Chapter 456 It's A Little Complicated
The woman in front of them looked young, and her face looked comely at close range. However, at this time, she was looking at Clarissa coldly without any expression on her face.
The little girl next to her tilted her head and looked at her curiously. She didn't seem to understand why Clarissa had stopped them.
Clarissa looked at them and felt her throat tighten. Although there were a lot of things she wanted to ask, she couldn't say a word at this time.
After a while, she asked softly, "Are you Mark's family?"
The other party's face tensed up, as her eyes revealed a hint of vigilance.
"Do you know Mark?"
"I... "
Clarissa paused for a moment, and then said, "I was his friend. We used to race together before..."
However, before Clarissa could finish her words, her face suddenly turned cold.
"So you're someone from their side. What's wrong? You had been trying so hard to track us down back in Ascijan in order to elicit information from me. Now that we are abroad, you are still on our tail. Are you going to lock us up to extort a confession from us?"
Clarissa was stunned. She didn't expect to hear such an answer.
Her eyes then narrowed as realization hit her.
"Did you just say that someone was coming after you?"
The woman stared at her and sneered. "Stop pretending and playing both good cops, the bad cop at the same time. You thought I would believe you and tell you everything just because you don't admit it. Dream on."
Clarissa's face darkened.
"Hey, I think there is some kind of misunderstanding. Although I used to fight side by side with Mark, I have already left the Lost Vanguard long time ago, so I don't know the what's going on in it now.
"Hey, I think there is some kind of misunderstanding. Although I used to fight side by side with Mark, I have already left the Lost Vanguard a long time ago, so I don't know what's going on in it now.
"Don't worry, I'm not with those people you mentioned. I just don't want Mark to die in a dubious way. I believe that you also think so, right?"
The woman looked at her coldly and did not speak for a while.
Nora and David also walked up when they saw this.
They all knew about Mark's incident and how much effort Clarissa had put in on this matter.
Therefore, when Clarissa saw Mark's family at this time, she naturally hoped that they could provide her some useful leads rather than gathering them from scratch.
Therefore, they also chimed in, "Yes, you can trust us. We've traveled thousands of miles just to find out the truth about your husband's death, okay? As his widow, you also want to know who killed him, don't you?"
Yet, in the end, the woman said nothing.
She just silently looked at them for a while, but the vigilance in her eyes gradually subsided, but she still hadn't shown any sign that she was willing to trust them.
"There's no need for that. You don't have to ask me. I don't know anything either. Now that he's dead, I just want to lead a quiet life with my daughter. I don't want to be disturbed anymore. So stop trying."
As she spoke, she took the little girl's hand and was about to leave.
Clarissa hurriedly stopped them.
"If you have any safety concerns, I can guarantee your safety..."
The middle-aged woman turned to look at her and gave her a mocking smile.
"To ensure our safety? Do you even know who he is? What makes you think that you can ensure our safety?"
Seeing that Clarissa was being snapped at, David couldn't help saying in a cold voice, "Since you already knew who they are, why don't you let us help you get rid of them? Don't you think it's safer like this than having the both of you facing them alone?"
There was a moment of silence on the other side.
Then, she let out a cold laugh.
"I won't say it. If you really want to know, you can investigate it yourself. But since you are his friend, I shall tell you this— there is no such thing as life after death. Even if you're able to find out the truth, you can't bring him back to life anymore.
"Don't get yourself into trouble for nothing. They are not the people who you could mess with."
After she said that, she turned to leave without looking at any of them.
David and Nora were both so angry that they could not hold back their anger.
"Clarissa, who does she think she is? We are kind enough to help her. Her attitude..."
"Stop it."
Clarissa's brows furrowed slightly, but her face didn't show much emotion. After watching the mother and daughter pair leave, she returned to Anderson's side.
Anderson had witnessed everything that had just happened.
At this moment, when he saw that the expression on her face was devoid of any disappointment, only a hint of graveness, he raised his brow and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Clarissa said in a low voice, "I don't know why, but I always feel that things are a little more complicated than we thought."
Anderson didn't say anything, but he looked at Clarissa inquiringly.
Clarissa sighed.
"I hope I'm overthinking. Judging from her tone just now, If it was really the Sapphire family who did it, she didn't have to be in such a hurry to hide the truth from us. What I'm afraid of is that Mark might partake with some other forces. Then the situation will much more be complicated."
Anderson did not want her to worry too much, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed her hand.
"Don't think too much. Let's go to the underground casino tomorrow and see what will happen."
Clarissa nodded.
They were all in a good mood when they came out, but they ended up being heavy-hearted as they left.
Clarissa's mood was lightened up as soon as Old Madam Jordan sent her a video saying that Anne was missing Clarissa a lot and wanted to video call her after they finished dinner and returned to their room.
Anne was now seven years old, and Old Lady Jordan had been taking good care of her. Her body was no longer as weak as before, and she was able to go out and play with her friends at school every day.
Although the little girl was still very young, one could tell from her facial features that she was a beauty. They resembled Anderson's.
Clarissa looked at her and couldn't help but want to laugh. The joy and happiness that Anne brought to her were irreplaceable.
"Anne, have you been listening to your great grandma during this period of time?"
Anne lifted the corner of her mouth. "Of course I am. Mommy, when will you come back? When you come back, let's go and float the water lantern down the lake, okay?"
Recently, the school held an activity where they asked the students to write down their wishes on the lantern and float it down the river to sow the seeds of their wishes.
Perhaps Anne had not had enough fun last time, so she wanted to do it with Clarissa again when she returned to the country.
Clarissa smiled and said, "It should still take a while. When I come back, I will definitely go with you, okay?"
"All right."
"What is the wish that Anne made last time?"
Anne blinked her eyes mysteriously. "Mommy, I can't tell you. If I do that, it won't come true."
She didn't expect Anne to be so serious. Clarissa smiled.
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