Chapter 128: An Intruder
Rory walked with careful steps through the thick foliage. There might be dangerous insects or poisonous vines along the way. She turned on the torch in her phone. But she heard the distant mumbles of the news reporters as they were talking amongst themselves.
She did not want to alert them.
She turned off the torch and walked in the darkness. The forest behind was pitch dark. Every movement of the branch made knots form in her stomach. She rarely takes this path and even when she takes this path, she never takes this path at night. Only Liam frequents this path whenever.
The worst of all... she thought that someone was watching her from a distance hiding in the darkness.
Holding her breath, she ran as fast as she could. She wanted to get to the safety of walls and doors. She managed to get to the fence. She could see the chicken coop from there. It was lit up and the workers were outside having their drinks.
She carefully dodged the security guard and walked to the back door. She entered using the spare key she had with her in case of emergencies.
She did not want to turn on the lights inside the house so as not to alert the workers. She mainly did not want to be caught spying in her grandmother’s house. She did think that there might be odd security arrangements like the one she encountered that day.
But still, she decided to give it a try. She did not think that she can get the file if she asks for it properly. So she should steal it. And there could be other information her grandmother can be hiding. If push comes to shove, she can trade secrets to help Liam.
Yes, she was planning on extorting those officials if properly handling it through the lawyer does not work out.
Although the lawyer they hired knew how to bend the laws almost enough to break them, she still was not confident. It was ingrained in her brain that Liam would be freed only when the true culprit was found.
And for that, she decided to do anything she can.
She searched the kitchen cabinets first. Other than with her grandmother, Mrs. Delport spends longer time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. She had a feeling that Mrs. Delport would have kept the files here. That file, definitely won’t be where she saw it the other day.