Bride of Retribution: Aloof Billionaire's Dominant Game

He didn’t speak, didn’t offer any explanation, but Avery Jane no longer dared to open her eyes.

For some reason, her heart suddenly felt empty, as if it had been forcibly hollowed out by this silence. She had no family left, and perhaps she would lose him too. She felt as though she was as helpless as a drifting willow in the wind, wanting to cry, but the tears would no longer fall...

Her eyelashes fluttered lightly, like a butterfly’s wings in the wind; her lips wore a faint, watery color, long having lost their usual blush. Joshua Hughes felt his heart being torn apart, bit by bit, as he held her in his arms, burying his head in the crook of her neck, deeply inhaling the faint fragrance on her. No matter how deep the affection, it could never outweigh the silence, right? If he didn’t speak, he could keep her a little longer; if he did, he couldn’t believe Avery Jane’s reaction, so he could only swallow all the evil outcomes he had sown in silence.

With her eyes closed, Avery Jane thought of that night at sea—the vast night sky and the boundless sea surface, where one majestic firework after another rose into the sky. They were beautiful, brilliantly dazzling, and captivating, yet so brief. Each firework, after delivering its best visual impact, vanished. Unable to hold back any longer, tears silently trickled down from the corners of her eyes...

”Avery, I promise you, there won’t be another woman, there won’t be.” This was the only thing he could give now, the only thing he could say.

Avery Jane’s cheeks were wet; she was very sad, because of his lack of explanation, but she would never know, at this moment, the pain he felt was no less than hers.

Morning had already arrived, but Avery Jane felt as if her world could no longer see light. All he was unwilling to tell her could only make her seek the answers herself. Only when both the past and present fully existed could Avery Jane be a complete person, able to make a true judgment. Had she just been too impulsive? Did she make him feel like she desperately clung to him, sticking to him without any reserve? With her eyes closed in the darkness, tears flowed like a gushing spring, unable to stop...

Her body slowly grew a bit stiff in his arms, as she was retreating. He couldn’t respond to her words just now, so she was withdrawing.

”Avery, without the past, we can still live well, can’t we? Don’t think, don’t think anymore...” Joshua Hughes’s hoarse voice was filled with helplessness and heartache. The past was like the most tragic and terrifying movie, and recalling those images made his heart race. Such a movie even he dared not to watch, so how could he present it to her?

She said nothing, quiet as a child...

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Julian Carter felt something was strange; the initial intuition in this matter was that Luis Hughes was behind it, since his dislike for Joshua Hughes wasn’t a recent development; he’d long wanted to replace him. However, considering various signs, it couldn’t possibly be him, so who was the hidden hand?

The issue was that the person who entered the room knew Joshua Hughes’s door code, which must be someone very close to him. However, the closest person to Joshua Hughes was his current woman, and the situation didn’t make logical sense. Where did the photos come from?

The Yates Family home’s gates had been locked for a long time, with no one living there for quite some time. Brian Yates had gone abroad to develop his career, Evelyn Yates was preparing for the wedding, and Harper Johnson, whose tongue had been cut a bit, couldn’t speak clearly, spending his days at Luis Hughes’s villa with Evelyn Yates and the child, never going out. Julian had investigated all the suspicious persons but found nothing. Alexander King had begun investigating the furniture company, but no information had come back yet. Driving towards the boss’s house, these matters were too unclear to discuss over the phone, and there were several points he needed to address in person with the boss to see if he had any thoughts, as it was something that happened to him.

In the study room, Julian Carter observed that in just a day’s time, the boss seemed a bit more haggard, his eyes reflecting detachment.

”I’ve investigated everyone who had even a small chance of entering the room and found nothing suspicious. These days, Luis Hughes has been busy trying to win over the board’s elder members while Madam Hughes helps prepare the wedding. Few people know your room’s code. Can you think of anyone else worth looking into?” Julian Carter paused, ”Alexander is already checking the furniture company. If nothing unexpected comes up, the person who broke into your home should be among the movers.” This was the only lead currently available, but it seemed Alexander had run into some trouble investigating, making it hard to find out, otherwise, they would’ve had news by now.