But...it was time for him to leave.
He had to leave now.
Because his transactions with William have been exposed, someone found their accounts of shell companies, and all that money has been intercepted.
Heās been waiting for this day for a long time.
Norman was the man coming to catch him.
Stuart already got the call in advance. He was waiting for Norman at the door.
It was in June. The rain suddenly poured down.
Norman had his soldier taking the umbrella for him. Standing under the black umbrella, Norman looked vicious and sinister, as if he felt so pitiful for Stuart.
"I didnāt expect I would prison you like this. You tricky bastard. I donāt like winning in this way. Are you still playing with me?" Norman raised his eyebrows. Heās tried his best. Unexpectedly, Stuart was still able to do a number on him.
Besides, Stuart was not as desperate as Norman expected. On the contrary, heās managed to control the progress of everything.
He was always the trickiest fox.
Stuart was rarely in a good mood. But today, he looked quite satisfied. Even though he already knew what was waiting for him, he still smiled easily, "I am sorry. You lost again."
"I know your wife was about to give birth. You are about to be a father. I should have come here after that. But there were so many people targeting you. I am afraid you would die before I come to you."
Norman said in a profound tone.
"Are you going to rescue me?" Stuart was shocked slightly.
"None of your business. I would ask him to come to take care of Edie. You donāt have to worry about her."
"Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. But...I want to say goodbye to her." Stuart didnāt make things difficult. He already knew it was his fate.
Norman nodded. Stuart walked into the house.
The sound of rain outsides kept ringing in the room.
He went on the second floor. Seeing Edie deep in sleep, he smiled. The corner of his mouth was raised slightly. Deep in his eyes were his deep love for the girl in front of him.
He smiled so happy this time. It was so rare. He seldom smiled like this.
He walked to the bed, touching her hot small face with his big hands getting wet by rain. She felt it. She opened her eyes slowly.
Her eyes were still wet, like a baby deer lost in the forest.
"Stuart?"
She called his nickname in a soft, slow voice. She hadnāt woken up completely.
"I need to buy something now. Wait for me at home. If I donāt come back, donāt be afraid. Someone would come back to take care of you." he said in a gentle voice.
Edie was still in half-dream. She didnāt get Stuartās point immediately. All she heard was that he needed to buy something. So she nodded.
She held his hands and said, "I would wait for you. Donāt come back too late."
"Okay," he kissed on her forehead slightly. She could feel that crystal-clear smell on his body.
He said in silence, "Take care of yourself when I am not here."
Then he watched her fall into sleep again. Then he turned around and walked out of the door.
When he went downstairs, Norman cuffed him in person, "Finished saying goodbye to your wife?"
"She is not my wife. You should call her Miss Lara," Stuart replied in an indifferent voice.
Hearing this, Norman froze for a while. Suddenly he realized their marriage hadnāt been registered. They havenāt got married legally.
Stuart had planned all these several months ago.
At the same time, Edie woke up from the dream.
After Stuart knew her expected date of birth, he seldom left her. Ingredients would be sent to their house every day. He didnāt need to buy anything.
Stuart...
All of a sudden, she panicked.
She threw the quilt away and rushed downstairs. The house was empty. Mr. Bates and Ivan were not in the house.
"Stuart..."
She murmured his name. Her heart almost stopped in her throat.
"Stuart, Stuart...Stuart..."
She kept calling him. But no one answered her. At this moment, the door was opened suddenly.
A man appeared in front of her. He turned his back towards the light. He looked exactly like Stuart. But Edie knew he was not.
She stared at the man in front of her in shock. It was so incredible. Unbelievable.
"A...Aaron...."
She spoke his name out in a trembling voice. She thought she might still be in her dream.
Hearing Edieās voice, the man smiled. The corner of his eyes was curved while the corner of his mouth was raised. It was this manās classic smile.
He opened his arms and said, "Well, I am back."
"Didnāt you.... didnāt you die? If you didnāt die, whose is the corpse?"
Edie was too shocked and confusing.
She didnāt walk to him to hug him. So Aaron stepped towards her and held her into his arms gently.
She could feel his temperature, his breath, and his chest lifting up and down. All these told her that the man in front of her was still alive.
It was Aaron. It was him. He was still alive!
"It was not mine. They dragged a corpse out of the hospital and made it look like me. You wouldnāt take a careful look at me after all. So no one knew it was fake. I am still alive."
Aaron showed a slight smile.
"Why did you fake the death? Who shot you?" she caught his hand and asked immediately.
Hearing this question, Aaronās face changed a little bit. Then he took a deep breath and said, "It is complicated. I would tell you all the details later."
"Okay. Then could you tell me....what happened to Stuart?"
Sometimes, womenās tuition was so right for no reason.
The smile on Aaronās face gradually disappeared. He couldnāt no longer keep this from her, "Yes, Norman took him away ten minutes ago."
Norman...
When hearing this name, Edie took a relief. Stuart was safe as long as it was Norman instead of anyone else.
Stuart didnāt know Edie had made a deal with him.
Use herself to change Stuart.
"What about you? What the hell are you doing?" she asked.
Aaron thus told her everything behind.
"Actually....everything was in Stuartās control. Stuart asked me to take over the position on purpose. Only in this way could he purchase those shell companies and run those companies in his name. Besides, he chose not to register the marriage with you because he didnāt want to get you involved in this."
Edieās face turned pale. She never expected this man had already planned all these.
He managed to protect everyone, except himself.
Bastard.
"When I detected something wrong and found William kidnapped you, I wanted to save you. Stuart was also there. Stuart shot me. But....a secret member of the Yates knew my heart was on the right. So Stuart didnāt kill me. He sent me to the training base for treatment."
"Actually, we are all sacrificial lambs as needed to protect the interest of the whole group. It was not the traffic accident that killed my uncle. He was killed by the group. Ellison killed him."