#28 : Danger
Emily was clearly not enlightening Harry about Adam's whereabouts. The girl even confused Harry more than he already was with what she said. Harry doesn't know who's right and who's wrong. Who is to blame now? Why should there be a problem like this?
Harry ruffled his brown hair. He was sitting on a chair in the personal library of the Styles family. Harry locked the library door from inside. Harry had been there for almost three hours, trying to think clearly, looking for a solution so he could immediately pick up his Taylor. But still, his mind is still chaotic.
Not content to just sit and think, Harry steps towards one of the shelves in the library. The shelf holds several old newspapers that once contained everything about the Styles family, it was all positive, of course. In the past, Grandma always collected newspapers, as a motivation for the next Styles, to be known as Styles before.
Harry opened the glass door of the shelf containing the newspapers. There was a newspaper about the death of Harry's father too. Harry had read the newspaper a handful of times and for some reason, it felt like he still wanted to read it.
Harry reached for the newspaper and sat back on the chair. Harry read carefully before holding his breath when he realized, what always disturbed his mind when he saw the letter. There is a sentence there that reads: It is unknown whether the case of the death of Des Styles, 45, CEO of one of the major companies in the UK, Styles Enterprise, occurred as a result of purely accidental or deliberate elements. Ellie Styles, 63, as Des Styles' mother, asked the police not to do an autopsy on the body of her proud child so that of course there was no strong enough evidence to help the investigation process. The investigation was stopped exactly two days after the accident occurred.
Harry's eyes closed. The accident. . . was still etched in Harry's mind. Harry knew very well that his father always checked the car engine before leaving for work, so the chances were very small if the car driven by Des was damaged during the accident. Plus, Des is an extraordinary person who is professional in driving
Harry let his brain keep thinking and thinking, until he knew what the answer was after slowly gathering all the evidence.
Harry closed the newspaper and put it back on the shelf, before walking out of the library. Now, the other family members must've gathered at the dinner table for dinner.
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Taylor was sitting in her yard when a noise disturbed the tranquility of the place. It was like someone was hissing at Taylor, making Taylor immediately look around in all directions, with anxiety. However, there isn't anyone.
Taylor tried to ignore it until the hissing sound came again. The difference, this time, Taylor was surprised when she saw someone was staring at her, waving his hand, asking Taylor to approach him. It seems like that person was hiding secretly.
Finally, Taylor approached the person, who was hiding behind a large tree trunk.
"Adam! How do you–"
Adam immediately placed his finger in front of Taylor's lips. "Shhh. Don't be noisy. No one knows I'm here, and no one can know about that." Taylor nodded and Adam pulled his finger away from Taylor's lips.
"What are you doing here? How do you know my family's house?" Taylor asked, whispering, glancing at their house from time to time.
Taylor was afraid that one of her family members would know that she met a man that they didn't know. Adam closed his eyes.
"Everything is too complicated. I have to run away for a while."
"What about Harry? Is he all right?" Taylor asked worriedly. Taylor could only imagine the kind of pressure and stress that Harry has been going through when he's trying to solve all his family problems by himself.
"I have a few spies at home. Until now, Harry is fine. But I know, that Harry already knows a big secret that he never knew before. I don't know what will happen. Just pray that Harry doesn't act recklessly . " Adam explained.
"You're making me worry. I have to go back soon." Taylor said. Adam shook his head.
"No. You have to stay here. I see that John hasn't tracked your place of residence yet because he might not have time. Clearly, you're safer here and John won't hurt you." Taylor shook her head.
"But they'll definitely hurt Harry!" Taylor looks very worried. Adam could catch it in her eyes. Adam breathed and put his hand on Taylor's shoulder. Adam stroked her shoulder gently.
"I can't stay here for long, Taylor. I just want to make sure that you're okay. As I promised, I'll take care of Harry, whatever it takes."
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The Styles family dinner was quiet, as usual. All that could be heard in the dining room was the clinking of the spoon and fork touching the porcelain plate. Everyone seemed to be engrossed in eating their meal, until Harry suddenly spoke up amidst the silence, whether he was considered ad rude or not.
"I have something to ask to all of you."
Suddenly, everyone around the dining table looked at Harry with confused looks, while Harry just stared at the food placed in front of him with his empty plate. Harry took a deep breath and let out a slow sigh.
"It's about my father. Why wasn't there a more detailed investigation about his death?"
Harry's question stunned everyone, including Anne and Gemma, who didn't understand at all about where Harry's suddenly got the question from.
"You covered everything. You didn't care about him, about my father." Harry placed his silverware aside before he stood up.
Before leaving, he had said firmly, "I'll investigate everything. And if anyone is to be proven guilty, I want that person to be punished accordingly."
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Harry combed his hair back. His mind had been in a complete turmoil lately. Today was the second day since Harry's declaration of his father's case. He knew clearly who seemed to sabotaged his father's car.
What Harry could not understand is that what was Grandma hiding from him? Grandma must know everything, so that's why she asked not to have an autopsy.
Harry stopped thinking when his phone vibrated. Harry quickly reached for his phone. A thin smile appeared on his lips. Who else would even call Harry at this kind of situation other than Taylor, his lovely wife. And Harry even regretted when he said that Taylor should stay away from this situation, but even though it's for the best, he misses her badly and wants to already see her.
Harry quickly picked up the call. "Hi, babe."
'Harry! Thank God you finally picked up my call!' Her voice. . . Harry really missed Taylor. A smile appeared on Harry's lips.
"I miss you, babe." Harry's voice sounded more like a whisper.
'Harry, you know I miss you too. Aren't you going to pick me up soon? There are lots of things I want to tell you.' Harry regretted why he made such a sad voice. Taylor's voice is also sad. It sounded fragile.
"Don't worry, just a little more patience. What do you want to tell? Tell me. I really want to know." Harry insisted. It seems like his phone call with Taylor managed to forget the burden off his mind for the past few days. Harry was really in awe about what kind of magic Taylor does with him.
'I went to the doctor earlier. And the doctor said that my pregnancy is almost five months. And I was shocked. Time flies doesn't it? I already feel our child kicking in my stomach. And I don't know what to say this clearly, but my body is quite oddly shaped and I'm gaining weight. You definitely wouldn't like it.'
Harry chuckled. "Babe, are you kidding? You're pregnant, of course your body shape will change. And please don't say that. No matter how your outside form changes, I'll always love you because of what's on the inside. I'll always love you. And the child that's in your stomach right now is the result of what we made out of love."
Taylor's chuckle was clearly heard from the other end of the line. 'The doctor offered me to do a test so we could find out the gender of our baby but I refused. Will it be all right with you? I just want it to be a surprise about our baby's gender.'
A smile appeared on Harry's lips at Taylor's words. "Of course. I also like surprises. Especially if the surprise came from you." Harry heard Taylor's sigh again.
'I miss you already. Pick me up already. Harry.'
Harry sighed. "Yes, Tay. I'll pick you up soon. Soon, I–"
Harry's words got cut off when he heard a loud noise. When Harry turned around, the door to his room had been smashed down by a burly person. That person wasn't alone, there's another burly person behind him. Without further ado, the burly man in the forefront suddenly ran and lunged at Harry, knocking Harry onto the wall behind him. Harry's cellphone fell and Harry can hear Taylor's voice that continued to call his name in a panicked tone.
'Harry! Are you still there? Hey, what's going on?!'
Harry, who was already in pain, dragged his arm towards his phone. Harry had to end the call between him and Taylor. Harry didn't want Taylor to hear all of this, but before Harry could reach for his cellphone, the burly man grabbed it and said casually, "We're sorry, Mrs. Styles. But maybe this will be the last time that you'll hear your husband's voice."
Then unexpectedly, another stocky man came charging at Harry, making Harry yelp in pain, feeling his body which had already been in sufferable pain as a result of being hit by a big man and crashing his body against the wall, and he's now being crushed by several men with considerable body weight. What's clear is that, Harry looks the smallest in comparison between the men.
And Harry was no match when it came to them.
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