Arielle did not say anything else and merely nodded. “Okay.”
When Vinson entered the room, he asked, “What's the matter?”
Sasha bit her lip and asked, “Have you found Toni and Andy's corpses?”
Vinson nodded. “After hearing about the incident, I sent my men to look for you. Their corpses are with the traffic police now. After I send you to the hospital, I'll retrieve them.”
Sasha's tears streamed down her face again.
Vinson said, “Don't bother yourselves with too much. Spend your effort on recovering instead. We'll host a funeral for them later on.”
“Okay!” Sasha nodded firmly and promised, “I'll recover as quickly as possible!”
At that moment, it was the first time Sasha genuinely regretted sneaking out to look for Blake when Larissa was not around.
If she had not left, she could have recovered faster and met Toni and Andy for the last time before they died.
After a while, Vinson's men arrived.
Arielle instructed those in the manor whom she had bribed to free up the exit route through the back gate. From there, she sent Sasha out.
As Vinson had not come with anyone else, he carried Sasha out himself.
Arielle followed behind silently.
She did not know what to say, nor did she want to say anything.
Vinson placed Sasha into the car carefully. Sighing, he turned around and said to Arielle, “You should go back so no one will be suspicious. Aren't there Cindy's spies in the manor as well?”
Arielle nodded and told Sasha, “Rest well, okay? I'll try my best to look for Blake.”
“Thank you, Ms. Moore.” Enduring the pain at her waist, Sasha squeezed out a smile.
When Arielle saw her forced smile, she felt even more bothered. I must be crazy to feel this upset. The hospital is much cleaner and more hygienic than Larissa's room. Since she's going there, why am I feeling unhappy? I should be delighted!
Arielle scolded herself for feeling upset for no reason. Forcing a smile, she waved goodbye to Sasha and closed the car door.
She turned around and said to Vinson, “I'm going back. Drive safely, okay? Her wound's deep, so don't make her move about.”
“Don't worry, I know.”
Arielle nodded and returned to the manor with Larissa.
Vinson kept watching Arielle's back until she disappeared around the corner. Only then did he avert his gaze and get into the car.
The car drove forward slowly in silence.
“I've always wondered...” Sasha, who was sitting on the backseat and clutching her wound, broke the silence. About the kind of woman you'd find to accompany you for the rest of your life.”
When Vinson heard that, he remained expressionless, though his grip on the steering wheel tightened.
Feigning a look of nonchalance, he asked, “What kind of woman do you think I'd find?”
Sasha smiled and asked, “Haven't you found her already?”
“Who are you referring to?” Vinson gulped, but his expression remained the same.
“Ms. Moore, am I right?”
A hint of an emotion crept into Vinson's face.
He cleared his throat. “Why would you say that? We're only friends.”
Friends who are married.
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