Chapter 312 - That Woman Was An Interpreter

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Neil looked up when he heard the approaching footsteps immediately noticed that something was wrong with his wife when he saw her pale face. He stood up immediately, held her hand, and was surprised to find that it was cold.

"What's wrong?" He tugged her closer and ran his hand on her long tresses. "Are you feeling unwell?"

Edith shook her head and buried her face in his chest. She opened her mouth to speak, but when she recalled the documents and photos that she had seen in Grandpa George's room, Edith was suddenly frightened. 

Though she had grown up with her police grandfather and had met a number of criminals, her grandfather had never told her or showed her details or evidence of what did those criminals had done.

But when she entered Grandpa George's room in Z Town, she had seen everything. The photographs of the deceased showed how much they have to go through those tortures. The reports told her what might happen to the women. The details were too gruesome!

Neil pulled her body closer into his embrace and tried to calm her down. A deep frown appeared on his face. 

Just a while ago, his wife was in a very happy mood. Something must have happened during her trip to the restroom to make her trembled like that.

Neil turned his head towards the restroom direction before he swept his gaze around to look for anything that caused the sudden change in his wife's mood.

After a while, Edith managed to whisper, "Let's go home. Please. I'll tell you once we get out of here." 

"Alright." Neil nodded. He checked on her condition and heaved in relief upon seeing that her complexion was not as bad as it was before. He grabbed her purse and put his arms around her waist to hold her back to their vehicle. 

His steps halted when he saw familiar faces not far away from him.

In an instance, Neil knew the reason why his wife was a little rattled after she had returned from her trip to the restroom.

"Baby," Neil whispered to his wife. "The General Attorney is here."

Edith stiffened before she held on to her husband tightly.

"President Mo," General Attorney Leng stepped closer with a bright smile on his face.

"General Attorney Leng," Neil greeted politely. 

He then moved his gaze and saw the man who was accompanying the General Attorney. A glint flashed in his eyes when he recognized that man. He had seen Grandpa Mike showing the picture of that man before and could recognize him at a glance. That person was no other than the General Attorney's former assistant.

"I met Miss Qian in the restaurant earlier and recalled that her expression doesn't seem right," the General Attorney spoke. "I was worried that she might be unwell and decided to check on her. I didn't expect that the two of you would be together."

Neil flashed him an amiable smile. "The weather is good. I just thought that it was a good day to go on a date."

The General Attorney laughed. He glanced towards Edith and noticed that the woman had not lifted her head. A frown appeared on his face and he looked at Edith with concern. "Miss Qian, are you alright? You don't look too good."

Edith forced herself to look at the man. "I'm alright. Just that… my stomach is a little uncomfortable."

General Attorney Leng recalled that he had bumped into Edith after she had come out of the restroom and did not think too much about it. His lips turned up into a smile when he recalled the words that his former assistant had told him earlier. 

"Miss Qian, the last time we've met, I mentioned to you that you looked familiar," General Attorney Leng spoke. "I finally remember who do you look like."

A trace of fear appeared in Edith's eyes and her grip on Neil's shirt tightened.

"When I was younger, I met someone who looked just like you." A smile appeared on his face as he recalled the memory of his younger self. "It was at an international event and that woman was an interpreter." A heavy sigh came out. "Sadly, before I get to know her better, the woman had left. I didn't get to know her name at all."

Edith felt a lump on her throat. Hearing the man speaking about her mother made her stomach felt sick. At this time she had the urge to throw some punches to his face a few times and kicked him all over his body to vent her anger.

Neil sensed his wife's uneasiness and his hand around her waist tightened. He then looked at the General Attorney with a nonchalant look on his face. "General Attorney Leng, I didn't think that you would have a romantic side on you."

The elder man laughed happily. "We all been young once." 

His lips formed another polite smile. "General Attorney Leng, I'd love to stay around and chat, but my wife is feeling a little unwell at this moment."

General Attorney Leng raised a brow when he heard the word. "Wife? You got married?" 

"Mmm… We registered our marriage not too long ago."

There was a complicated look on the General Attorney's face, but it disappeared in mere seconds. "Congratulations. Then, President Mo, I will look forward to your wedding."

"Of course." Neil held Edith tighter before he led her away from the cafe. 

Once she was safely seated in the SUV, Edith leaned forward and buried her face into her palm. She took a few deep breaths and felt Neil's hands caressing her back as he tried to help her calm down.

Edith finally looked up a moment later and Neil felt a tug in his heart upon seeing the traces of tears on her face. He quickly held her closer and whispered assuring words.

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Mike's expression turned uglier as he listened to his granddaughter retelling him about her encounter with the General Attorney. The two of them spent almost an hour on the phone until Mike was able to assure her that sooner, the General Attorney will receive the punishment for his evildoing.

Once the phone call with his granddaughter ended, the phone in his hand started to vibrate again. Mike glanced at the screen and was not surprised to see that it Neil.

"What's going on?" Mike asked the moment the phone call was connected.

"Grandpa, it was as what Edith had said. We run into the General Attorney while we went out today," Neil said.

"From what Edith had said, that person seemed to guess at her relationship with Rachel."

"The General Attorney's former assistant was with him when we run into them."

Mike narrowed his eyes dangerously. When his daughter met with that tragedy, the former assistant was still working with that person. According to his investigation, that former assistant seemed to know things about the General Attorney's crimes.

General Attorney Leng had sick preferences. Who knew what was on his mind when he laid his eyes on Edith just now.

"Grandpa, don't worry.. I will protect Edith."

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