Chapter 96 He Apologizes to Her
Gustave was a person who never revealed his emotions. It was rare for him to directly turn hostile like
this.
Samuel was scared. He also felt that they had gone too far.
It was unlikely that Gustave would hide someone in his villa, not to mention that the person was Averyâs
wife.
Samuel tried to persuade Avery to leave. âMr. Gallard, I think the person you are looking for isnât here. It
is late at night. Why donât we go somewhere else to search?â
Avery refused to leave. âI just want to go in and take a look. I will leave after that. Mr. Walpole, donât
worry. It wonât take long and it wonât cause too much noise. It wonât disturb your mother too much.â
Gustave said coldly, âMr. Gallard, if you canât find her here, will you take the blame for disturbing us?â
Avery didnât hesitate. âYes. Mr. Walpole, if I donât find her, I will take the blame for disturbing you tonight.â
Avery was more and more convinced that Darlene was here.
Apart from Gustave, there was no other person in Baltimore who could help Darlene
escape.
Also, Andrew said that Darlene had refused his help and insisted on leaving on her own.
More importantly, Avery received an anonymous message that Gustave and a woman.
who looked like Darlene entered the villa together.
Gustave remained silent with a cold face. He gestured for the bodyguard beside him to
the door of the bedroom.
open
Catalina, Gustaveâs mother, was in the bedroom. She hadnât gone to sleep and was sitting on the bed
and watching TV.
Catalina was watching a comic. She was holding a pillow in her hand and patting it lightly. âGustave, be
good. Letâs watch TV together.â
As the police went in with Avery, the quiet woman on the bed panicked. She held the
pillow in her arms tightly and got out of bed. âWho are you? What do you want to do?â
Gustave walked over to comfort her. âMom, itâs okay. They are going to change the curtains for us. They
will leave after they get the size.â
Catalina nodded suspiciously. âChange them to blue. Gustave likes blue.â
Something suddenly fell to the ground in the bathroom. Avery was looking for Darlene anxiously and
knocked something over by accident.
Catalina, who had just calmed down, was frightened again.
Gustave was furious. âAvery, I have shown you respect. Donât push your luck!â
Avery felt a little sorry. He picked up the things that had fallen to the ground. He had searched the whole
villa. Maybe Darlene was really not here.
Catalina was unstable. Gustave could only let the bodyguards take her to another
bedroom.
Gustave glanced at the mural on the wall and quickly looked away. He questioned Samuel, âMr. Connor,
do you guys still want to continue searching? You broke into my house at midnight. Do you have a
search warrant?â
Samuel thought, Iâm so screwed. He touched his pocket. There was no search warrant.
He explained, âI have applied to the higher-ups. I will get the search warrant soon. I came in a hurry.
Please forgive me, Mr. Walpole. I will show you the search warrant as
soon as possible.â
Gustave sneered, âSo, Mr. Connor, you brought Mr. Gallard here to investigate a case
illegally. Whose idea was that? Mr. Gallard or Mr. Connor?â
Samuel had come in a hurry just now. Averyâs words sounded so reliable that Samuel thought that
Darlene must be here.
In addition, Avery had cooperation with Gustave in business. Samuel thought that they were close to
each other, so he hurriedly followed Avery to Gustaveâs villa.
He didnât expect things to end up like this. I havenât found Mrs. Gallard, and Iâm in trouble now.
Samuel advised Avery, âMr. Gallard, letâs go. We shouldnât have disturbed Mr. Walpole
at midnight. We have searched everywhere. We should leave now.â
Gustave turned around and looked outside the French window. He seemed to be
suppressing his anger.
Avery looked around. Catalina had thrown back the quilt when she got out of bed. There was no place to
hide a person.
The villa was surrounded with wire mesh probably for Catalinaâs safety. It was
impossible to jump off a window to run away. impossible to jump off a v
Somehow, the moment Avery entered, he felt that Darlene was here. This feeling became stronger,
especially when he entered this bedroom.
Avery even concluded that Darlene was listening to them in a corner of the bedroom.
Avery didnât want to leave. He had a nasty feeling that once he left, he would never be
able to find Darlene.
Samuel tried to persuade him to leave, but Gustave kept silent and directly sat on the
sofa in front of the French window.
Avery clenched his fists. The nasty feeling made him anxious. There was a voice in his
mind telling him not to leave this place.
He looked at the wall. âDarlene, I know you are here. Believe me for the last time, and go home with me.
I will explain everything to you.â
There was no response. Samuel sighed softly. Gustave was sitting on the sofa and had his back toward
them silently. He ignored them.
Avery approached the huge mural on the wall, âI knew everything. I was wrong before and made you
suffer.
âDarlene, I have captured Vivian. She is in the basement of my villa. Come back with me. You can take
revenge however you want. You can do whatever you want to.
âYour brother might have died in her hands. Have you forgotten? Donât you want to avenge your
brotherâs death?â
In the dark and closed secret chamber, Darlene was sitting with Reina. She clenched her fists so tightly
that her nails pricked her palms.
Avery had known it. He said that he knew the whole truth and that he had captured
Vivian.
Darlene had looked forward to this for so long. She even dreamed about it.
Darlene had once knelt in front of Avery in the heavy rain. She cried and begged him to believe her and
let go of their child and her brother.
But Avery wouldnât believe her and tortured her. As a result, she lost hearing in one ear and had hideous
scars all over her body.
Her brother, who was only twelve years old, suddenly died. And he was charged with the attempted
murder of Vivian. His name hadnât been cleared.
Avery used all the methods and tortured Darlene cruelly. But now, Avery told her that he was really sorry,
he was wrong, and that what he did was a mistake.
He was wrong. Hahaha. He said he was wrong.
Darlene covered her face with her hands and laughed silently. Her shoulders trembled
more and more violently.
She wished she could take out her heart and throw it away.
If I didnât have a heart, I wouldnât feel pain, hatred, or anger. I wouldnât feel anythingâ¦
Iâm going to die, but he still wants to disgust me.
He admitted his mistake and apologized so that he could take me back. He wants to imprison me again
and do what he means by âcompensationâ.
Darlene was trembling because of extreme disgust and hatred.
The door of the secret chamber suddenly creaked. It was the sound of the door being opened from the
outside.
Avery felt a bulge on the mural. Without asking Gustave, he pressed it.