Chapter 214 Finding the Way to Search for Her
She wouldn't.
Darian smiled bitterly.
He lowered his head, his once confident figure now exuding only loneliness and desolation.
Sandra watched, tears streaming down her face.
She never imagined that Darian would be in such pain after losing Cecily.
Darian had truly fallen in love with Cecily.
...
The next day, the Flores family refused to give up and went directly to Owen.
Owen, seeing Tabitha in tears, felt a headache coming on.
"Owen, you can't just stand by and watch. Ophelia never intended to harm Darian. She was just angry with Cecily, so she wanted to get rid of her."
"And you agreed to this. You can't let Ophelia take all the blame. It's been a day and a night since Darian took Ophelia away. Please, save Ophelia."
Tristan also spoke, his face grim. "Yes, Owen, you watched Ophelia grow up. You can't be so heartless."
Owen rubbed his temples in frustration.
He had been feeling unwell these days.
How could he be comfortable with his grandson going crazy for a woman?
Seeing these two, Owen felt even more annoyed.
"All right, I understand. I will ask him about this. You two can go back first."
Tabitha, feeling Owen's dismissive attitude, became more anxious, and her tone became heavier. "Can you save Ophelia? Give me a definite answer."
Hearing Tabitha's tone, Owen's brows furrowed in displeasure. "Do you think she should be saved?"
Owen's sudden sternness took Tabitha aback.
"I asked everyone to retreat. Why didn't she retreat? Darian was in the car at the time. What if Darian got hurt? What if Darian jumped into the sea with Cecily and got swept away by the waves? What if they were in danger? Has she ever considered these questions?"
Tristan pulled Tabitha, who was about to speak, and quickly and politely said to Owen, "Please calm down. Ophelia must have instructed everyone not to harm Darian. As for Cecily falling into the sea and Darian following, no one could have anticipated that. She shouldn't take all the blame. She must have been punished enough, and it's time to let her go."
Owen sighed. "I'll talk to Darian."
Owen had to say this, but he wasn't certain that Darian would listen.
Cecily was right; without her, he had no leverage over Darian, and nothing could threaten him.
Tristan knew they couldn't push Owen further.
They had to stop.
The two left, and Owen raised his hand. "Go and call Darian. If he doesn't come, say I'm dying."
Sawyer looked terrified. "Sir, you can't say that about yourself."
Owen waved it off. "Just do it."
Sawyer had to follow Owen's command.
Half an hour later, Darian came over with a cold face.
There was still no news of Cecily, and Darian's mood hadn't improved.
"What's the matter?"
"What did you do to Ophelia?"
"She's still alive," Darian said coldly.
"What do you mean by 'still alive'?"
Owen had a bad feeling. Even if she's barely hanging on, that still counts as 'alive'!
"If you've already punished her, you should let her go."
Darian remained indifferent. "I'm not done with her yet."
"What else do you want? Do you really want to kill her?"
"Don't worry, she won't die. Until Cecily returns, she will be punished every day, and I will make sure she suffers."
Owen was shocked by Darian's harsh words, but Darian appeared as if it was completely justified.
"Darian, that's enough..."
"Do you have the right to speak for her? You're also involved in this matter!"
Owen's face darkened as he looked at Darian's unrelenting attitude.
"I got rid of that woman for your own good. Are you going to lock me up and beat me for her?"
Darian lowered his gaze. "I wouldn't dare. I just want Grandpa to take good care of yourself at home, and you don't need to worry about anything else."
"You! Darian!" Owen was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Darian took a few steps forward, bent down to tuck Owen's blanket, and said calmly, "You're being too harsh. I just want you to rest well, nothing more."
Darian stood up straight, ignoring Owen's angry face, and walked out.
Owen clenched his fists, too angry to say anything.
As Darian left Owen's room, he instructed Larkin, "Go find those troublemakers from back then."
"Are you going to reinvestigate the matter?"
Darian's eyes were deep.
Cecily deserved an explanation, and he needed to know who was behind the defamation of Cecily.
"Mr. Fitzgerald, Ms. Sandra wants you to go to the church." The servant came over and said.
Darian nodded and walked toward the church.
Sandra was sitting on the side of the church, copying scriptures for blessings.
"Mom, what's up?" Darian's voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.
Sandra put down her pen and looked at Darian, her tone heavy with meaning.
"Darian, your grandpa is getting old. Don't always argue with him; his body can't take it."
Darian's gaze fell on the scriptures on Sandra's desk. "What is this?"
Sandra glanced at the scripture in front of her, "This is the scripture for Cecily's blessing."
Sandra sighed.
She used to hate Cecily, but upon reflection, what was there to hate?
It was only that Cecily had been ruthless, causing Ophelia's child to die and then giving birth to another man's child, leaving it with the Fitzgerald family for Darian to raise.
But now, everything seemed different.
Cecily's children were Darian's own flesh and blood.
Perhaps it wasn't true that she had caused Ophelia's child's death.
Sandra sincerely hoped that Cecily would be safe and sound.
She believed in Christianity, believing that the god would bless Cecily.
"Is it effective?"
"Faith is effective."
Darian had never believed in these things before.
But at this moment, he took a copy of the scripture, a pen, and paper, had a table brought in, and silently knelt before the god, writing and praying...
If the god had a spirit, Darian would be willing to give everything just to ensure Cecily's safety.
...
In the following days, Darian went to the company in the morning, leaving all the company's affairs to be dealt with in the morning and evening so that he would have the entire afternoon to look for Cecily.
Everyone said that Cecily was dead, but Darian refused to believe it and vowed to find her.
The Fitzgerald family searched day and night, naturally attracting the attention of the media.
The engagement party that night, which turned into a mess, caused quite a stir.
Ophelia had become a complete laugh stock, and the hotel where the party was held also came out to apologize.
Originally, under pressure, the hotel owner had agreed to Ophelia's plan, which was to have the hotel manager take the blame after the incident, with the manager being fired and the hotel compensating Cecily with a sum of money.
The hotel's fault was enough to be perfectly hidden in this matter without any major impact.
But now, someone has put the whole thing together and posted it online, revealing Ophelia's scheme, and the ones who were scolded the most were Ophelia and the hotel.
At the same time, many people were also speculating about who Darian was looking for in such a high-profile manner.
"Darian Fitzgerald!"
Darian had just walked out of the company elevator and met Evander in the lobby. Evander was so angry that he pulled down his mask and hat and rushed forward to punch Darian.
Darian dodged, and Evander went mad, continuing to charge forward, "What did you do to Cecily?"
Seeing the people from the Lockwood Family, Darian's suppressed anger reached its peak.
"How dare you ask me what I did to Cecily? Why don't you go and ask Landon Lockwood!"
"What does he have to do with this?"
The two men started fighting, with neither of them giving in.
Darian didn't have much contact with the Lockwood Family and only knew that Evander liked Cecily.
As for Evander, he hated Darian for taking Cecily away and not cherishing her, hurting her time and time again.
Every punch they threw seemed to be a release of long-suppressed emotions.
The lobby of the Fitzgerald Group was suddenly filled with people watching the two powerful men fight, but no one dared to step forward to stop them.
Originally, Evander was no match for Darian. But now, Darian hadn't rested for several days, and his body was completely exhausted, so the two of them were evenly matched.
Darian's expression changed, and he abruptly stopped, taking a punch from Evander.
Larkin swiftly moved to support Darian, asking, "Are you All right, Mr. Fitzgerald?"
Darian's mind raced, "Check on Blaise!"
How could he have forgotten about Blaise?
Blaise had feelings for Cecily, but there had been no news from him during these troubling times.
Under normal circumstances, Blaise would have been more frantic than Evander.
How could there be no news at all?
"No, I'll go myself," Darian declared, as if he had found a direction to search for the missing woman, and swiftly left.
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