Chapter 254: News of Leo's Death
Frank understood what Samuel meant.
Samuel wantedFrank to tell those who went to the Infinite Cube that day, through his own words, that it was Amelia's sharp instincts that saved their lives.
"I know what to do," Frank agreed.
Since he had already sided with Amelia, winning people's hearts for her was something he should do.
If The Porter family won, it would only benefit him, not harm him.
Besides, The Hays family faction was full of ruthless people. Only when they completely fell from power could he be safe.
Amelia and Samuel didn't stay any longer and soon left.
......
Verifying identities wasn't difficult. The police confirmed the identities of the four deceased within half a day.
One of them was Leo.
The other three who died were all Francis's subordinates.
News of Leo's death reached Thornfield and The Hays family's ears that evening.
Leonard was shocked. His first reaction was disbelief.
He had his subordinates buy plane tickets and personally came to Goldenvale.
Finn and Billy were in charge of receiving him.
Billy, having experienced the pain of losing his daughter, seemed to have aged ten years in just one month.
Those eyes that were once as sharp as an eagle's seemed to have lost their light.
He looked listless.
Finn, however, was in high spirits.
He already knew that Amelia had also been at Infinite Cube that day, and had already guessed in his heart that the bombing was related to Amelia.
At first he thought the explosion was Amelia's doing, but after investigating carefully, he learned it was Francis's handiwork.
He told Leonard truthfully that Francis had arranged all of this.
"He wanted to go after Leo, but didn't expect to die at Harmony Heights Resort."
"But his subordinates were very loyal and continued to carry out the bombing plan."
"There was just a small slip-up, and he himself died in it too."
"Francis's surviving subordinates have all confessed."
Finn deliberately ignored the fact that Amelia was also involved.
Leonard's body began to tremble.
Whether it was from learning that Francis had killed Leo, or from the grief of losing Leo, no one could tell.
He personally went to see Francis's subordinates.
In front of Leonard, they confessed everything.
They also said they were only accomplices, asking Leonard to show mercy and save them for the sake of being Francis's subordinates.
Of course Leonard wouldn't save them.
These people had killed his most beloved Leo.
If Francis weren't already dead, he would definitely seek justice for Leo.
Coming out of the detention center, Leonard seemed to have aged many years as well.
When walking, he even swayed unsteadily.
Billy knew that Leonard was deeply affected.
Moreover, Leonard would also be implicated.
After all, too many of those invited that day were political figures.
They had almost died in there and would never let The Hays family people off.
Even though Leo himself had died in there too.
But Billy couldn't care about all that anymore. His only descendant Tessa was dead, and now he was in a daze all day.
He couldn't care about what the future held.
He was like a walking corpse.
The next day, Billy resigned.
Hearing this news, Leonard didn't react much. He just held Leo's ashes and stared blankly.
It was Alton who personally rushed over from Thornfield to bring Leonard and Leo's ashes back.
The Hays family was filled with a bleak atmosphere.
"I told him to come back long ago, but he insisted on staying in Goldenvale."
"I never imagined he would die at Francis's hands."
"Francis is already dead, he's already dead! A dead person actually killed Leo!"
Leonard seemed to be talking to Alton, yet also seemed to be talking to himself.
Alton frowned and reminded him, "Francis was also your son."
"He wasn't!"
Leonard suddenly stood up and said, "He was Leo's brother. How could he be so ruthless? I don't have such a cruel son!"
Alton sighed deeply.
"I told you long ago, you need to be fair to both sons."
"Especially to Francis, you were too unjust!"
"If you had just said a few kind words to him, would he have had to kill Leo?"
"I know you didn't like him because of his mother, but he was still your own son."
Leonard looked at Alton expressionlessly.
"So this is my fault? Back then, you were the one who forced me to marry that woman. Now look, Leo was killed by him. No, he was killed by you!"
Leonard was too angry.
He even blamed Alton.
Hearing this, Alton immediately became furious.
"Is this how you should talk to me? You're actually saying this was caused by me?"
"Wasn't it?"
"Bastard!"
Alton and Leonard had a huge fight and parted on bad terms.
But that evening, Alton suddenly fainted. It was caused by heart disease.
Fortunately, the servants discovered him in time and sent him to the hospital for emergency treatment, saving his life.
But his body was very weak, and he could have another attack at any time.
Leonard didn't even go to the hospital to visit. He just held Leo's ashes and cried with his wife.
Meanwhile in Goldenvale, through Frank, those who had gone to Infinite Cube that day all learned that it was Amelia who had saved their lives.
The fire on the first floor was set by her.
She had sensed something was wrong but didn't dare alert anyone, so she used this method to make them run out of the building, which saved their lives.
Everyone came to The Richardson Manor.
They didn't mention the Infinite Cube incident, only said they came to visit and see Natalie.
But every gift they brought was very generous.
......
A few more days passed.
Natalie found Amelia, who was taking an afternoon nap.
"Rest a bit more, then I'll take you to meet someone."
"Who?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Amelia lost her sleepiness.
"I'm not sleeping anymore. Should we go now?"
"That's fine. Wash your face, and I'll wait for you downstairs."
After Natalie left, Amelia quickly freshened up and went downstairs.
Although Natalie didn't say who it was, her expression was very serious, so Amelia had already guessed roughly who they were going to meet.
She wore slightly formal clothes and put on light makeup.
Holden was in charge of driving.
After more than an hour, the car arrived at Lakeside Hotel.
In a pavilion in the restaurant's garden, Amelia saw three people.
Samuel was among them.
He was talking to a young man with very proper features, and both were smoking.
Seeing Amelia approach, Samuel immediately put out his cigarette.
The young man was puzzled but did the same.
A middle-aged man with a somewhat stern appearance was sitting nearby drinking coffee.
Seeing Amelia approach, the middle-aged man took the initiative to stand up.
"Amelia. Seeing you in person is better than hearing about you."
The Amelia before him had long hair cascading down her shoulders, smooth and delicate skin, and features that were both striking and elegant in a way that was stunning at first sight.
Natalie had been stunningly beautiful in her day, and the sons she bore were all handsome.
Amelia's features were the best of both, inheriting only the advantages of Natalie and Quinton.
She was even more beautiful than in photos.
Amelia recognized his voice.
It was Micah.
Although they had never met, they talked on the phone often.
As for the young man next to Samuel, that should be his son, James Porter.
"Mr. Porter."
Amelia walked over and greeted Micah first.
Micah laughed heartily and said, "Actually, I prefer people to call me Mr. Handsome."
"Shameless." James said, then came before Amelia, extended his hand and introduced himself, "Amelia, hello, I'm James."
Amelia nodded.
"James. I remember you. At my welcome banquet when I came back, you came to give me a gift."
James was very surprised.
"I just dropped off the gift and left. You actually remember me. You have a really good memory."
"That's about my only strength."
Samuel said jealously from the side, "How come you're not greeting me?"
Amelia gave him a light glare.
"I see you every day. Do I still need to greet you? Next time let's meet after half a year, and I'll definitely greet you."
Samuel coughed dryly and stopped making trouble for himself.
He pulled out a chair and helped Natalie sit down.
Since he couldn't please Amelia, he'd please Natalie instead.
The five of them chatted about many things and had a pleasant conversation.
Finally, Micah said, "Now that The Hays family is in chaos, I think it's time to give them a heavy blow and get your father out of prison."
Both Amelia's and Natalie's eyes lit up at the same time.
Natalie asked excitedly, "About when?"
"Saturday, which happens to be Christmas Eve. Let's set it for that day."
When Micah spoke, whatever day he said was the day.
Both Amelia and Natalie were very happy.
Amelia had only met Quinton twice and didn't have much emotional foundation with him, unlike with Natalie.
But if Natalie was happy, she was happy too.
Moreover, a family reunion was something all the Richardson family members had been hoping for for a long time.
In the afternoon, the five of them had a meal together.
Micah brought up Finn.
"I don't know much about this person's character, but I heard he knows you?"
Micah was asking Amelia.
Amelia felt a bit awkward.
Samuel openly helped her explain.
"He's Amelia's ex-boyfriend. They've known each other for a long time. Finn's character is decent."
He knew about the several times Finn had secretly helped Amelia.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Finn was better than he had imagined.
He could only say that Amelia's judgment was indeed good.
Micah nodded.
If he could get a "decent" from Samuel, that meant Finn wasn't bad at all.
After dinner, Micah and James left and returned to Thornfield.
Even after returning home, Natalie's hands were still trembling with excitement.
Her health had greatly improved under Amelia's care.
But her physical foundation was poor, and she still couldn't get too emotionally excited.
But Amelia wasn't someone good at comforting people. Fortunately, Faith was there to console her and divert Natalie's attention, and Natalie finally calmed down a bit.
When she had completely calmed down, Natalie said embarrassedly, "I was so embarrassing. I made you laugh at me."
Amelia and Faith both shook their heads.
"No, we envy your relationship."