ASSISTANT CULUN

Chapter 49. Accident

"I've noticed you've been quiet since." Trias admonished the dreamy-looking Abigail as the two of them were standing on one side of the car and waiting for the farewell Darren. The two deliberately went to the car to give privacy to the young man to say goodbye to his family.

"What's troubling your mind?"

Abigail sighed and looked at Trias. "Sister Micah said you covered up the murder that Darren saw from his family. Is that true?"

"Hmm, yeah that's right." Trias nodded confidently.

"It feels really bad when you're running errands and you've forgotten some of the events of that assignment." Abigail complained again.

Trias laughed and patted Abigail's shoulder slowly. "Don't grumble, one day you'll remember."

"I know, but it's still very troublesome. I have to ask about all things." Abigail's face even looked very disappointed. Yes, the girl was indeed disappointed with her own circumstances.

"So, what's your purpose you asked about Darren's family?"

"Oh, that." Abigail remembered the question. "I remember we used to work with Zico Petroleum a lot. Even Sister Venus was once contracted for a whole year by them."

"Certainly that?" Trias nodded his head. "Unfortunately I'm just Darren's manager, so I don't know about the company's cooperation." It was again and ended with a smile.

"That's what it looks like." Abigail Mumbled. "I just thought, it's impossible that Mr. Zico doesn't know anything about the terror."

Now Trias was silent, he remembered several times receiving emails from Mr. Zico asking about their situation. As long as Darren decided to jump into the entertainment world, only that Mr. Zico often contacted him to ask Darren news.

Not long after, Darren was walking towards them. Abigail opened the door for the young man. After Darren entered, Abigail and Trias compactly lowered their heads saluting the Zico family who were still standing in front of the mansion's main door.

As he lifted his head, Abigail's gaze met that of Lady Sarah. The woman looks smirking. And that made Abigail deliberately return the gaze of the Madam sharply.

When Trias touched his elbow, Abigail turned around and got into the car.

Noticing Abigail's gaze, Mr. Zico immediately turned around and looked at his daughter-in-law.

"She looks like a seductive girl especially after knowing Darren's real identity. Surely she'll make it until Darren marries her." Sarah immediately defended herself as soon as she saw her in-laws bullying gaze.

"As you used to be?" Mr. Zico looked coldly at his son-in-law and immediately went inside.

Zico's words make Sarah's face pias. He looked at Rayn trying to find a defense, but the man only sighed violently and then followed in the footsteps of the Father.

"Dad." Rayn catches up with Zico into the study and locks the door immediately. "Don't treat Sarah……"

"For many years she was the mistress of the bastard Robert, and I'm sure she's still today." Zico cuts off his son's speech then takes the brown envelope from inside his safe and hands it to Rayn.

The man's hand shook, he walked unsteadily to the chair in front of the Father's desk and fell down there. Rayn slowly opened the envelope and took out many photos from inside.

His chest was turbulent looking at photo after photo showing his wife's affection with a man.

"Why are you showing this now?" Rayn's voice sounded very hurt. Although his heart ached, but he still opened sheet by sheet of photos given by Zico.

"Because Darren will join the company. So any move you take won't shake the company that makes it hard for my granddaughter to eat. In addition, consider this a secret your punishment for forcing her to marry that woman."

"Dad…." Rayn's voice was choked, her throat was very painful. He looked at the Father with a look of disbelief.

"Don't you remember how you used to threaten me and your mother for that woman? You're our only child, but you're….." Zico sat in his chair. He looked up and closed his eyes in memory of his late wife.

Rayn covered her face with both hands. His heart was completely broken.

"Sarah came up to us and said that he would win. With so much pride he said that we would not be able to hinder your marriage, we would lose."

Rayn is trying to control her emotions. For a long time no sound was heard in the room. 

"Dad let me have a marriage like this?"

Mr. Zico took a deep breath. "Dad thought, if you knew for sure you'd divorce her soon."

"Yes that's right." Rayn answered with confidence.

"And that will impact your position in the company. The shareholders will no longer believe you. My father is too old to take care of the company. If the company rocked, what about the life of Darren, my granddaughter. What about the charities we run? That's why I waited until Darren joined me and told you the truth."

Zico's father's explanation makes Rayn back massaging her temple. It takes time to digest everything.

"Dad, I'm sorry." Rayn stood up with an injured face.

"I'm sorry, Son." Zico's voice sounded trembling. His face looked very sad and disappointed.

Rayn shakes. "I was wrong, I was the beginning of all this trouble." He smiled bitterly and walked out of the Father's office.

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The Trias-driven car was forced to stop because there was a truck blocking most of the road body. Two men are trying to fix a car.

Saw Trias' car pull over. A man ran up to them and knocked on the window next to the driver.

"I'm sorry sir, but our car tire suddenly erupted. The driver could not control until the truck stopped in a transverse position like this. But we'll be done soon." The man explained their situation.

"It's okay, we'll wait." Triassic closed the glass as soon as the man rejoined his comrades.

Abigail observed the man who changed the tires of the car. Then he looked around. Behind them were several cars that had to stop. As Abigail looked back at the truck, she caught the unease in the face of one of the men facing her.

"Sister, turn around. Now too!" Abigail asks Trias to return.

"A.what?"

"Hurry up and start the engine, we're back. Now!" Pinta Abigail again.

Though confused, Trias follows Abigail's orders. He started the engine and backed off a little. Then slam the steering wheel to turn back in the direction they came from.

Suddenly from the opposite direction, a car with high speed hit the middle until the Trias-driven car was dragged and hit a truck that was stopping. The accident was inevitable, lucky that Darren quickly moved to the back seat because the car hit was the passenger seat right behind the driver.

The resulting clash left Abigail, Darren and Trias unconscious. Everyone who was in the other car immediately got out trying to save the three.

While the men who fixed the tires of the car have left. As soon as some people peered into the crash car through the window, they were surprised to find no one there. And on the steering wheel looks like an object like a game console. The car was controlled from a distance.

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