The Secret Obsession of the CEO
Chapter 135: [Bonus - ]Alone And Struggling

Chapter 135: [Bonus Chapter]Alone And Struggling

Liam expected someone to walk in, but the door shut open. He just went on staring at his finger.

He heard the knob turning again and he looked at the door. He heard some guys talking but he couldn’t recognize the voices and he couldn’t see anyone. The door shut and the voices stopped.

Is this some kind of mental game?

He looked down. He didn’t know what kind of questions they will ask him when they start questioning him. All he could see right now was Rory’s tear-filled eyes.

The knob turned for the third time. He didn’t look at the door this time. Only when he heard the thumping sound of boots on the floor did he look up. A cop was there with a takeout bag.

"You must be hungry," he said and walked closer.

Liam shrugged and shook the handcuffs. He should be hungry. But he did not feel like eating anything. It baffled him how the scent of his favorite cheeseburger from his favorite fast food joint is giving him an urge to throw up.

"Where is my lawyer?" he asked.

"Ah, him..." the guy with the big belly took a step back shrugging. "I’m just..." he pointed at the food on the table. "I don’t know much..."

"Oh? I don’t want this... I feel nauseated. Please take this out," Liam pointed at the bag.

"Are you sure?" the cop asked taking the bag. It didn’t appear that he was feeling bad for him after all. "Don’t say that we didn’t feed ya," he walked out with heavy steps.

Liam watched as the door slammed shut and rested his forehead on the table. He found that something is fishy. He didn’t think that this is the way they would treat those who are to be interrogated.

It just felt wrong.

But then, on the other hand, for those cops, he is just a piece of sh*t of a human who r*pes and murders helpless women. How else would he treat someone who is accused of such a crime?

But that’s the thing... The federal agents might act that way, but these cops cannot act to him this way. It is illegal for them to treat him this way. They could be sued once he is exonerated.

There could be more to it... Someone, doing something behind the curtains...

Where is my lawyer at?

Liam sighed.

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After bathing and cleaning up Ellie, Rory fed her and made sure she was all happy. Ellie really loved to hear her talk and she started to reply to her in babbles. Those big eyes rounding up and her little drooling mouth trying to imitate the sound adults make...

Heaven... Heaven should sound like this... Like babies’ babbles.

Rory didn’t think that anyone would hate this beautiful sound. And in the stormy sea where she found everything around her breaking apart, she found her little baby to be the strong rock that she could hold on to.

Her precious time with her baby was disturbed by her phone ring. She answered the call immediately as it was Liam’s lawyer.

"Listen, Mrs. Roberts. I don’t think this case is as simple as we believe. I am not allowed inside the interrogation room~"

"What?" Rory’s hands started to shake.

"Calm down, Mrs. Roberts. This is only getting interesting..."

Although Rory could not see the face of the lawyer, she could say that lawyer Winston was smirking as he was intrigued.

"Freezing your account, stopping me from getting into the interrogation room... All are sighed by... Wait... I’ll call you later and... Be safe, Mrs. Roberts," he said and ended the call.

Rory’s heart beat out of her chest cavity. The lawyer said some pretty wild stuff. And yet he appeared to be unfazed and was intrigued by the sound of him.

Is he even a good lawyer? Or is he some adrenaline junkie? Uncle Leroy... Did he even care for Liam’s welfare when he suggested that lawyer? Or is it...

Rory sank deep into her dark thoughts.

"Gah..."

Elli slapped Rory’s cheek, snapping her out of her reverie. She took in a deep breath and looked in the direction Ellie was pointing at.

Her grandmother’s house.

She got out of the room properly covering Ellie. Ellie nestled comfortably in her mother’s bosom with no care in the world. It’s those eyes that are filled with so much trust that made Rory go on without stopping. How can she falter when this little thing looks at her as if she is her whole world?

Just as she stepped out of her room, she heard the familiar voice.

"Going somewhere?" Lennon asked.

"Yeah... just for a walk..."

"Let her get some sun..." Lennon pointed at Ellie. "She’s...Is she like you? Does she not like the sun?"

"I really hope she too is not a nightwalker," Rory chuckled and with a wave of her hand, she walked towards the stairs.

She might love her red hair, but what it entails is very sensitive skin that would burn so easily in the slightest sight of the sun. And it was a nickname people like her have--nightwalkers.

"With both parents allergic to the sun? I highly doubt it!" Lennon’s tone was jolly.

"Yeah," Rory nodded.

Lennon was walking at her expecting to prolong the conversation. And she did say that she wanted to talk to him. But she was in the mood no more. She has to be elsewhere.

"Are you, uncle?" Rory stopped at the second stair and looked back. "Are you allergic to the sun too? I don’t think anyone else in the Roberts family gets easily burned..."

"Me? A little, yes... I do have a little red in my genes. My mum was a redhead too, you know?" Lennon stood holding the railing of the stair.

"Your mum?" Rory raised her brows. "I never knew that..."

"Yeah... I...rarely talk about her here, you know..." he shrugged and looked around the house.

Rory smiled awkwardly. Surely he cannot talk about his mum here.

"You should...Umm..." Lennon wetted his lips. "You should visit my home... my mansion...You’ve never visited there, right? You can...we can..."

"Yeah, I heard you got a new mansion? We will visit, surely... Won’t we, Ellie?" she gently placed her hand on Ellie’s chest. Ellie smiled. Rory spoke in a baby-voice, "Oh, yes, we will, Ellie. We’ll visit granduncle Lennon with your father..."

Lennon smiled at Rory and his hand reached for Ellie.

"Dorothy had a stroke and she was taken to the hospital," Rory said and Lennon took a step back. "I... I will update you. I..."

"Yeah... Yeah... Claire... she informed me. She didn’t know much at that time. I would appreciate it if you give me the updates, Rory... And listen... Liam... we will get him back soon. So, don’t worry. Come to me if you need anything," he said with a concerned smile.

"Thanks, uncle Lenny. I will."

Rory turned and got down the stairs in a hurry.

She took the shortcut and since she was having Ellie with her, she took a very careful path to her grandmother’s house.