Chapter 325
It was the second day after Frank had been locked up.
Natalie and Trevon moved back to the Wilson’s residence. Theo missed Jasper and had asked Natalie to stay with the Wilsons for several days.
Natalie would not object. Theo treated her as if she was his own granddaughter.
Trevon personally drove Natalie to work. He held her hand while driving with one hand. As Trevon turned the steering wheel. Lily’s phone rang inappropriately. It was a video call from Ava.
Ava had woken up early in the morning. Natalie remembered Ava telling her she did not have morning classes. Natalie picked up the phone with one hand and smiled while saying. “Ava, you’re up so early. Didn’t you say that there were no classes in the morning…
Before Natalie could finish, Ava interrupted her rudely for the first time and anxiously asked, “Sister, have you seen Frank in the past two days? I can’t reach him. Can you help me ask Trevon if something happened to Frank?”
On the night Frank got off the plane, he did say that he may not check his messages. However, he had not replied to her messages all day. This made Ava, who was in Sapphire City, panic. She thought Frank had returned to Athana hurriedly. Now that he was missing, something might have happened. Ava, who had always had good sleep quality, had insomnia last night. She waited and only verified it with Natalie at this time.
Ava decided not to call Natalie. She was afraid that her sister would not tell the truth. Video calls allowed her to see if Natalie was avoiding her gaze.
Natalie turned to look at the man who was driving seriously with a slight smile on his face. It was difficult to hide it now. Natalie cleared her throat and said, “Ahem… Ava, something happened to Frank, but it’s not a big problem. It will be resolved soon. Don’t worry. He didn’t want you to be worried, so he avoided telling you. Trevon said Frank will be fine in a few days.” After Ava’s suspicion was verified, her beautiful eyes became misty as she held back her tears and said, “I understand, Sister.”
“Sleep a little longer. I’m going to work. Don’t overthink. It’ll be fine soon,” Natalie replied.
Natalie comforted Ava repeatedly, afraid that her sister would overthink.
Ava, who was not in a good mood, said gloomily. “Sure.”
After hanging up, Natalie became worried. She turned his head and asked Trevon, “Can Frank come out today? Ava is already anxious. I’m afraid that if Frank doesn’t come out soon, Ava will fly over.”
Trevon chuckled. “Don’t worry. With Frank’s personality, do you think he can make Ava worry for so long? If he doesn’t come out today, the Roberts family will make a move. I’ll give it 48 hours at most.”
Upon hearing Trevon’s words, Natalie calmed down. Soon, the car arrived at the entrance of the hospital. Trevon unbuckled his seatbelt and pecked Natalie on the lips. He said, “Honey, I’ll pick you up after work.”
Natalie was used to the stickiness when they parted. She returned a kiss and said, ‘Goodbye, Mr. Wilson.”
As Frank and Trevon expected, the second-generation nouveau riche who insisted that Lithern Club had sold him the drug changed his statement. He changed his accusations even though nobody had threatened him. Frank also stayed in prison obediently for two days.
The second-generation nouveau riche claimed he had consumed drugs before entering Lithern Club. He always had this hobby but lied to avoid being investigated.
Meanwhile, Frank’s calmness puzzled many because he did not use underhand methods to solve the issue.
At 3:30 p.m., Frank strode out of the police station. A black Maybach was parked at the entrance. The driver in the car did not get out. Instead, he opened the window and shouted at Frank, “You’re out rather fast.”
Frank opened the door of the front passenger seat without saying anything and got in as if it was his car. Frank said, “Your intel is quite accurate. How many minutes have you waited?”
There was stubble on Frank’s chin but no fatigue in his eyes. Frank calmly asked Trevon, “Do you have a cigarette?” Trevon glanced sideways at the roguish Frank and muttered, “You’ve kept some in your car. They haven’t been touched in the last two days.”
Frank took a pack of cigarettes from the place Trevon pointed to. He tore open the packaging and knocked out a cigarette with his fingers. He held the cigarette between his slender fingers and lit it with a lighter. He took a deep puff and slowly exhaled. The lingering smoke filled the car and dissipated through the window.
After consuming half a stick, Frank said casually, “Someone wanted me to rest. I have to cooperate with them.”
Trevon complained, “You’ve rested well enough. Ava couldn’t sleep. When she called my wife this morning, she was so anxious that she cried. She said she couldn’t reach you.”
Trevon was addressing Natalie as his wife very smoothly now. He kept calling her his wife as if he was showing off
Upon hearing this. Frank held the cigarette in his finger and asked solemnly, “What did your wife tell Ava?*
“Tell her the truth, of course. We’re not people who lie. You can think of a way to explain yourself,” Trevon said as if he was
honest.
Eventually, Trevon was satisfied by the worried expression on Frank’s face and added, “I didn’t reveal that you were framed. 1 just said that something happened to you.”
If Trevon had revealed Frank being imprisoned, Ava would have most likely flown to Athana immediately based on her forthcoming personality.
Frank bit the cigarette between his lips and did not smoke it. He took out his phone and sent a message to the profile picture pinned at the top of his WhatsApp application, Tm fine. Don’t worry. You should focus on class?
The young lady had classes in the afternoon. He had already memorized her timetable. Her schedule was also stored on his phone.
Frank thought Ava would probably reply to his messages immediately. Moreover, her class had already ended at this time. As time passed and Frank waited, his brows furrowed even more. Trevon looked at Frank, who was increasingly anxious, and reminded his friend, “Why don’t you give her a call? You won’t get an answer even if you torment yourself to death. Don’t you like to get your answer directly?”
Frank did not respond to Trevon as he knew Frank enjoyed watching the spectacle. Frank called Ava but was told Ava’s phone was turned off. He got the same notification even on the second try. This made Frank panic. He had never been so anxious before. The nicotine from the cigarette in lus mouth could not ease his anxiety.
The more he smoked, the more uncomfortable he felt. He extinguished his cigarette and threw it into the trash can in the distance. The cigarette landed directly into the trash can.
Frank turned to Trevon, who was enjoying the spectacle, and said, “Call Joseph and ask if Baby Ava is home. Her phone is turned off, and I can’t reach her.”
“You two are dating, and you need my wife and I to help you pave the way. Why are you so daring? Do I owe it to you?” Trevon complained in dissatisfaction. However, he still called Joseph, who was quickly picked up. “Brother, is Ava home?” Joseph’s gentle voice came from the other end of the line. “She’s on the plane.”
Trevon was speechless. Judging from Ava’s actions, her decisiveness was on par with Frank’s.
After listening to Joseph’s instructions, Trevon hung up the phone. He looked sideways at the anxious Frank and said, “She’s on the plane. She’ll be here at 11 pm. Should 1 pick her up? Do you want to do it yourself?”
Although Trevon knew that this sentence was ridiculous, it was better to ask.
“I’ll fetch her. Send me to Lithern Club. I have something to handle there. I’ll repay your wife’s favor when I get married,” Frank said shamelessly. Frank said in surety as if he and Ava were going to marry each other.
“Should I tell you that you’re generous or blindly confident?” Trevon exclaimed as he shook his head.
Joseph did not say when Ava boarded the plane, and Trevon did not ask. A tacit agreement formed between both
After sending Frank to Lithern Club, Trevon left. Frank sneered in disdain as Trevon wanted to pick his wife up from work.
At nine o’clock in the evening, Lithern Club opened its doors as usual. The staff in there were preparing. Since the afternoon, Frank had been in the office watching the surveillance camera footage of Lithern Club. The private rooms in Lithern Club were not monitored, but he still needed to check something else. He looked at the time stamp in the lower right corner of his screen. The young lady was about to land in Athana.
There were still two hours left. He wanted to go to the airport in advance and wait.
He turned off his laptop and headed for the door.
When he opened the door, he bumped into Lily, who was coming to work. Lily was wearing a figure-hugging red dress with a plunging neckline. Her face was covered in thick makeup, and she wore a pair of three-inch white high heels. She stood beside Frank and looked up at him.
She said earnestly, “Mr. Roberts, I’m sorry I didn’t discover the problem in time.”
Frank was in a hurry to go to the airport, so he did not give much thought to his answer and merely said, “Sure.”
His tone was indifferent and distant as if he wanted to stay away and ignore her.
How could Lily have missed his nonchalance? She felt a piercing pain in her heart and thought, “Why couldn’t he see how much I had done for him after so long?” Her eyes were slightly teary, and she tried her best to endure it.
An urge ran rampant through Lily’s body. She did not want to put up with it anymore. She wanted to confess to Frank.
She silently mustered her courage and clenched her fists tightly. Just as she was about to speak, a young and innocent female voice interrupted her hard-earned courage.
“Frank…” A soft voice came from the corridor.
She wore a thin beige-colored sweater, black denim shorts, and a pair of white sneakers. Her slender legs went on for miles, and her skin was as clear as crystal from afar. The girl did not smile, and there was a tinge of anger in her. Her exquisite little face pouted as if the world owed her one million dollars.
She held a large white suitcase and a green baseball cap in her other hand. At this moment, Ava felt that the hat was appropriate Without a word, she put the hat on her head.
It was light green and the color of spring. Ava had painted her fingernails on a whim the day before. She felt that she ought to dress up for spring, and it seemed to have lightened up the atmosphere.
Frank was stunned for a moment. He looked at the travel-worn young lady before him and could not help but laugh. He strode toward her and wanted to hug her fiercely. However, he could read the room and had long seen that the little girl was
angry.
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