âWhy are you going to the Xander residence? Old Mr. Parks was a little worried. He continued, âAnna, there are people in the Xander family who donât welcome you. Donât go to the Xander residence in the future. Letâs stay in our own house and live happily.â âNancy is dead. We have to pay our respects,â
Julian said. When Old Mr. Parks heard that Nancy was dead, he fell silent. At his age, he had long lost the vigor of a young man. However, he still felt that Julian had made the right decision. Nancy was a wicked woman. And because Annalise was capable, she gained the upper hand.
Nancy would not know how to hurt Annalise. After a moment of silence, Samuel said, âAlright,â He then instructed Julian, âYou have to protect Anna. Donât stay in the Xander residence for too long. You have to stay close to Anna.â âGrandpa, donât worry,â Julian said. âOnce you arrive at the Xander residence, donât eat anything they offer you. Also, be wary of Lily and Yechiel,â Samuel added. He had never interacted much with Yechiel or Lily. But an adage went, âA daughterâs character is determined by her mother.â If the daughter were terrible, there was a high chance that her mother would not be any better.
In addition, Lee had lost his son 20 years ago, and his wife had run away with someone else. He could not shake the feeling that this matter was strange. It might be related to Yechiel. In the past, he had never thought too deeply about this. However, the situation was different now. Annalise was Leeâs daughter. Since she was now related to the Xander family, he had to consider it more carefully.
âGrandpa, donât worry. Weâll only be going to light some candles,â Julian said. âAlright, go ahead.
Protect Anna, especially when youâre going to the restroom. Never let your guard down,â grandpa said.
âOkay,â Julian replied. The two of them changed their clothes and went to the Xander residence. At the Xander residenceâ¦
As soon as Julianâs car arrived in front of the Xander residence, Leeâs trusted aide immediately ran to greet them politely. âMiss Barton, Mr. Xander. Mr. Lee Xander asked me to wait for you here.â Annalise recognized Floyd Watson. She nodded and followed him into Leeâs villa. Although Lee could now move freely, his body was not as strong as it had been at his peak. He would get tired after standing for a while. He had already gotten someone to place a chair in front of the villa. He had waited there for a long time. He could not stand for long, so he sat and waited.
When he saw Annalise, he immediately stood up and smiled lovingly. âAnnalise, Julian. Youâre here.â
âDad.â Julian and Annalise shouted in unison. Lee nodded. When Lee heard Annaliseâs voice, his heart was filled with gratitude and satisfaction. He immediately called out to them, âGo in and rest for a while.
Light the candles later.â âOkay.â Annalise knew that Lee probably wanted to find out more about the situation The three of them entered the house. Lee-instructed Floyd, âWatch over them. Donât let anyone sneak into my villa.â âYes, Mr. Lee Xander.â Floyd personally went outside to guard the villa.
Lee poured tea for Julian and a glass of plain water for Annalise. After sitting down, he did not beat around the bush. He looked at Julian and asked, âDid you ask Trevor to kill her?â Afraid that they would misunderstand, Lee added, âDonât worry. Trevor was only protecting Annalise. Even if he killed someone, I would protect him. I only want to know what happened in the process and if we could use anything to our advantage.â Julian took out his phone and showed Lee photo. The photo was taken at the unfinished building before Annalise exposed Nancyâs true identity. At that time, Nancy was still wearing the black butterfly mask.
In addition to Nancy, there were several men and a few foreign henchmen. Upon seeing the photo, Lee smiled. âAlright, I understand.â With this photo, everything should go smoothly for them. No one knew that the masked woman was Nancy A group of people held Old Mr. Parks hostage. They wanted to save him and attacked in a hurry. During the process of being kidnapped, they could act in self-defense however they needed to. From the beginning, Julian had not said he told Trevor to kill Nancy. He only showed Lee the photo He was still wary of Lee. After all, Annalise was not his biological daughter.
If Lee wanted to protect them, he would. It did not matter if Lee switched sides in the Xander family.
Julian would still protect Annalise âLetâs go and light some candles for Nancy,â Lee said. They went to the funeral hall to light the candles for Nancy. As soon as she saw Annalise, Lily became agitated.
âAnnalise, you murderer. Give Nancy back to me.â She pounced on Annalise, but Lee pushed her away. Leeâs body was still weak. He used all his strength to push Lily away. He scolded Yechiel, âYechiel, watch Mrs. Zeller. Donât let her go crazy in front of the Xander family.â
Yechiel took this opportunity to make a fuss. âLee, youâve lost your son, too. You should understand the pain of losing your child. How can you rub salt on Lilyâs wound?â Lily continued to cry. âAnnalise, youâre so ruthless. You killed her just because she didnât like you. You killed Nancy. If I upset you, will you kill me, too?â âMrs. Zeller, Iâve said it before. Evidence is everything,â Lee said sternly. âWould I spout nonsense without any evidence? Huh? Iâve already called the police. I wonât agree to handle this among ourselves.â Lily cried. When Julian and Annalise arrived, Lilyâs people had already notified her, so she immediately called the police.
They had already found the people Nancy had hired when she was alive. Three of those people were willing to testify for money. One was a foreign henchman, one was the person who held Samuel hostage, and the other was Layla. Layla knew a lot of details. âI agree. Call the police. Itâs best if everyone investigates the truth.â Lee said sternly and glanced meaningfully at Lily and Yechiel. First, Yechielâs executive assistant had arranged for someone to cause trouble at Chloeâs pharmaceutical company. Lee did not believe Yechiel and Lily did not know anything about Nancy kidnapping Old Mr.
Parks.
If they knew, they would not be able to extricate themselves, either. Lee was only bedridden for twenty years. He was not dead. If he needed a better identity to protect Annalise, he would not mind claiming what had once belonged to him. âLee, what do you mean by that?â Yechiel was very unhappy. He immediately asked Samuel for help. âDad, look at Lee.â Samuel was also sad that his granddaughter had died. He was about to speak. Sybil beat him to it. She said, âYechiel, Lee didnât say anything wrong. Of course, we have to investigate anyone who might be related to Nancyâs death. Yechiel, you spoiled Nancy too much.â
Is this Nancyâs fault? Huh? Nancy lost her life. Is this how you speak to your aunt?â Lily glared at Sybil and started crying again. âNancy suffered so much. She was murdered. Even after she died, people were dragging her name through the mud Nancy, open your eyes and take a look⦠Outside, sirens began to wail Lily cried. âEven if Nancy is dead, I still believe there is justice in this world. I believe her life has to be paid with the murdererâs life.â With that, she stumbled off to meet the police.