Chapter 297

Chapter 297 Karl Was Domineering and Gentle As soon as she asked this question, it was unexpected for Karl.

But Karl was her brother after all. He pondered for a moment and asked her, “Who told you that?”

“Roger.” Hailey didn’t hide it from Karl.

Karl asked another question, “What did he say exactly?”

“I recorded it and I will send it to you.” Hailey got up the courage, found the recording, sent it to Karl, and listened to it herself.

When Karl had probably finished listening to it, she couldn’t wait to ask, “Isn’t it? Did I misunderstand it? What he said was that my parents are not dead, right?”

Hailey was very emotional, and she urgently needed someone to tell her that her parents were not dead. Scott and Nancy were still alive!

“Hailey, calm down.” Karl’s voice was low and clear, “What he said is 1 don’t know if they are alive or not, but I didn’t kill them anyway”.” He paused and said calmly, “He’s coaxing you.”

Her heart sank. Hailey had a feeling that she finally saw a glimmer of hope, but once again fell into a sense of dark despair.

In an instant, all the strength in her body was taken away. But she still didn’t give up.

“What if it’s true? What if…?” Hailey said in tears, “What if the two corpses that were burned to ashes in the car three years ago were not my parents? What if they are still alive… Karl, give me some hope!” She closed her eyes and her tears couldn’t stop shedding. The feeling of powerlessness all over her body made her almost unable to hold the phone.

Just as her phone was about to fall from her hand, Karl said again, “I’ll immediately send someone to investigate.”

“Go ahead and investigate it!” Hailey found back her strength finally, “Even if there is a glimmer of hope, we can’t give up, right?!”

She still couldn’t calm herself down. “Right.”

Karl’s voice was soft, and he asked, “Since Roger had called you, where are you now?”

Hailey replied obediently, “On the way back to the Garden of Rose.”

“How long will it take?”

Hailey glanced out the window and said, “Five minutes or so.”

“OK” Karl said, “From now on, stop talking and calm down.”

“Okay” Hailey responded and hurriedly said, “Karl, don’t hang up!”

Karl said, “Okay, I won’t hang up.”

After Karl said he wouldn’t hang up, Hailey suddenly remembered that he seemed to be still in a meeting. “Forget it. You can go back to work. I’ll just calm myself down.”

“I have five minutes to spare.” Karl’s voice was gentle, which was somehow reassuring. “Ill be with you.”

Hailey sniffed and said, “Okay”

She leaned back on the seat. Through the broken window, the cool evening wind blew in, making her gradually calm down.

“Karl,” she begged softly, “I want to hear you play the piano.”

Karl agreed readily, “Okay”

After a moment, soothing and smooth piano music slowly came from the receiver, revealing a touch of quietness and sadness.

Hailey was tone-deaf since she was a child, but she remembered this piano piece called The Sound of Silence, and it was the first piece Karl had played for her.

Back then, she was very young, and Jared and Brook teamed up to make fun of her, and she couldn’t beat them. She accidentally stepped into a puddle of mud and soiled her new dress.

She was so sad that she couldn’t stop crying. Brook almost knelt to her, but couldn’t make her happy again. Karl took her to the piano, sat down, and played this piano piece to her. When she heard it, she immediately stopped crying.

Karl could soothe her pain with a piano piece! Karl played her for five minutes until Chris whispered, “Ms. Newman, we’ve arrived at the Garden of Rose.” The music on the other end of the phone stopped abruptly.

Hailey glared at Chris and said dissatisfiedly into the receiver, “Why don’t you play it for an extra minute? You’re so stingy”

“You can’t be too greedy.” Karl joked with her and asked, “Have you calmed down?”

Hailey replied with a simple “yes”.

Someone on the other end of the phone urged Karl in Yardeenese to have a meeting, saying “Everyone has been waiting for a long time”.

Karl said in an indifferent and dignified voice, “Well, let them wait.”

Hailey smiled and thought that Karl was domineering. She sounded a little embarrassed, “Karl, I’m fine.

You can go back to work.”

Chris opened the car door and Hailey got out. The white bandage on her hand was conspicuous in the night. Just when she was about to hang up the phone, Karl said, “If you want to hear me play the piano live for you, come here early.”

“Okay,” Hailey agreed, “I’ll go over after the opening ceremony of the racecourse tomorrow and the arrangements of follow-up work.”

Karl nodded and hung up.

The shower turned on and the cool water ran down Hailey’s hair as she closed her eyes and let the cold water pour over her. The bandage on her hand was removed, and the water mixed with blood flowed away. She wanted to calm down.

She had to The nightmare of ten years ago could not be repeated, nor the tragedy of three years ago. Neither she nor her brothers could bear the pain of losing their loved ones.

She couldn’t let Roger lead her by the nose. She should be active instead of refraining herself to be as before, find out the whereabouts of her parents from him, and bring him to justice!

Her parents are not dead, which she must firmly believe in. Even if there was the slightest possibility, she was willing to believe it! There was only one thing she had to do next: to find them! Even if she had to give up everything, she would not hesitate.

No matter how dark it is last night, the sun will still rise the next morning.

It was Valentine’s Day. Hailey woke up at 7 am, pretending nothing had happened. She hadn’t slept the whole night, but she looked as normal as ever. During breakfast, looking at Chris and Ava sitting opposite, she asked with great interest, “What are your plans for Valentine’s Day today?”

Chris and Ava looked at each other. Knowing that Hailey was in a bad mood, they canceled their plan.

Ava pursed her lips and said, “Hailey, let me accompany you.”

Hailey glanced at her and said, “It’s Valentine’s Day. Why are you going to stay with me, not your boyfriend?”

She stuffed the last piece of bread into her mouth, took a sip of juice, and said to Chris, “After the opening ceremony today, you can get off work early and take Ava out.”

Chris hadn’t expected his boss to be so considerate and generous, which made him very grateful.

On the way to the racecourse, there were constant messages in the chat group.

Hailey rubbed her brows, took out her phone, and saw that the chat group of brothers and sisters was lively.

First, Kyle posted his engagement rings with Nicholas early in the morning. They were a very simple pair of silver rings, but they looked good on their slender and beautiful hands.

Her brothers playfully complained about their behavior of showing off their love, and then sent their blessings one after another.

Hailey also posted, “Looking forward to your wedding.”

Immediately afterward, Randal also posted a bunch of pictures of flowers in the chat group.

Before he could speak, Brook asked like a fool, “Randal, you haven’t been filming recently. You’re idle enough to sell flowers in the group?

Randal had a good temper and didn’t care about it. “I’m going to pick a bunch of flowers for my girlfriend. I came to a flower shop to pick a bunch of flowers, but there are so many options. Which one do you think looks the best? The voting begins”

Brook said, “I choose No. 2. Of course, you should choose red roses for your girlfriend.”

Kyle said, “I agree.”

Jared said, “My girlfriend-to-be said that red roses are too vulgar. No. 3 pink roses are the best.”

Randal said, “Hailey, what do you say?”

Hailey said, “No. 3.”

Randal made up his mind immediately, “Then it is No. 3.”

Brook said, “Well, why did you ask us? You could just ask Hailey!”

Randal said, “I was just being polite. I asked you mainly to know what answered are wrong”

Brook said, “You bastard.”

Kyle said, “You bastard.”

Hailey smiled happily. Her brothers were the source of her happiness. She had thought she was going to be alone today, but when she arrived at the racecourse, the two annoying men had arrived. Matthew yawned and looked lazy.

Owen was dressed casually in a white T-shirt and black trousers, and he was wearing a white sun hat.

He was standing in the sun and smiling at her.