Chapter 363 The Dispute Between Father And Son (1/2)

Hiram walked to Rachel, crouched down and held both Rachel and their daughter in his arms. ”My dear wife, you look upset. What's the matter?” he asked with concern.

Turning her head away, Rachel wiped the tears from her face, stood up and said to their daughter,”Joyce, go and play over there, okay? Mom and Dad need to talk.”

Hiram looked at Rachel, who was walking out of the room. Then he also stood up and followed her.

”What happened?” asked Hiram, walking into the bedroom and closing the door.

Rachel had just recovered from a series of depressing circumstances. It had taken Hiram a few attempts to cheer her up. But now she seemed unhappy again.

”I visited my mom today... Someone beat her up. There were bruises on her arm. She said she was okay, and that it was an accident but I'm not buying it. She's being harassed in there. There might be other injuries that I don't know of. Hiram, I'm so scared for my mother.” Rachel's voice trembled as she spoke, her eyes filling with tears again.

Hearing her story, Hiram furrowed his eyebrows. But he didn't reply immediately. Instead, he took out his phone and walked to the balcony to make a call.

After about ten minutes, he returned.

”Kun said that two female prisoners had a fight and your mother was accidentally injured. She wasn't involved in the fight herself. He have arranged for her to be in a separate cell. It won't happen again...”

”No.” Rachel cut him off. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and continued,”It couldn't have happened accidentally.”

”I'll keep investigating. We already have the address of the prosecution witness. There will be more clues soon,” said Hiram, gazing at Rachel, looking helpless. He could only imagine how his wife was feeling.

Closing her eyes and nodding, Rachel raised a bitter smile and said,”Hiram, can you save my mother out of prison now? You promised that you would protect me and my mother, remember? She's also your mother now. Every single day that she spends in that horrible place sucks the life out of me. I don't know how much longer I can endure this.”

”Rachel...”

”Can you— Can you just tell me if you can or if you cannot!” She suddenly raised her voice at him. The emotions which she had tried hard to suppress all suddenly came rushing out. She had finally caved in and just let it go.

She thought that she could still live with Hiram and ignore all these things. But with the development of the case, she could no longer ignore it. The more she tried to forget, the more it occupied her mind.

Hiram looked at her with determination. As his dark eyes narrowed, he said,”Okay. Wait here, I'll be back.”

As soon as he finished his words, he turned around and left.

Rachel sank to the floor and wrapped her arms around herself. She had used up all her strength and now she sat paralyzed. She knew that she shouldn't have forced Hiram to do it that way. He could do anything for her, but he was just a businessman. What powers did he have to influence the police to release her mother? She had constrained Hiram to do something beyond his power.