Chapter 13 - The Aquarium (1/2)

While Halia was deep in thought, Isaac returned with a tray of drinks.

Lily cheered and quickly grabbed her Margarita. She then handed Halia her gin and tonic. ”Welcome Halia,” Lily cheered as she raised her glass.

Halia smiled, ”Thank you.”

The four doctors and Halia clinked glasses and each took a sip of their drinks. As it was still relatively early, the bar wasn't full yet, so it was still possible to chat. Halia quickly took this opportunity to start her interrogation.

”So, what do you guys normally do on your days off?” she asked, trying to see if the doctors had an alibi for the day of Sara's death.

”I do kickboxing,” Dr. Tang quickly replied. ”I actually came third in a tournament 2 days ago,” he boasted as he pulled out his phone and showed some photos.

”Wow, was that a whole day event?” Halia asked, pretending to be interested.

”Yes, it started in the morning and went all the way into the evening, but it was all worth it in the end.'

What a coincidence!

If Dr. Tang was telling the truth, then he definitely had an alibi.

”That must have been a long day,” Lily said as she looked at the photos. Dr. Tang smiled and moved in closer to show her some of his videos from the day.

Halia sighed when she saw this. Sometimes, an outsider could read a situation better than the people in it, so in this case, Halia was certain that Dr. Tang was interested in Lily. But Lily looked completely clueless.

Isaac noticed Halia looking at the two, so he smiled at her and winked, gesturing for her not to expose Dr. Tang. Halia smiled back, but she felt her heart skip a beat because of the wink. Why was this man so charming?

”What about you Dr. Su, do you have any hobbies?” Halia quickly changed her focus.

”I like to read. I generally spend my days off, reading at home with a nice glass of wine,” he smiled as he finished the glass of wine in his hand. ”Let me go get the second round,” he quickly offered as he headed for the bar.

Halia finished her gin and tonic and sighed. Luckily, she was a good drinker. At the rate they were going, she had a feeling this was going to be a long night.

”I like to read too,” Lily chimed in while Dr. Su was gone. ”But I also love shopping,” she giggled.

”Isaac, do you still volunteer at the orphanage on your days off?” Lily asked.

Halia looked at Isaac in surprise. Volunteer at an orphanage? Could this man be any more perfect? He was good looking, he was talented, he was kind and he volunteered on his day off?

Was he really one of her suspects?