Chapter 7

Lucy had also hurried over. When she tried to touch Aaron, he slapped her hand away immediately. "Get lost!" Aaron growled in a hoarse voice. Lucy stumbled back in fear. She blinked a few times before tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes. Yet, her act didn't evoke any sympathy from Aaron. His eyes completely red, he glared at the maids and demanded, "The body! Where did you put the body that was inside a while ago?" The maids cowered in terror. One maid gathered her courage to reply, "Mr. Aaron, Mr. Clark said the body was unhygienic and told us to burn it. We've just finished burning it…" Hearing that, Aaron nearly blacked out. His legs went weak. Right then, my phone that Aaron was gripping suddenly rang. I glanced at the screen and saw that it was Bruce calling. The moment the call connected, Bruce's sobbing voice came through. "Victoria, I'm so glad you answered. It was a misunderstanding. I'm really sorry for misunderstanding you..." Aaron felt his head buzz. Mea