After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 700 The Feud (5) Hannah Left

Chapter 700 The Feud (5) Hannah Left

"Who's there!" shouted the guard at the door.

Manuel was stunned for one second and acted to be scared out.

"Sorry." He said and tried to leave.

"Hold on!" the guard stopped him.

Manuel tensed up but still halted as ordered.

"Where's the other guy?" he questioned and looked Manuel up and down.

The army guards and the patrol party were two different units. The former was in a higher position, so they showed little respect to the patrol guys.

"My partner had a stomachache when we walked the beat." Explained Manuel in a low voice.

"What's his name?" the guard pulled a long face. Of course, he wouldn't go easy on someone who neglected his duties. However, in no way did Manuel know his name.

"I'm new here. I don't remember his name..." Manuel spoke with hesitation.

"How dare you cover for him!"

Manuel said nothing more.

"Anyway, I can replace out who he is. Go on the patrol!"

"Yes, sir." Manuel walked away immediately and sighed with relief.

He went past the courtyard where Hannah lived and found some guards watching the door. It was impossible for him to get in through the door. Thus, he had to climb over the wall once again. He calculated the time and found a perfect spot. He jumped in one bound and climbed over the wall effortlessly.

At 7 PM, it was getting darker outside, which made it easier for him to hide.

Manuel hid behind a big tree and didn't go through the yard and get in the house until he confirmed no other patrol guys or guards were there. The light in the room was dim and it was quiet around. It seemed that Hannah was not in there. Otherwise, she was supposed to be eating dinner in the yard at this hour.

Manuel hid himself in the room for a while but still didn't see Hannah or Jimmy. Gritting his teeth, he avoided all the cameras and sneaked into Hannah's bedroom, which was unlocked and the light inside was out. Manuel looked around and was sure that Hannah wasn't there.

But where was she?

She should have been back by this hour, and she wouldn't stay out long without Melvin.

At this moment, he heard footsteps. Manuel got in a wardrobe instantly. The door was opened as soon as he closed the wardrobe. Meanwhile, the light was on. Manuel saw through the door and saw a middle- aged woman coming in and doing the cleaning.

"Why this lady left so soon..." She cleaned and said to herself.

Manuel frowned. He opened the wardrobe's door abruptly as he confirmed no one else was in the room.

The woman was taken aback. She tried to scream but Manuel covered her mouth. She could do nothing else but stare at Manuel with fear.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. You just need to answer a few questions." Manuel lowered his voice.

But the woman was still very scared.

Manuel was pressed for time and threatened, "Nod if you got it!"

She pulled herself together and nodded immediately.

"Did Hannah Wells live here?" asked Manuel.

The woman nodded.

"Did she leave today?"

She nodded.

"Did she leave in the morning?"

The woman shook her head.

"Did she leave in the afternoon?"

She nodded.

"At three o'clock?"

The woman thought of it and nodded.

"Did Jimmy, the guy beside her, leave with her?"

The woman nodded.

"Did Melvin see her off?"

She shook her head.

"Do you know where she was going?" asked Manuel.

She shook her head again. Indeed, she was only a servant and knew very little of it.

"Now I'm gonna let you go. Be quiet or you'll be sorry!" threatened Manuel.

The woman nodded in no time. Manuel let go of her but at the same time, he gave her some knockout drops, so she passed out the next second.

Manuel left quickly after he confirmed Hannah wasn't there. It was much easier to get out of the house so it didn't take him long to escape. He got into the rented car and called Theodore. "Done?" Theodore asked on the phone. He got more worried to get Manuel's call.

"No."

"No? What happened?" Is she dead?" asked Theodore emotionally.

Manuel thought Theodore was so fussy that he would be freaked out by his words.

"No. It's just, Melvin has sent Hannah away ahead of time."

"WTF!" shouted Theodore, "Melvin is so cunning! How did he know we were gonna save Hannah? Damn it!"

Manuel hadn't met Melvin before, so he had no comment on him.

"What will we do? Tell Oscar?"

Oscar would be distracted if they told him what had happened. It was about life and death tonight, and they couldn't afford to make a single mistake.

"Theodore, to be honest, I don't have the balls to hold out on Oscar, and I won't." Said Manuel.

He called Theodore so that he could prepare for the worst.

"I see." Said Theodore. Suddenly, something crossed his mind and he continued, "Hannah will be safe with Melvin."

"What do you mean?" asked Manuel.

"Cian visited Balderston Manor earlier. He met Hannah and they put on a good show together," said Theodore.

"Oh?" Manuel was late and knew little about it.

"I overheard it when Cian called Oscar that day. He told Oscar that Melvin has taken his Island Manor away with the help of Hannah. But it's alright. When Melvin is dead and the Balderston family is doomed, he will tear the contract off and take it back. The point is, Hannah has made a deal with Melvin."

"What is the deal?" Manuel sounded a little excited because he always believed Hannah was smarter and braver than they thought.

"Melvin will never kill Hannah as long as he's alive, no matter what Oscar has done."

For the time, Manuel wasn't in the mood of caring how little Hannah trusted Oscar and said, "But Oscar is going to kill Melvin tonight."

"Hear me out." Theodore went on to speak, "According to Cian, Melvin has fallen for Hannah."

Hearing it, Manuel was speechless.

"Fuck me! I thought he was gay! I've never seen him hitting on girls!" cursed Theodore.

"So, Oscar knows Melvin has a crush on Hannah?" asked Manuel.

"Damn it! What do you think? Even I've heard it. You can't imagine how angry he was." Theodore went off-topic easily.

Manuel was desperate. Did it matter? Here was the question for the moment. Would Oscar still stick with the plan to kill Melvin after he knew Melvin cared about Hannah?