Chapter 337 - Mistaken Identity (2/2)
Jackson nodded. Even he was a little surprised. What a small world.
”Murder?!” Herman suddenly exclaimed. ”What murder? I've never killed a person in my life!”
Herman looked at Jackson innocently and shook his head.
”Mimi Chan,” Jackson replied as he raised an eyebrow. ”You were at the hotel on the day that she died and you were caught entering her room...”
Herman quickly shook his head, ”I was there at the hotel, but I never entered that b*tches room. I was simply there to see my daughter and make sure she was safe.”
Jackson analyzed the way that the man was speaking and his movements. He was either a really good liar, or he was telling the truth. At that moment, Jackson glanced at the man's tattoo again. Someone that managed to murder a high-profile person, escape from the authorities, and trigger a manhunt across two countries sounded like an experienced killer. But, from what Kwon said, someone like that would have a black pearl tattooed to them, not a white one...
”Do you have any proof?” Jackson asked.
”I was in the hotel lobby all night. I saw her return but leave not long after with the CEO of her PR agency. I was worried that something urgent had happened, so I sat in the lobby and waited for her to return. While I was there, I chatted with a young pregnant woman. I was never a good father, but I do remember when Avaleigh's mother was pregnant and the sleepless nights we endured after she was born, so I shared my experience with the woman. After I saw Avaleigh return around 1am, I was relieved and left,” Herman explained.
The man seemed to be telling the truth, but there was something that Jackson still didn't understand.
”Why have you been watching over your daughter so closely. From what I know, you've been stalking her for a while. You even followed her to Hong Kong this time. From my experience, obsessive behavior like this could lead to murder,” Jackson said.
Herman quickly shook his head, ”8 months ago, I was walking past a promotional event when I saw the girls from Macaron performing on stage. At that time, I didn't know Avaleigh was my daughter. I was in prison for 6 years, and before that, I had absolutely no contact with her and her mother, so I didn't recognize her at all. But, that day, I noticed Avaleigh's mother cheering for her below the stage and realized who she was. After that, I attended a few more of her events to see her. I just wanted to see how she was doing and what kind of life she now led. Unfortunately, one of my enemies noticed my interest in her and began to look into it. I had already been receiving death threats for a while at that point, but a man named Ewan suddenly contacted me a month ago and said he was going after my daughter. So, I had no choice but to follow her to Hong Kong, just in case. If anything, I suspect Ewan killed Miss Chan.”
”Why would he kill her?” Jackson asked.
”I received a message the day after she was killed. You can check my phone,” Herman said.
Jackson immediately went to find the message that the man was referring to. At 2am, the day after Mimi was killed, Herman did indeed receive a message from an anonymous number, ”I warned you. Your ex-wife's next.”
”I was confused by the message, but I immediately rushed back to Korea to check on Avaleigh's mother. Avaleigh was under the protection of the Hong Kong police because of Mimi's murder so I knew I didn't have to worry about her. Now that I think about it...there could be a possibility that Ewan mistook Mimi for my daughter...”