Chapter 674 Is Darwin in So Much Pain?
Thalassa covered her chest, holding back waves of nausea.
Seeing this, Fiona left Thalassa outside and went to see the retrieved body herself.
With a glance at Fiona, Fiona's worried heart finally settled.
"It's not him," Fiona said, turning and leaving.
"Not him?" Thalassa hurriedly asked.
"Yes," Fiona replied, her body weakened and swaying slightly.
Thalassa quickly supported Fiona."Be careful!"
Fiona nodded, then returned to the hotel with Thalassa.
It was already evening, and the nearby search teams had not found anything yet.
Fiona intended to take Charles back with her.
Just as Fiona got into the car, she received a call from the search team.
Robert's body had been found.
His body was easy to recognize because it was missing a lower leg.
"Notify his parents," Fiona said coldly.
The money Robert used to harm others was all earned by the Astralis family.
Fiona didn't care about the notion of personal guilt not affecting the innocent.
Once the Astralis family arrived, Fiona would settle the score with them.
After a two-hour drive, the three of them returned to Emerald Pool.
"Sister!" As soon as the car stopped, Burl ran out of the house.
"Why are you back?"
Burl's eyes were swollen, and when he saw Fiona, his eye sockets turned red again. Burl grabbed Fiona's hands and looked at her without saying a word.
After the surveillance cameras went black yesterday, Burl's world also turned dark in an instant.
Apart from Fiona, Burl had no other relatives.
What would Burl do if Fiona died?
Burl still felt terrified at the thought.
Seeing Burl in such a pitiful state, Fiona reached out and hugged him without saying anything, just gently patting his back.
Burl's tears immediately burst out.
Thalassa didn't know that Fiona almost died with Darwin yesterday.
Upon witnessing this scene, Thalassa thought Burl was heartbroken to see Fiona suffer so much.
After dinner, Fiona entered Darwin's study.
She had heard and seen all the chaos during the day.
At the moment, Solomon relied on a few of Darwin's confidants, including Henry, to hold the fort.
However, with the continuous public opinion, these people wouldn't last much longer.
Once Solomon lost his backbone, it was truly hard to imagine what would happen.
Fiona sat down on Darwin's office chair.
"Fiona, you must protect and preserve everything Darwin has built until he returns," said Fiona.
"There's not enough time for you to be devastated," she continued.
Christopher found Darwin and Fiona's phones in the house, where Darwin was ambushed, and returned them to Fiona.
Fiona called Henry.
"Secretary Woods!" Henry immediately answered Fiona's call.
Henry had called Fiona earlier in the day, but she didn't pick up.
"How is the company doing today?" Fiona asked.
"For now, I am managing to hold it together. I'm temporarily telling people that Mr. Solomon is unwell and has gone abroad to recuperate. However, many higher-ups don't believe this excuse. We can pretend that Mr. Solomon is sick till Christmas at most. If Mr. Solomon hasn't appeared by then..."
"The core of the company's operations is in the hands of our own people, right?" Fiona asked.
"Of course, Mr. Solomon has always been cautious about this!"
"Keep a close eye on the movements of the company's employees without arousing suspicion. Pay special attention to anyone who seems suspicious or acts improperly," Fiona calmly said.
"Secretary Woods, Mr. Solomon..." Henry's figure trembled.
"He will come back," Fiona replied. "If he doesn't come back soon, I will take over and control Solomon."
"Yes!" The call ended.
Fiona sat there, looking at the documents Darwin had just signed on the table.
Fiona raised her hand and lightly brushed her fingertips over Darwin's handwriting.
Later in the evening, Janna also hurriedly returned.
When Fiona came out of the study and saw Janna, her heart suddenly ached. She quickly approached and hugged Janna tightly.
Janna felt heartbroken.
Caressing Fiona's back softly, she said, "Don't worry, I won't let the Astralis and Ross families off the hook. They will pay for the trouble caused by their unruly children!"
Fiona nodded, and silent tears rolled down her cheeks.
That night, Fiona slept next to Janna.
Janna didn't sleep deeply and was awakened by Fiona's weeping.
Janna sat up, only to find that Fiona was still in a deep sleep. Tears streamed down her face.
Janna felt heartbroken.
In her heart, Janna cursed fate for being too cruel to Fiona and Darwin.
They had finally made up after a long and difficult time, but now they were faced with such a separation.
After a while, Fiona woke up from a nightmare.
"Sweetheart, Grandma is here, Grandma is here!" Janna hurriedly whispered to her.
But Fiona looked at Janna, and her pupils momentarily lost focus.
Then she cried and said, "Grandma, is Darwin in so much pain every day since I faked my death?"
Janna didn't know how to respond.
In the past, Janna would have definitely said, "Isn't Darwin deserving of this?"
But now, Janna couldn't bring herself to say that.
Janna's aged hand gently brushed Fiona's cheek, wiping away her tears.
"Darwin definitely wouldn't want to see you in this much pain," Janna softly said.
Fiona remained silent.
That night, Fiona couldn't fall back asleep.
The next day was supposed to be Solomon's Christmas party, and everyone thought it would be canceled, but it went on as planned.
After the party, Solomon gave everyone time off.
There still wasn't any positive news about Darwin's life or death, and with Christmas approaching, people didn't want to talk about it much.
Christmas celebrations in various places, movie releases, and internet sensations dominated the conversation.
On Christmas Eve, online discussions about whether Darwin was dead or alive dwindled even further.
Fiona woke up early.
She visited the seaside where the incident had occurred once again.
There were now only a few internet celebrities and reporters livestreaming from there.
Fiona reached the edge of the cliff involved in the incident.
There was still a police cordon there.
It had been too dark that night for Fiona to see clearly.
Later, Fiona heard from Christopher that when this building was being constructed, its foundations were tampered with, and explosives were hidden inside beforehand.
After Darwin was taken there, Robert initiated the explosive program. As long as the tide reached the level originally set by Robert, it would trigger the bomb's switch.
This was what Annie referred to as Robert's plan for mutual destruction.
Today, the waves were much calmer.
Fiona stood outside the police cordon, looking at the occasionally rippling sea.
Initially, many items from collapsed houses floated on this sea surface, but now they were all gone.
She didn't know if they were washed away or if the responsible recovery team had cleaned them up.
"Fiona."
Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind.
Fiona hadn't been sleeping well lately and was a bit dazed. She felt like she had heard Darwin's voice, so she immediately turned around to look.
Upon seeing the person, Fiona's smile slowly disappeared, and she became surprised. "Harold Klevin?" "
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