. Only those with sincere hearts and true repentance would be granted an audience.||
Ithan trudged forward silently, head down.]
He didn’t stop once. Despite the bandage on his forehead and several dizzy spells, he forced himself to keep going.
Most people who came here were driven by desperation, so no one found his determination unusual []
As the sun began to set, he finally reached the sumanit
at
church
ch bell tolled at that exact moment. He found a young priest and begged to see the Father.
He thought his wish would be granted quickly
Instead, the young priest only brought back a note.
“Too much darkness. Too much obsession. No audience granted.-||
He stood frozen in disbelief ||
As the priest turned to leave, Ethan frantically pulled out his phone.
have money! I’ll pay whatever you want! I just need a red string! I just need one to honor my dead witer]
I’m sorry. The Father said he can’t give you
you seek. That red string was earned by Mrs. Brooks through true repentance and a thousand prayers. Your connection with her is over. You need to let go. This obsession is hurting you, her soul, and everyone around you:[]
With that, the
pricat walked away ||
Ethan’s outstretched hand slowly tell.||
The last glimmer of hope in his eyes died completely
He returned to the airy dejectedly, only to be immediately surrounded by police ||
“Mr. Brooks, wed like you to come with us regarding Summer Lane’s daappearance.“{}
Dhan untily followed the police to their car.
ofichów the media got wind of n Frantically photographed 1han being taken away!]
That day, die story made headlines ||
i calmly cooperated with the investigation Without concrete evidence, the police couldn’t arrest him ||
When his assistant picked him up, he explained the fallout from the
stuck on the Father’s worth ||
He tiredly rubbed his temple. “Doesn’t Scarlett have a niece she was close to?–
The assistant was taken aback, but eventually nodded.||
“Make arrangements, Invite her to the company. Prepare all the paperwork for transferring shares.||
“Boss! You’re giving the Reid Corporation to her?–||
“Have you thought this through? We’ve invested almost everything there!” ||
This meant Dihan was culling off his own atın!
“Just do it.“]]
“Have you found Tania?
Than’s voier was hoarse, with a hint of hope in his eyes.
His assistant looked down. “No. There’s no record of her leaying town. She’s probably still in the city.
“Keep looking
Echan
was too exhausted to say another word.]
He slowly closed his bloodshot eyes.||
The news that than was returning the Reid Corporation to Scarlett’s family shocked the entire Brooks dan.[]
They all berated him, pointing out that the news of his police questioning had already put the family reputation at risk.
Their angry voices filled Ethan’s ears.
“Stop talking! The Brooks family will eventually fall because of this ungrateful son
“If we had known it would come to this, we should have–
