Chasing The Fierce Heiress

“What should I do now?” Rachel asked with helplessness in her voice. The Kim family was rich and powerful, and she did not see any hope to save Ronald.

“Dad, Mom, don’t worry,” Hazel muttered, “Even if he had a heart attack, it might not have been caused by Ronald. I have always felt that there was something suspicious about the entire thing.”

“Hazel is right.” Joshua said faintly, “It’s very likely to be a murder. There are many people in Kim’s family who wanted Eddy to die in an accident. Harry, you are a doctor, and I have something to ask you.”

“Go ahead.” Harry was focused

“Is there any possibility to make it look like he died of a heart attack, and even the forensic expert can be fooled by the evidence, but it was really a murder?” Joshua asked calmly.

“Yes.” Harry said, “There are several ways to achieve this. The simplest and least noticeable is to inject air into the patient’s vein quickly. The injection of 100 to 200 ml of air can cause the patient’s heartbeat to stop, and the patient will die in less than one minute or two. By doing that, the deceased looks like he had a heart attack. Are you saying…”

“Well.” Joshua nodded. He then asked, “Can the autopsy detect the truth?”

“Yes,” Harry said. “After the autopsy, you can see if the deceased was murdered.”

“That’s good.” Joshua said faintly, “Please understand that the police have arranged for an autopsy. I have also convinced Mrs. Kim, and she will cooperate with the police to find out the truth as soon as possible. I believe the results will come out in the next day or two.”

Harry and Rachel were stunned even before they asked for help from Joshua, and he had arranged things thoughtfully. Joshua asked Harry questions not because of being uninformed of the situation. He just did that to make them feel at ease.

The impression they had of Joshua was getting more complicated. Although their will of separating Joshua and Hazel was still unyielding, they had to admit that Joshua was good.

“Joshua,” Hazel said, “I think Eddy may have been killed in the hospital just after he arrived. One of the hospital’s doctors or nurses could be the murderer. I think the police should investigate them and see who’s connected to the Kim family behind the scenes.”

“We are looking in the same direction. But if the police were to intervene now, we might spook the murderer.” Joshua said faintly.

“However, you can rest assured that I have secretly investigated.”

“You are really thoughtful.” Hazel continued, “But if I was a murderer, I would destroy the corpse as soon as possible. I think we should send someone to guard Eddy’s body, just in case.”

“Well, good advice. I will get Jaxson to arrange it as soon as possible.” Joshua nodded.

Harry and Rachel stared at the two talking, their mouths wide open. For a moment, they did not recognize Hazel anymore.

They had always seen Hazel as an obedient child, even as she was growing up day by day, in their eyes, she was still a child to be spoiled by them.

But now, when they encountered such a big thing, and both of them were helpless, Hazel calmly handled the situation, discussing with Joshua the details they had never thought of.

Hazel had really grown up, and she was smarter and more capable than they thought. She was no longer a child.

Was this Hazel’s own growth, or because of the influence from Joshua? The two were somewhat ashamed.

“Try the seafood salad my mom made,” Hazel said to Joshua with a bit of pride, “This is my mom’s signature dish, especially delicious!”

Harry and Rachel looked at each other, stunned. Hazel regained her usual appearance as if the calmness and wisdom she had shown just now was just an illusion.

After the meal was finished, Harry and Rachel relaxed, and Hazel said she was going to walk Joshua out, she expected her parents to object, but they didn’t.

Hazel walked him out to his car, Joshua glanced at the gate of the villa.

“Hazel,” He whispered, “There is something I have long wanted to do.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Hazel looked at him blankly. “What?”

The next moment, she was in Joshua’s arms. He kissed her with a familiar breath.

At the end of the kiss, Hazel shyly looked at his chest and said, “You… be careful. My parents may run out and hit you.”

“I checked. They are not coming out.” Joshua chuckled.

“Now go!” Hazel hit his arm, Joshua got into the car.

“Be careful on the road.”

“Well, go in.” He whispered. “I will call you when I get home.”

Hazel stood by the car, but Joshua didn’t make any attempt to leave. She couldn’t help but urge him, “It’s too late. You should go now.”

“You go back in first.” He said faintly.

“Why?” She wondered.

“Hazel,” Joshua said softly, “Ladies first.”

“Ok…” She turned and walked back. She could feel the gentle eyes of Joshua at her back.

Watching her enter the villa, Joshua drove away.

***

The next day, the Crowe Family and Joshua went to the police station together. When they arrived, they heard a policeman shouting, “This is not good! The hospital just called and said that the morgue had a fire!”

Rachel only saw black in front of her, she felt lightheaded but quickly recovered, and she grabbed the policeman. “Which hospital is on fire?”

The policeman appeared to have just got the job. Being caught by Rachel, he stuttered, “The one that the deceased, Eddy Kim, is at. The hospital he…”

“How could a morgue be on fire?!” Harry asked anxiously.

“How, how would I know?” The little policeman said, “I heard that the place is now in a mess. I think someone deliberately set fire to it…”

Rachel almost collapsed, and Harry hurriedly held her steady, but his face also looked very nasty.

The morgue was on fire, and it seemed just as Hazel expected, someone wanted to destroy the corpse. If something happened to Eddy’s body, the truth of this case would be buried, and the cost would be Ronald spending his life in prison.