Chapter 185 You Have to Believe Me
Brisa grew curious at Freya’s serious expression.
“How do they create these loopholes?”
Freya paused for a moment. “Two years ago, I had a car accident, and the Kaufmanns were in chaos.
“I had another car accident half a year ago. The Kaufmanns were a mess again.
“About half a year ago, my brother got into a car accident. Although the Kaufmanns didn’t fall into chaos this time, I found someone sneaking into my room during that period.”
Brisa instantly complained, “Why didn’t you tell us about these things?! Also, couldn’t these people get a little more creative?”
Freya chuckled as she thought about when the bus crashed her car into the river.
“They didn’t try anything else. After all, what can be more natural and unpredictable than a car accident in a big city like Caltun?”
Freya thought for a moment. They probably don’t dare to kill me. Or maybe, since they want something. they should know that it was likely in a bank vault. These people probably don’t want to commit murder.
But if their plan failed, they might resort to kidnapping and hostage-taking.
Freya hadn’t found any clues even after so many accidents had happened. That was enough to make people wary.
She then looked at Brisa. “Did Ink find anything?”
“He seems busy lately and doesn’t talk much in the group chat, but I think he’s looking into this.”
Freya nodded in response.
At noon, she and Brisa went downstairs to have lunch
When Sylvia saw Freya bringing Brisa, she thought that Freya had brought along her assistant.
And since Freya didn’t have many friends, Sylvia warmly invited Brisa to join them for lunch.
They then returned to Vroria.
Freya planned to deal with Braxton and Isabella’s matters.
However, she didn’t see Braxton return home for the next three days.
She dropped by Parker Residence twice, but Isabella’s parents only said Isabella wasn’t at home with a troubled expression.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t at home, but rather that she didn’t want to see anyone.
At 10 am., Freya walked out of Parker Residence again.
She happened to run into two maids leaving the house.
Freya hid to the side and waited until the maids had walked a distance before approaching them.
“Miss Kaufmann?!” one of the maids exclaimed in surprise.
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Freya glanced at the oil stains on the maids’ clothes. Isabella’s mother had an obsession with cleanliness, so if they were maids cleaning the living room or bedroom, they wouldn’t have oil stains on them.
These maids work in the kitchen, Freya concluded.
“Hello,” she greeted them with a smile.
The two maids immediately bowed. “Hello, Miss Kaufmann!”
“I was planning to visit Izzy. I went a couple of days ago, but Mrs. Parker said she wasn’t at home. I came earlier today just to see Izzy. Is she at home?”
Freya asked with a smile.
The two maids exchanged glances as a guilty expression appeared on their faces. “I-I’m afraid she’s not in.”
“I see. Where did she go, then?”
The two maids hesitated for a while and couldn’t come up with an answer.
Still smiling, Freya took out a stack of banknotes from her bag and handed it to the maids. “Everyone in the Parker family knows about my relationship with Izzy. I’m just worried about her and want to know
where she went.”
One of the maids looked at the stack of banknotes, hesitating, “Madam told us not to say-
“It’s okay. If you tell me, I promise not to tell anyone else.”
After pondering for a few seconds, the maid looked at the other maid beside her. Seeing this, Freya took: out another stack of banknotes from her bag and handed it to the other maid. “You have to keep it a secret
too.
Both of them accepted the money and thought for a moment before speaking. “Miss Kaufmann, we are telling you this because we know that you are Miss Parker’s best friend. Miss Parker has locked herself in her room ever since she came back from Vroria the day before yesterday. She wouldn’t open the door for
anyone.”
Freya frowned. “Did she eat? Hasn’t Mrs. Parker done anything about it?”
“Madam did, but Miss Parker refuses to listen to Madam. Also, Miss Parker’s eyes were swollen from crying when came back. She looked scary. Madam was worried that she might do something drastic, so she didn’t dare to persuade Miss Parker too much. A lot of people came to see her during this period, but Madam turned them all away
Freya finally understood what was going on. It seemed that Isabella was shutting herself in.
She would probably make a decision once the self-isolation ended.
Freya took a deep breath.
After bidding farewell to the two maids with a smile, she turned and left.
She had to go find Braxton!
Freya went straight to the Kaufmann Group.
She found Braxton sleeping in the lounge of the president’s office on the top floor.
Angrily, she pulled the blanket and demanded, “Brax, how long do you plan to hide here?!”
Braxton, who was awakened from his sleep, wore a grumpy face. “I’m not hiding. Be good. I’m just too busy with work.”
Freya couldn’t help but laugh. “I was the one who handled the affairs of the Kaufmann Group during the time when your leg was injured. How could I not know how much work there is?”
Braxton fell silent for two seconds. “We have had a lot of cooperation with the Hood Group recently. There are many details to handle.“
Freya blew her top right away, and her voice raised a few decibels. “Matthew runs the Hood Group, I called him yesterday, and he was at a club at freaking 5 p.m. If you’re collaborating, why are you busy while he’s not?!”
Seeing Freya shouting, Braxton looked at her pregnant belly and became obedient.
“Alright, don’t get mad. You’re pregnant,”
Freya gritted her teeth. “I’m telling you, Brax, if you don’t go find Isabella now, you will lose her!”
Braxton’s face darkened, and his knuckles turned white as he grabbed the blanket. T’ve never wanted to hold her back.”
“What do you mean by that? She’s at home now, shutting herself in and not eating!” Freya shouted, “She’s not just causing trouble for fun this time. Once she makes up her mind, she might be more decisive than my forgetting Radley because of my amnesia!”
Braxton was amused by Freya’s comparison and smiled wryly.
“Frey, life is only a hundred years long, and we haven’t even lived half of it. What does love matter now? We won’t have children for the next 70 to 80 years if she is with me. If I pass away first when we’re old, there won’t even be someone to see her off.”
Freya was so furious she laughed. “Brax, do you look dead to you? First of all, let’s just talk about the average life expectancy in today’s world. The two of you won’t live for 70 to 80 years!”
That was brutal, but okay, Braxton thought to himself.
Freya sat across from Braxton and continued to persuade him earnestly. “Secondly, even if you two don’t have children for a lifetime, what about this baby in my belly? Can’t this baby take care of you: in your old age? If you’re worried, I can give birth to the baby and give it to you two!”
As soon as Freya finished speaking, her belly suddenly protruded.
The baby in her womb had kicked her.
Freya fell silent while Braxton laughed. This time, there was some sincerity in his laughter. “See, even the baby is angry.”
He carefully touched Freya’s belly. “The future of the Kaufmann family is on you. Don’t get mad.”
Freya didn’t have time to think about the first time she was kicked and continued to look at Braxton.
She took a deep breath. “But you know what I’m capable of. I am the famous Professor Harlan! How can there be any illness that I can’t treat?”
