She furrowed her brows slightly... Indeed, she seed like a completely different person.
Just a mont ago, she clearly had a grievance-ridden deanor. Shaking her head, she decided not to go and say anything to her again and instead turned back to the ward.
Seeing her return, Clara asked curiously, "Faye, where did you go? And what about the flowers?"
"I returned them to the person who delivered them. The nurse mistakenly brought them to the wrong room; they should be next door. I just took the chance to apologize."
"Wow, such a big blunder!"
"Isn’t it funny though?" Faye Townsend sat down by her bed and asked, "So, what do you want to eat tonight? I can ask Mrs. Lee to prepare sothing."
"We just had lunch, didn’t we? You truly fear I’ll go hungry."
Faye Townsend smiled lightly. Seeing her current expression, Clara bit her lip and asked, "Faye, there’s sothing I want to ask you."
"Ask away."
"Well... has the hit-and-run driver been caught?"
Faye Townsend shook her head, "Not yet. You know the efficiency of the police right now, plus there’s no surveillance on that road..."
Clara nodded, a hint of disappointnt on her face.
Faye Townsend raised an eyebrow, "I’ve been curious, though, what were you doing all alone in such a deserted place that late at night?"
Clara bit her lip, hesitated for a mont, and said, "Faye, can I trust you?
I’ve been holding a secret in my heart for a long ti. Can I confide in you?"
"As long as your heart trusts , you can confide in without any reservation.
I will only help you and never stab you in the back."
Faye Townsend smiled at her.
Clara looked at her, no longer showing any hesitation.
"I haven’t dared to tell Uncle Oliver this because I’m afraid he’d ntion it in front of Luna.
Actually, on the night of the incident... soone called and asked to go there.
Although I don’t know who they are, they told they knew why my mom was killed.
My mom’s death has always been a huge mystery in my heart.
I can’t understand why Luna Fisher would want to kill, so I went to South Xiaojing Road at the agreed ti.
When I got behind the sign, I just stood there waiting.
There wasn’t a streetlight, and the moonlight was weak, and honestly, I was quite scared being alone.
Coincidentally, there was a strange movent in the bushes behind, and feeling scared, I took two steps back.
At that mont, I didn’t realize I was already standing on the road.
And just then, a car suddenly rushed toward , hitting directly.
There weren’t many cars on the road at the ti; its headlights should have been enough to see .
But the driver didn’t slow down; instead, they sped up, hit , and then drove away.
I didn’t even have ti to react; it was too fast.
Looking back now, it must not have been a coincidence."
Faye Townsend clenched her fists, "So it wasn’t just a simple traffic accident?"
Clara nodded, "I think that person deliberately lured to that road to kill ."
"Why haven’t you told Oliver about this?"
Clara took a breath, "It’s not that I don’t want to say it—I’m afraid. I’m afraid Luna Fisher was behind this."
Faye Townsend frowned, recalling the fierce look on Luna’s face as she crushed the lilies.
"Was it a woman who called you?"
Clara shook her head, "No, it was a man, and he didn’t sound young."
"You trust people too easily. He asks you to go, and you really go."
"It’s not that I want to trust him, but he knows a lot about my family.
He knew where my mom’s hotown was, knew I was an illegitimate child, and even knew details about my past.
So things even Uncle Oliver doesn’t know.
I felt this person must know about my family’s past, so I agreed to et.
I was just so eager to know the truth that I fell into his trap." Clara said, furrowing her brows tightly.
"If I had died in that traffic accident, so be it. But heaven took pity on , didn’t take my life, so... I can’t just let this go.
Uncle Oliver has always sided with Luna Fisher, and I’m afraid if I tell him, he won’t believe .
Faye, it’s not just because Luna killed my mom that I’m blaming her for this incident.
I truly feel... there’s an inextricable link to her."
Faye Townsend nodded, "I believe you."
"Do you really believe ?"
Faye Townsend nodded, "Yes, didn’t I say it before? You’re my friend, and since you’re my friend, I will definitely support you."
She felt a bit regretful; right after listening to Clara, she suddenly rembered when Hunter Warren handled Luna Fisher and had reminded her to warn Clara.
He told Clara to be careful for a while, but in the end, she had completely forgotten about it.
If she had reminded Clara earlier, would this incident have not happened?
"Faye, truly thank you. I never expected I would beco friends with you one day.
If it wasn’t for you, I really wouldn’t know what to do."
Faye Townsend reached out and held Clara’s hand, "Don’t say that; knowing you is my honor.
Clara, have you considered that almost all of Anchester is covered by traffic caras, but this person specifically found a stretch without surveillance.
Doesn’t this suggest that this person is very familiar with Anchester’s environnt?
Or perhaps she had soone investigate Anchester’s traffic conditions and understood the geographical layout."
Clara furrowed her brows and nodded, "If the person trying to kill is really Luna Fisher.
Then she must have help.
She spent over ten years in prison, during which ti Anchester underwent significant developnt.
Anchester has changed a lot, and she hasn’t been out for long, so she can’t be this familiar with Anchester.
So... I think she has an accomplice."
Faye Townsend nodded, "If she’s not acting alone, then so things seem a bit less complicated.
Oliver has already assigned more people to investigate this matter, so hang in there—a day will co when the truth will out."
Clara shrugged, "That’s all I can do. I just don’t know if my limbs can still recover."
"Don’t worry, with you working hard on your recovery, everything will be fine."
In the afternoon, when she got ho, Hunter Warren had also returned and was playing gas with Darnley.
Miya was watching them play, looking rather uninterested.
When she returned, Miya burst into happiness, "Mommy, you’re back."
"Hmm, were you waiting for mommy?"
"Daddy’s been playing gas with Darnley the whole ti, and I’ve been so bored."
Hunter Warren defended himself while playing, "Little Princess, wasn’t it you who asked daddy to play gas with your brother?"
"But you’ve been at it for over an hour."
Darnley triumphantly said, "That’s because dad finally t a worthy opponent.
I’m so strong that daddy can’t beat easily, so we just keep playing."
Faye Townsend walked over and turned off the TV abruptly.
Darnley cried out, "Hey, Faye, what are you doing? We haven’t finished."
Faye Townsend glared at the father and son, "Hunter Warren, I rember telling you.
Darnley and Miya shouldn’t spend more than thirty minutes at a ti on electronic devices.
It’s not good for their eyes."
Hunter Warren raised his hands in surrender, "My son was right; we faced tough opposition, so we spent a bit longer. It won’t happen again, okay?"
Faye Townsend looked at Darnley, "What about you? Will you do this again next ti?"
Darnley pouted, "Faye, co on, isn’t it okay just this once? I was right in the middle of it."
"No backtalk; it’s a matter of principle. Next ti, will you do this again?"
"I won’t." Seeing Faye Townsend about to get angry, Darnley reluctantly gave in.
"But it was such a sha about that last round. Right, dad?" Darnley turned to him, "Playing with him, even Uncle Forrest has never beaten ."
"Your mom’s right; this kind of play affects your eyes. How about trying sothing new?"
"What is it?" Darnley looked surprised.
"Do you know how to play chess?"
Darnley shook his head, "I’ve heard of it, but I haven’t learned."
"Want to teach you?"
"What kind of chess do you play? I know there’s checkers, gobang, chess, Go—what are you good at?"
"Chess and Go are both decent."
Faye Townsend nodded, picking up Miya and walking over to Darnley, "Your dad was the Go champion of our province and the chess champion of the city.
Learn to play chess with him; it’s great for boosting intelligence."
Darnley thought for a mont, "Then I’ll learn Go."
"Mommy, can I learn too?" Miya wrapped her arms around Faye Townsend’s neck with an admiring look, "My dad’s so amazing, I want to learn too."
"Of course, co on, co to dad here, and I’ll teach you both. Uncle Rivers, fetch the Go set from the house."
Hunter Warren took Miya and said to Faye Townsend, "You go freshen up, then co down and join us."
Faye Townsend nodded and went upstairs. Truthfully, she hadn’t been interested in chess before.
It was only after she t Hunter Warren that she started getting into Go.
And her Go wasn’t taught by Hunter Warren; it was taught by Uncle Forrest.
Uncle Forrest loved drinking tea and playing chess, exuding an aura of a high sage from a paradise of peace.
Under his chess tutelage, he always gave very insightful guidance, so there was a period when she was deeply into Go, seriously studying it, so much so that she could hold her own for ten or twenty minutes even in front of masters like Hunter Warren.
Of course, at the ti, she couldn’t be sure if he was deliberately going easy on her.
After changing her clothes, Faye Townsend went downstairs to see Hunter Warren teaching the two kids Go.
As expected of their kids, the two were quite smart.
Hunter Warren only needed a few rounds of teaching before the kids started gradually playing on their own.
Faye Townsend and Darnley sat together, Hunter Warren and Miya were together, and they would occasionally offer guidance, while Darnley and Miya had a good ti playing.
Seeing the two gradually make progress, Hunter Warren and Faye Townsend leaned back together, watching and chatting.
"How is Clara recovering? Any progress?"
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