Chapter 522
Even After Death
The Fordham Family was internationally renowned. But it was still harder for Avery to get things
done outside his country.
Ethan still had more accessible resources in Aldenvine.
Ethan quickly mobilized some people to perform tests on the body. Avery didnât move at all as his
gaze
drifted into the distance.
Olivia brought him a glass of lemonade and said gently, âThe results will be out soon, Mr. Avery. You
donât have to worry.
âIt might not be what we thought it was. Have some water.â
Avery came back to his senses. He hoarsely said, âCan you tell me how you saw her?â
Olivia recounted the story of how she escaped to the boat. She talked about hiding in the same pool of
dirty water as the body.
She even mentioned seeing the fish swimming from the bodyâs eye socket.
The expressions of both Ethan and Avery turned serious.
Ethan had known about her escape, but he didnât know how hard it was.
Averyâs eyes became bloodshot. He clutched his knees with his hands. The fabric of the pants was
scrunched up.
âDonât be sad, Mr. Avery. The results are not out yet. Youâre ill, and you shouldnât be overly emotional.
Avery shook his head and said, âOlivia, I have a bad feeling about this. The body might be Quinnâs.â
Olivia had just gone through the whole incident with Jeff. She understood the pain of losing a family
member. She tried her best to comfort Avery.
Before she could speak, Avery interrupted her, âSix months ago, me and my brothers would have this
dream pretty frequently. In the dream, Quinn was crying for help in the water.
âShe wanted us to help her. We thought it was a coincidence. But we were also afraid that something
might have happened to her. So we started to look for her.
âWe searched for Quinn for six months, but we couldnât find her. The bastard also went missing. But the
dream about Quinn never stopped.
âShe was always clutching her chest with dirty water all over her body. You mentioned that a gunshot
wound killed the body, right?â
A chill went down Oliviaâs spine when she heard that. She nodded with a blank expression.
âIâm not sure if the gunshot wound was the killing blow, but when I saw her, she seemed to have died
for a week to half a month.
âThe gunshot wound was very apparent on her chest. I can be sure she was shot when she was alive.â
Avery clenched his fists. He knew in his heart what the results were.
Although Quinn lived a lavish life, she was still a good kid. If she just ran away from home, it would be
unfeasible that she never called home for so long and let her family know she was safe.â
Recently, everyone in the family was worried out of their minds about Quinn. They asked everywhere
for Quinnâs whereabouts.
There were some elderly in the family. Quinn wouldnât want them to worry.
Since she didnât call home, something probably happened to her.
Ethan wasnât interested in the affairs of another family. He pulled Olivia to a seat and said, âItâs getting
late. Iâll bring you home.â
âNo need. The results will be out soon.â
Olivia was praying for Avery inwardly. She didnât want the body to be Quinnâs corpse.
Olivia inhaled sharply, suddenly frowned, and expressed mild surprise.
âWhatâs wrong?â
âNothing. I just felt some pain in my stomach.â
âSee, even the kids are asking you to sleep.â
Olivia knew that a pregnant woman shouldnât always be nervous. She was almost five months
pregnant.
Fetal movements would be more frequent. But it was like Oliviaâs babies didnât want to hurt her.
They never made huge movements.
That kick just now was pretty rough. Olivia sat down and sipped on the water Ethan handed to her.
She turned and saw Ethan staring at her stomach.
âWhat are you looking at?â
A flash of uneasiness appeared on Ethanâs face. He said in a softer voice, âCan⦠I touch them?â