A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 96

Chapter 96

Chapter 96 He Apologizes to Her

Gustave was a person who never revealed his emotions. It was rare for him to directly turn hostile likethis.

Samuel was scared. He also felt that they had gone too far.

It was unlikely that Gustave would hide someone in his villa, not to mention that the person was Avery’swife.

Samuel tried to persuade Avery to leave. “Mr. Gallard, I think the person you are looking for isn’t here. Itis late at night. Why don’t we go somewhere else to search?”

Avery refused to leave. “I just want to go in and take a look. I will leave after that. Mr. Walpole, don’tworry. It won’t take long and it won’t cause too much noise. It won’t disturb your mother too much.”

Gustave said coldly, “Mr. Gallard, if you can’t replace her here, will you take the blame for disturbing us?”

Avery didn’t hesitate. “Yes. Mr. Walpole, if I don’t replace her, I will take the blame for disturbing you tonight.”

Avery was more and more convinced that Darlene was here.

Apart from Gustave, there was no other person in Baltimore who could help Darlene

escape.

Also, Andrew said that Darlene had refused his help and insisted on leaving on her own.

More importantly, Avery received an anonymous message that Gustave and a woman.

who looked like Darlene entered the villa together.

Gustave remained silent with a cold face. He gestured for the bodyguard beside him to

the door of the bedroom.

open

Catalina, Gustave’s mother, was in the bedroom. She hadn’t gone to sleep and was sitting on the bedand watching TV.

Catalina was watching a comic. She was holding a pillow in her hand and patting it lightly. “Gustave, begood. Let’s watch TV together.”

As the police went in with Avery, the quiet woman on the bed panicked. She held the

pillow in her arms tightly and got out of bed. “Who are you? What do you want to do?”

Gustave walked over to comfort her. “Mom, it’s okay. They are going to change the curtains for us. Theywill leave after they get the size.”

Catalina nodded suspiciously. “Change them to blue. Gustave likes blue.”

Something suddenly fell to the ground in the bathroom. Avery was looking for Darlene anxiously andknocked something over by accident.

Catalina, who had just calmed down, was frightened again.

Gustave was furious. “Avery, I have shown you respect. Don’t push your luck!”

Avery felt a little sorry. He picked up the things that had fallen to the ground. He had searched the wholevilla. Maybe Darlene was really not here.

Catalina was unstable. Gustave could only let the bodyguards take her to another

bedroom.

Gustave glanced at the mural on the wall and quickly looked away. He questioned Samuel, “Mr. Connor,do you guys still want to continue searching? You broke into my house at midnight. Do you have asearch warrant?”

Samuel thought, I’m so screwed. He touched his pocket. There was no search warrant.

He explained, “I have applied to the higher-ups. I will get the search warrant soon. I came in a hurry.Please forgive me, Mr. Walpole. I will show you the search warrant as

soon as possible.”

Gustave sneered, “So, Mr. Connor, you brought Mr. Gallard here to investigate a case

illegally. Whose idea was that? Mr. Gallard or Mr. Connor?”

Samuel had come in a hurry just now. Avery’s words sounded so reliable that Samuel thought thatDarlene must be here.

In addition, Avery had cooperation with Gustave in business. Samuel thought that they were close toeach other, so he hurriedly followed Avery to Gustave’s villa.

He didn’t expect things to end up like this. I haven’t found Mrs. Gallard, and I’m in trouble now.

Samuel advised Avery, “Mr. Gallard, let’s go. We shouldn’t have disturbed Mr. Walpole

at midnight. We have searched everywhere. We should leave now.”

Gustave turned around and looked outside the French window. He seemed to be

suppressing his anger.

Avery looked around. Catalina had thrown back the quilt when she got out of bed. There was no place tohide a person.

The villa was surrounded with wire mesh probably for Catalina’s safety. It was

impossible to jump off a window to run away. impossible to jump off a v

Somehow, the moment Avery entered, he felt that Darlene was here. This feeling became stronger,especially when he entered this bedroom.

Avery even concluded that Darlene was listening to them in a corner of the bedroom.

Avery didn’t want to leave. He had a nasty feeling that once he left, he would never be

able to replace Darlene.

Samuel tried to persuade him to leave, but Gustave kept silent and directly sat on the

sofa in front of the French window.

Avery clenched his fists. The nasty feeling made him anxious. There was a voice in his

mind telling him not to leave this place.

He looked at the wall. “Darlene, I know you are here. Believe me for the last time, and go home with me.I will explain everything to you.”

There was no response. Samuel sighed softly. Gustave was sitting on the sofa and had his back towardthem silently. He ignored them.

Avery approached the huge mural on the wall, “I knew everything. I was wrong before and made yousuffer.

“Darlene, I have captured Vivian. She is in the basement of my villa. Come back with me. You can takerevenge however you want. You can do whatever you want to.

“Your brother might have died in her hands. Have you forgotten? Don’t you want to avenge yourbrother’s death?”

In the dark and closed secret chamber, Darlene was sitting with Reina. She clenched her fists so tightlythat her nails pricked her palms.

Avery had known it. He said that he knew the whole truth and that he had captured

Vivian.

Darlene had looked forward to this for so long. She even dreamed about it.

Darlene had once knelt in front of Avery in the heavy rain. She cried and begged him to believe her andlet go of their child and her brother.

But Avery wouldn’t believe her and tortured her. As a result, she lost hearing in one ear and had hideousscars all over her body.

Her brother, who was only twelve years old, suddenly died. And he was charged with the attemptedmurder of Vivian. His name hadn’t been cleared.

Avery used all the methods and tortured Darlene cruelly. But now, Avery told her that he was really sorry,he was wrong, and that what he did was a mistake.

He was wrong. Hahaha. He said he was wrong.

Darlene covered her face with her hands and laughed silently. Her shoulders trembled

more and more violently.

She wished she could take out her heart and throw it away.

If I didn’t have a heart, I wouldn’t feel pain, hatred, or anger. I wouldn’t feel anything…

I’m going to die, but he still wants to disgust me.

He admitted his mistake and apologized so that he could take me back. He wants to imprison me againand do what he means by “compensation”.

Darlene was trembling because of extreme disgust and hatred.

The door of the secret chamber suddenly creaked. It was the sound of the door being opened from theoutside.

Avery felt a bulge on the mural. Without asking Gustave, he pressed it.