Begging For A Reconciliation
Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Leah looked Ian in the eyes, nodded, and then shook her head. “How’s it possible? How can Charlieknow Sasha?”

Leah had a theory but was unsure whether to share it with him. However, Ian appeared to haveanticipated Leah’s thoughts. He frowned and paused before responding, “So you suspect that theystaged the drowning incident ten years ago? Charlie had also planned to adopt you so that Sasha canbe the White family’s daughter.”

Leah pursed her lips and sighed. “Although I don’t have any evidence now and it’s all based on myspeculation, I think that this is too much of a coincidence.”

Ian wore a solemn expression as he tried to piece together the information. He tried to examine thematter from Leah’s perspective and realized that it made perfect sense. However, he refused to believethat it was the truth. After all, he had known Sasha since the Sanders family relocated next to the Whitefamily. He was fourteen years old back then, while Sasha was twelve. He initially thought that the latterwas a timid girl. He soon realized, however, that she was an innocent, albeit a little spoiled, child. Ianhad always treated her like a sister and did not believe she was capable of such deception.

“It’s all right. I don’t want to put you in a difficult position.” Leah sighed when she noticed Ian’s agonizedfrown. “This is just my speculation. I don’t have any evidence now. Perhaps I may have been wrongabout Sasha.”

“No, something must be amiss for you to derive that assumption. Don’t worry, I’ll help you get to thebottom of the matter,” Ian assured.

“Thank you, Ian,” Leah said sincerely. In response, the man grinned. He was, however, visibly tired.

“I noticed that you have been up early and returning late at night. Did something happen?” Leah askedwith a concerned look.

Ian shook his head and sighed. “It’s nothing serious. It’s just that ever since we brought Ron back tothe Sanders family, he has been playing around all day long. I have been helping my father to run thecompany. He made a mistake and the Sanders family is now trying to salvage the situation.”

“What?” Leah frowned as she was reminded of Ron’s drunk state last night. She wondered, was hefeeling troubled by this matter too? After regaining her senses, Leah probed, “What happened?”

Ian let out a sigh as he could finally have an outlet to vent his frustration and destress. He had beencarrying the burden all by himself and was feeling exhausted. Hence, he explained, “Ron has achildhood sweetheart called Izzy. He offended some men and they kidnapped Izzy to take revenge. Inthe end, the poor girl was raped and killed. It was a serious matter and Izzy’s parents blamed it on Ron.They wanted him to atone for his mistake.”

Leah’s expression turned sullen as she thought to herself, why did this happen? I remembered thatRon was calling Izzy’s name when he held onto my hand in his sleep last night.

Ian said bitterly, “I have been at Izzy’s house these few days to settle the matter. Her family does notwant monetary compensation. All they want is to send Ron to prison. I’m out of my wits.”

“How about Ron? What are his plans?” Leah inquired.

Ian replied, “As you can see, he has been using alcohol to numb himself. It’s clear that he doesn’t careabout the matter.”

Leah continued, “Has the people who harmed Izzy been caught?”

Ian shook his head and said, “Nope. Things would not be so complicated if those perpetrators arecaught. Her parents are now pinning all the blame on Ron.”

Leah asked quizzically, “Why weren’t they caught? Given the gravity of the matter, it should be takenseriously.”

Ian’s expression darkened as he explained, “There’s a powerful force behind them. It’s not as simple asit seems. The matter is becoming complicated. There are two ways to resolve this issue. First, Rongives up his life to atone for his mistakes. Second, get hold of the culprits responsible for the kidnap.However…” The man lowered his head and continued dejectedly, “Both are difficult to accomplish.”

Leah sighed as she understood that they were facing a difficult problem. She could not do anything tohelp them either.

Leah thought to herself, if Han was dealing with this situation… That’s right! Han will definitely be ableto think of a solution!

After having been married to Han for three years, Leah knew that he was a capable man. His abilitieswere far greater than they seemed. In fact, he had some power and control in the underground world.The episode at Euphoria Land previously was proof of his power.

Leah suggested, “Maybe you can ask Han for help. He should be able to think of a solution.” Ian cast aside-eye at her and his expression darkened.

After speaking to Ian for a while, Leah decided to head back to the White residence. Jane wasexhilarated to learn of her return, but she was concerned by Leah’s pale looks. “Why do you look sotroubled, Sarah?”

“Am I? It could be the flu.” Leah tried to think of an excuse.

“Is it serious? Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?” Jane asked worriedly.

“There’s no need to as I’m almost recovered. I’m still feeling weak. I should be fine after resting for afew days.” Leah tried her best to give an assuring smile.

Just then, Sasha skipped merrily into the house, humming a tune. Her smile froze when she saw Leah.However, she quickly regained her composure and gave a forceful smile. “You are back, Sarah.”

Leah felt uncomfortable after seeing Sasha’s fake smile. After the incident with Shyanne, she wasaverse to whoever gave similar smiles. Moreover, she was still unclear about Sasha’s relationship withCharlie.

Jane glared at Sasha and questioned, “Where were you? You were missing for the entire day.”

“Please forgive me, Mum.” Sasha walked toward the woman and clung to her arm. “Oh yes, I havesomething to tell you guys.”

Jane asked, “What is it?”

“The Lamere family has invited us to their engagement party. They called in the morning but I haveforgotten to notify you about it when I left home.” Sasha giggled and stole a glance at Leah.

“Engagement party? Whose engagement is it?” Leah asked with a stunned expression.

Sasha said with a smug, “It’s Han and Molly’s engagement of course. It’s happening this weekend. Ohyes, Molly said that Sarah should attend the event. Will you be going, Sarah?”

Leah clutched her fist as she thought to herself, this day has finally come.

“It’s all right if you don’t want to attend, Sarah,” Jane reassured Leah while displaying concern.

“But Molly specified that Sarah should attend the event. If she’s not going… will it be a littledisrespectful?” Sasha asked, clearly overjoyed that Leah was put in a difficult position.

Leah took a deep breath before replying, “All right, I’ll attend.” She thought inwardly, Molly just wants tohumiliate me. Now that she knows of my identity, there’s no way she will let me off so easily.