She took out the black card she had acquired and handed it to Rocco.
“I shall leave this with you. If you run out of funds, just ask Janet to give me a call. My line is open for you any time of the day.”
Rocco did not reply, nor did he make a move to accept the card.
Hannah turned back toward the desk and placed it beside the stack of books.
“That’s all I came here for. I’m leaving now.”
Hannah had already stepped toward the door when she heard Rocco’s sulking voice.
“I don’t want your money! Who the hell do you think you are?! You can’t just come and go as you like! Since you’ve been away for years, you should just never show up again. You just keep building up my hopes, even though they never go anywhere. What on earth do you want from me?! Tell me!”
Hannah stopped in her tracks and turned to look at the boy slumped in the wheelchair. Scenes of the incident a few years back flashed in her mind.
Rocco was still in primary school at the time, and Beuford Haywood, his father, was making a fortune with the Haywood Racing Car Agency, coupled with Hannah’s impeccable racing skills.
But then Beuford got into gambling, and ultimately fell into a financial trap. He lost all of his family’s assets within a matter of days, and even had to pawn his own company.
With the loan sharks in hot pursuit, the man somehow thought that the best solution-his only escape-was to murder his wife and child, then commit suicide.
Beuford had gone so far as to render mother and child faint, but as he was about to hang himself, a crippling fear washed over him. He realized then that he didn’t want to die, after all. Twenty minutes after he had first enacted his plan, he called the emergency hotline.
While his attempt at murder claimed no lives, it unfortunately caused permanent damages to mother and child. Beuford’s wife suffered a lifelong paralysis, while Rocco had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Beuford was apprehended by the police, though there really wasn’t much justice to be served at that point.
Once Hannah caught wind of the situation, she bought Haywood Racing Car Agency at a high price and arranged for medical experts to take care of Rocco’s rehabilitation.
When Beuford was released from prison, however, he took all the money his family had left, then fled abroad. He had never set foot back home since.
“I know that it’s useless to apologize now.” Hannah’s clear voice cut into the room.
“I honestly thought I’ve taken care of every loose end back then. I never imagined that things would turn out this way.
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I didn’t have the guts to come and see you after I left the Edwards family. I was worried that those people would find out about you and try to use you against me.”
Hannah mustered a smile, though there was an unmistakable sadness in her eyes.
“I’ll leave a phone number with Janet. If you encounter any problems in the future, just give it a call. Anytime, anywhere.
Someone will come and help you.”
“I’m not afraid of anything!” The pale boy in the wheelchair glowered like an agitated cub.
“I’m not afraid of those people! Let them come at me if they want to!”