Chapter 90: Believe It Or Not
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“I am glad that the police are not as smart as you.” Travis said indifferently, “If this is the case, you should hand it over to the police station instead of asking me here. Are you not afraid of me killing you too? And hiding the physical exhibit is also a crime. If I am guilty, you are an accomplice.”
“Since you have promised him the money, then his family should have the right to inherit the money. But now, no one can take the money, right?” Arianna looked at him with an expression saying, “Unless you give the money to his family; otherwise, you are a murderer.”
Travis laughed out coldly, “Arianna, what is in your mind? This person betrayed you, blackmailed you, and you came to me to do justice with this man and worry about his family? You can play like an angel; just count me out of it.”
“So, you didn’t intend to give him four million at all because you know that he can’t get it, right? The so-called acceptance bill is just a joke from you to him.”
“In fact, I intended to give him five million, one million for him to pay his domestic debt and send his wife and daughter to go abroad. The rest of the money is to make sure he never comes back and never mentions this matter again. So, he would only receive that four million after he left the state. He already got one million from me. The fact that he could no longer get that four million is none of my business. In short, I didn’t go back on my words, and I couldn’t care more. Meanwhile, his death has nothing to do with me, believe it or not.”
“Very well, please explain to the police that you have nothing to do with his death.” Arianna grabbed the crumpled paper on the table and stood up.
Travis moves quicker than her. He grabbed her wrist across the coffee table all of a sudden. Arianna was frustrated, but she could not get rid of him. Until he suddenly released her hand and she fell back to the sofa she sat on previously. When he let go, he controlled his strength to make sure she fell on the sofa, but that crumpled card paper fell into his hands.
Travis Cooper sat back and lit the paper up with his lighter and watched it burn out slowly. Then he found a pack of wet tissues from under the coffee table and pulled out one piece, and wiped clean every finger of the hand that had just grabbed that stained paper, and then he tossed the pack of tissues in front of Arianna.
Arianna did not move. Travis lit another cigarette and then pushed the lighter and cigarette case to Arianna.
“Relax. Come smoke one.” Arianna ignored him, but her breath was heavy.
Travis said with smoke in his mouth, “Because he reminded you of a good childhood, so you decided to help him once? Or what did he ask you to do before he died? If he did ask you, then I really appreciate this guy. If I was not the highest bidder to him, do you know who he was planning to sell your little story to? And what would have been your situation now? Your look of a self-righteous angel is very, very fucking funny.”
Arianna lost control of her breath and heartbeat.
Travis got up and used a water dispenser to pour her a cup of freshly heated water. When he saw Arianna did not move at all, he took a chilled bottle of water from the small freezer, unscrewed the lid of the bottle, and stuffed it into her hands.
“Let me tell you one last time, his death has nothing to do with me. That kind of person is not worthy of such a crime from me. But you can’t expect too much from my morality either. For a big accomplice who harmed my family in those years, do you think I am obligated to take care of the future life of his wife and daughter? I did everything I promised to him. And I would not like anything else outside my promise. I love doing charity, but not this kind of charity that can raise my blood pressure.”
“In those days before my grandfather passed away, you must have been taking powerful antihypertensive drugs every day. And when you were ready to give Chester five million, it must have been really hard for your blood pressure.”
Travis was speechless.
“Oh, you did all this for me. I’m sorry. I did ask you to save my grandfather, but I did not ask you to settle the thing between Chester and me. Your charity is a bit inexplicable, right?”
“I thought that you always wanted a quiet life.”
“As long as you are not involved in my life!” Arianna said loudly.
“Arianna, please tell me a little truth. Who is the one who took the initiative today? I just came to the company today to fetch a thing and stayed for a quarter of an hour, and you suddenly jumped out from the middle of nowhere. I did not ask you to come, did I?”
Arianna was silent.
“Even in this office a few years ago, when you talked to me about the conditions, it was you who insisted on coming to see me, and I did not force you.” Travis said indifferently, “If you are willing to recall the past, you can also think about the first time we met. I walked that night and wanted to go home to sleep early. And you just showed up suddenly and fell to my feet. Am I correct?”
Arianna was biting her lips.
“Have you ever thought about it, you asked for it the first time I touched you and the first time you reached a deal with me? Because it was not in my plan at all. In that coffee shop a long time ago, if you didn’t run to me at that time, I wouldn’t have had an intersection with you; if you didn’t take the initiative to appear in this office last time, I wouldn’t have temporarily raised the ridiculous idea of signing a contract with you. It was you who came out in front of me again and again, challenging my endurance and morality, and you always thought I put you into trouble and you were totally innocent. In fact, you don’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see you. My life is very peaceful when you don’t show up.”