Chapter 312

Chapter 312 Take Everything On Evidence

“I went shopping for furniture with Anna in the afternoon. The car's brakes failed while I was driving herhome, and the rest is history.”

It was impossible for the brakes of a million-dollar car to fail, so the accident was probably intentional.Someone was trying to harm Leah or Anna. Leah looked grimly at Han. Knowing him, he wouldimmediately look into it and replace the culprit.

Han chuckled. “The brakes malfunctioned. I’ve asked Alfred to investigate this. You can leave now.”

Leah was taken aback after Han abruptly asked her to leave. Despite her body’s discomfort, shewalked out of the room. Han, who stayed back in the patient room, stood quietly before the window,staring intently at Leah walking out of the main building.

The sun had set by the time Leah got back to her house. The sound of the door unlocking promptedLucy to bolt from the nursery room.

“Ms. White, what happened to you?” Lucy gasped when she noticed Leah’s ragged appearance.

Leah quickly motioned her to be quiet as she did not want to wake her child up to only see her injured.She sat on the couch and drank a cup of water from the table.

“I’m alright. Is Carlotta asleep?” Leah asked.

When it was close to dinner time, Lucy reached for her phone to ask Leah what she wanted to eat, onlyto replace out that Leah's phone was off. When her call could not get through the second time around,

Lucy began to worry about what could have happened to Leah. Thankfully, Leah finally returned homeby the time Lucy wanted to call Shawn about it, although she was not in a great shape.

Lucy stared worryingly at her. “Yes, she just slept. What happened to you? You were out for so longand I can’t even reach you through your phone.”

Lucy was genuinely worrying for Leah if she had gotten herself in trouble. Leah, on the other hand, didher best to preserve a calm demeanor so as not to cause Lucy any distress.

“I’m fine. I had a small accident.”

Lucy slightly gasped and quickly whirled Leah around a few times to check her wounds. She finallysighed in relief once she realized that Leah had only suffered a few scrape wounds. Lucy then asked,“Did you go to the hospital, Ms. White?”

Leah’s eyes had a hint of sorrow as she softly replied, “Yes. The doctor had given me a checkup. I’malright.”

Compared to Anna, Leah was really lucky. Relieved, Lucy muttered, “I’m glad that you’re fine.”

The next day, Leah was still in bed when her phone rang. She frowned grumpily while looking at thecaller’s name on her phone. After a slight hesitation, Leah eventually answered the call. Perhaps Hanwas desperately reaching out to her because of a new development on the accident.

Leah cleared her throat before saying, “Yes?”

“There’s been some new information on the accident.” Han’s alluring voice was heard from the otherend, waking Leah up.

Curious on who the culprit was, Leah asked, “Who did it then?”

“Come to the hospital and we’ll talk.” Han hung up the phone before Leah could react. With no time towaste, Leah hopped off her bed and changed into some casual clothes before heading toward thehospital.

When she arrived at Anna’s room, Han was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. A night's stay wasevident from the eyebags under his eyes and the general look of exhaustion on his face. Leah feltsomewhat disappointed upon seeing him like that. She knew that Han was capable of getting worriedand caring for the person he loved, but that person would never be her. Leah switched to her pokerface when looking at Han before he would notice her melancholy.

“So, what did the cops say?” Leah asked.

Han stood up from the sofa as his dark eyes turned to Leah, who avoided his gaze out ofawkwardness. She pressed on, “Why aren’t you talking?”

Han chuckled and tossed the report onto the ground. “Take a look at it yourself.”

Leah bent down to pick it up and jumped to the report’s conclusion. She was stunned when the reportwrote that the car’s condition was perfectly fine as well as the brakes. It concluded that the cause of theaccident might have been due to the driver driving out of drowsiness.

Leah threw the report onto the ground and looked at Han in disbelief. “No, this can’t be right.”

She remembered clearly that she had stepped onto the brakes as hard as she could during theaccident, but the car did not stop. How was it possible for the report to conclude that the car was ingood shape? Leah was speechless and wanted to ask Han to investigate again, but she was silencedby his cold stare.

Finally, she muttered, “Was there a misunderstanding?”

“What do you think?” Han perked his brows up as he replied. Although he did not believe that whatLeah did was intentional, the evidence proved otherwise.

Instantly, Leah was overcome with a wave of helplessness crashing onto her, causing her to stumble afew steps back. She regained her stability by supporting herself with a nearby cabinet. Knowing thiswas not a mere accident, she insisted, “There must be a mistake. I’m sure there is. Maybe someonetried to hurt Anna and create a false report.”

Han shook Leah’s arm off as she was trying to get a hold of Han. “Leah, what exactly are you planningto do?” he asked. “Are you jealous of Anna getting together with me? Is that why you want to kill her?”

Han’s strict tone echoed in the room. Leah was on the brink of tears, but she still held her head high.She never intended to hurt Anna in the first place. “No, I would never.”

With a spark of hope in her eyes, she asked, “Do you not believe me, Han Howard?”

Han turned his back around and scoffed, “I only believe in the facts.”

Upon hearing that, Leah collapsed and sat on the ground, laughing to her foolish self. Of course, Han

will never believe me. What was I even hoping for? However, as Leah fell into despair, Han spokeagain, “If you can replace evidence that you’re innocent, then we can talk about it.”

As if a light of hope was rekindled, Leah exclaimed, “Really?” She believed that so long as there was aculprit, there must be some traces of crime left behind.

Han continued, “Do it before Anna wakes up. I won’t be waiting.”

Han had done all in his power to keep news of Anna's accident to reach Fetriybia. However, Anna’sdad would eventually suspect that something was up. Before her father could start asking questions,Han had to do all he could to handle the perpetrator and the situation at hand.

“One more thing,” Han muttered. Leah, now more composed, turned a bemused gaze back to him.

“Since the collision was your fault, you are responsible for Anna's well-being and medical expensesthroughout her time in the hospital.”

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