Chapter 9 Terrence
When the car came to a stop. I snapped back to reality. We had arrived at Mirror Lake.
Kaleb parked his car next to a Maybach.
What kind of rich guy would come to the riverside in this freezing weather? What for? Just to feel the cold wind?
Returning to the crime scene stirred up a whirlwind of emotions in my heart.
I recalled how I had dragged my heavy wedding dress along the water’s edge that day, feeling utterly hopeless.
Though I now hated him, I couldn’t just let go of years of affection in just a few weeks. He ran away from our wedding. I didn’t feel surprised, yet still. I was disappointed.
Between me and Alena, he ultimately chose her.
Watching his retreating figure, I was finally convinced. My heart sank.
Back then, I was so devastated that I didn’t even notice someone
approaching me from behind until a sharp blade was plunged decisively into my body.
I was shocked.
I watched myself collapse. Even though I could no longer feel pain, my hand instinctively reached for the wound.
Last night, I had lost a great deal of blood, but the river water had washed it all away.
I carefully examined the surroundings. There was no sign of any of my belongings. Those might have fallen into the water.
Kaleb’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts. “Uncle Terrence, when did you come back?”
I looked up and saw a man sitting in a wheelchair by the river.
Draped in a black wool coat, his complexion was cold and pale. His strikingly exquisite face was too handsome to be true.
His gaze alone was enough to send shivers down one’s spine.
He was the illegitimate son of Daniel Harrington, a result of an affair overseas. His appearance took after his mom.
He was handsome and seductive.
Though he was born in Daniel’s later years, he remained an unacknowledged secret. He stayed abroad and rarely returned.
In terms of age, he wasn’t much older than Kaleb, but an enduring chill always seemed to linger around him.
Since the very first time I met him, I had always been afraid of him.
And yet, fate played its tricks. More than once, when I found myself in grave danger, he was the one who saved me.
Like that time when a tsunami nearly took my life in the depths of the ocean, he gave a hand to me. By sheer coincidence, his commercial vessel crossed my path. He had his men rescue me from the waters and personally sent me back to the Brook family.
I had written the wedding invitation myself and carefully selected a token of appreciation. I then sent both overseas to him.
Rumor had it that he had long since broken away from the Harrington family. It was said he had become a rising star in the business world given his remarkable business acumen.
Given his strained relationship with the Harrington family, I never expected him to attend our wedding.
Terrence lazily lifted his gaze. His eyes then landed on Kaleb with an icy indifference. “Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?”
Kaleb, too, was afraid of him.
“Of course not,” Kaleb replied. “I was merely curious. Why would you come here in such biting cold?”
Terrence’s thin lips curled slightly. “I could ask you the same thing. Shouldn’t you be with your newly wedded bride instead of wandering around here in the cold?”
Kaleb forced a chuckle. “To be honest, Savannah has quite the temper. She’s been giving me a hard time.”
At that moment, I caught a flicker of mockery in Terrence’s eyes. “I wouldn’t say she has a bad temper. I’d say she’s blind for agreeing to marry trash like you.”
“Uncle Terrence!” Kaleb’s face darkened.
But Terrence didn’t spare him another glance. Instead, he issued a casual command, “Landen, let’s go.”
The towering man behind him, with a scar running across his brow, pushed the wheelchair forward. The wheels slowly rolled over the bumpy
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road.
Kaleb clenched his fists tightly at his sides, watching the wheelchair move away. Suddenly, he called out, “Uncle Terrence, in the end, Savannah still married me.”
I froze, not quite understanding why he would say such a thing. After all,
I had never had much interaction with Terrence.
