Secret Wealthy Marriage

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Hiring a Murderer Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Hiring a Murderer “Suicide out of fear of punishment?” Carolline Ruiz stared at the four characters on the screen, muttering the words to herself in disbelief.

An accident at most, after all, even if it was drunk driving, it would only result in the revocation of the driver’s license and imprisonment for a few years, would it really be serious enough to commit suicide out of fear of punishment?

“…” Megan Clifton took back her phone, and Carolline Ruiz’s head followed as Megan Clifton laughed and explained, “The text description says that the driver was so scared of taking responsibility that he scared himself to death and committed suicide in the end due to unbearable mental torment.”

“Mental torment?” Carolline Ruiz was somewhat puzzled, as there were many traffic accidents in the world every day, and none of the perpetrators seemed to have suffered such mental torment.

“Do you find it incredible too, don’t you?” Megan Clifton raised her eyebrows. She thought this whole thing was mysterious, so she had someone investigate what Matilda Ferguson was doing during the time Bryan Cooper had his car accident.

At that time, Carolline Ruiz had called to tell her to inform Matilda Ferguson, but she didn’t want to. However, when she saw the news this morning and was having dinner with her parents, she inquired about it indirectly.

It was only then that she learned that Matilda Ferguson’s aunt and uncle had already found another man for Matilda Ferguson, and that Matilda Ferguson was with that man on that day. Megan Clifton truly found Matilda Ferguson disgusting.

At the same time, she felt sorry for Bryan Cooper, as well as for the even more foolish Carolline Ruiz.

“So, Bryan Cooper really can’t stand up anymore?” Megan Clifton suddenly shifted the topic, and Carolline Ruiz was almost caught off guard, unable to understand how her thinking could be so jumpy.

“He chose to give up on his own.” After a brief moment of astonishment, Carolline Ruiz’s answer was somewhat helpless, and she felt annoyed when she thought about it.

She truly couldn’t understand why Bryan Cooper would choose to give up when he had the chance to get better. He was utterly unreceptive, which frustrated her.

“Carolline, do you think this car accident was a conspiracy? What if someone hired an assassin and now that Bryan Cooper is in this state, the driver should die in guilt.” And the hidden mastermind behind the scenes wouldn’t have to worry about being exposed.

The more Megan Clifton spoke, the more she believed this to be true. It didn’t matter if Bryan Cooper was dead or not; if he died, it would be for the best. However, if he didn’t die this time, the perpetrator would at least be satisfied, as Bryan Cooper was crippled. So at this point, the driver should be disposed of like a dead dog to avoid arousing suspicion from the Hawkins Family.

After all, there was no airtight wall in the world. No one would feel good with someone else holding their handle.

“…You’ve been watching too many messy things.” Carolline Ruiz was stunned for a moment before replying like this.

She didn’t think that Bryan Cooper was a repulsive person, even after he said all those words to her. She still didn’t hate him. Her likes and dislikes were somewhat biased, so if she didn’t hate someone, they probably wouldn’t have any enemies.

Besides, she sincerely thought that Megan Clifton had seen too many cases of murder for love and hatred in the news. Carolline Ruiz preferred not to see them.

As she said, she believed that although the world was vast, every corner might not be bright and clean, but she still chose to believe that in this world, there were more places with brightness and cleanliness.

Looking at Bryan Cooper’s case, for example, if it weren’t for everyone’s joint efforts to help, perhaps the perpetrator driver might have taken the opportunity to escape in the chaos and wouldn’t have committed suicide for fear of punishment.

At that time, both her mind and body were focused on Bryan Cooper, so naturally, she couldn’t pay attention to the driver’s situation.

“Do you think you’re the only one who suspects this? I can tell you that on the day Bryan Cooper was rescued, the old Mr. Hawkins and his special assistant, Xavier Estrada, went to the Police Station to investigate.” Megan Clifton rolled her eyes. It was just that they didn’t find anything in the end.

“…” Carolline Ruiz couldn’t say anything. What the Hawkins Family members suspected was their own family affair. She remembered that she had indeed met Xavier Estrada when she came out that day. Did Bryan Cooper suspect something as well?

However, if it was a case of hiring an assassin to kill, would it have something to do with Matilda Ferguson?

In Carolline Ruiz’s mind, the face of the man next to Matilda Ferguson suddenly appeared.

She didn’t know that man.

There wasn’t much time for them to waste, and they hadn’t even finished their cola when Sophie Thompson called them. The two hurried back to the dormitory.

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At the same time, the Hawkins Family was in an extremely angry atmosphere at home, an atmosphere that had lasted all day.

After the driver committed suicide in prison due to fear of punishment, the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins were furious, and Austin Hawkins immediately went out to investigate.

William Hawkins also wanted to intervene and was about to call Edo Holt when he was stopped by Bryan Cooper.

When Bryan Cooper arrived, his father, Austin Hawkins, had already left, so naturally, he couldn’t stop him. However, William Hawkins let Bryan Cooper stop him. Bryan was used to dealing with his own issues.

Originally, Bryan wanted to comfort his grandparents more, but in the end, because of Xavier Estrada’s arrival, he glanced at them and then returned to his place with Xavier Estrada.

The two old people sighed with their heads bowed. If the perpetrator didn’t die at this time, they might have believed that this car accident was just an accident. But the sudden death of the perpetrator now made this accident seem more intentional.

No one was a fool. It was clear that someone was targeting Bryan Cooper intentionally, but he overlooked it.

Just that he didn’t think those who targeted him were all because of his business capabilities, perhaps there were other reasons as well. So, he specifically instructed Xavier Estrada on some matters.

Anyway, people dead are dead, and if he couldn’t find any clues here, he would look for them elsewhere in the future.

“Xavier, I’m sorry. It’s my incompetence.” Xavier Estrada was full of apologies. He had been careful and considerate, but he never expected the driver to choose suicide in the end.

“It has nothing to do with you. It’s just that someone is more ruthless than us.” While staying at home these days, Bryan Cooper thought a lot and also realized a lot. Even though he had tried to remain as low-key as possible, it was clear that he had still made enemies.

It was apparent that someone was deliberately targeting him, and he hadn’t noticed it himself.

However, he didn’t think that the people targeting him were solely because of his business or other reasons. So, he instructed Xavier Estrada on some specific things.

With that being said, Bryan Cooper handed over a few MMS messages he had received from Ailin Ferguson to Xavier Estrada to take a look, remaining calm and composed.

Xavier Estrada flipped through the MMS messages, his pupils suddenly shrinking before he returned the phone to Bryan Cooper, “Sir, I’ll go first.”

Bryan Cooper didn’t object and calmly watched the pond where he had raised some koi fish. He picked up a bag of feed from the grass, gently pinching it in his hand, and slowly approached the pond.