Chapter 346 - Arranged Marriage (2/2)

Losing her patience, she dialed another number. This time, she contacted a member in China. The same man that had originally told her Halia's identity. ”Did you discover anything else about that woman?!” she asked impatiently.

The man on the other end trembled a little when he heard the anger in the Russian woman's voice, ”I already told you what I found. There's nothing special about her. She studied business and criminal justice in university, graduated from the police academy last year, joined the Beijing police force, and was transferred to SPU a few months ago. That's all I know about her.”

”She only graduated last year?” Boginya asked in surprise. How could a new graduate have the influence and abilities that Halia had? She even captured Trojan, Florence, and Eagle, and she uncovered their operation in Boracay. More importantly, she witnessed her fight with Eagle. She was much too skilled for a fresh graduate. There had to be more to this woman. She was certain of it!

”Forget it! If you can't find anything, then I'll have to go there and investigate myself,” Boginya sighed with frustration before she hung up the phone. She was going to find everything there was to know about Halia.

...

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Emerson looked at the beautiful woman opposite him and asked again, ”Will you be my girlfriend?”

He had waited so long to ask her this question, but she was only looking at him blankly, so he repeated himself to make sure she had heard his question.

Avaleigh trembled a little as she looked at Emerson. She wanted to say yes, but her words seemed to be stuck in the back of her throat. Just as she almost got her words out, her phone suddenly rang.

She quickly jumped off the dining table and held her phone nervously to her ear, ”Hello?”

”My dear daughter, it's so good to hear your voice,” Mrs. Song's voice sounded from the other end.

Sean did not lie to her. Her daughter was indeed alive.

Almost in tears, she said, ”Your father's been arrested...”

Avaleigh almost dropped her phone on the ground when she heard this. She had no idea that Emerson had asked Jackson to help her father and had no idea that Mimi's murderer was someone else, so her heart immediately dropped. ”Is he getting the death sentence?” she asked.

”Huh?” Mrs. Song asked in confusion.

”Did they prove that he killed Mimi?” Avaleigh added.

Mrs. Song didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She took a deep breath and explained, ”Your father didn't kill Mimi, it was someone else. The real murderer's been caught. Your father's been arrested for other crimes, but he helped your friends find the real murderer so his sentence may be shortened.”

”Friends?” Avaleigh asked with a puzzled expression.

”Yes, Emerson sent them to help,” Mr. Song explained.

Avaleigh glanced at Emerson as he popped another piece of sushi in his mouth and her heart began to race. How did such a busy man have the time to worry about her matters?

As she hung up the phone, she returned to his side without hesitation and said one simple word, ”Yes!”

Emerson swallowed and looked at her with confusion.

”Yes, I'll be your girlfriend,” Avaleigh clarified.