Semua Bab Regretting Divorce: Bab 381 - Bab 390

382Hunter sat across from the graves of his parents in the cemetery in the cold dead night. The sky was the darkest and rain pelted down on him savagely. There was no light. Hunter had placed his phone, with the flashlight on, across from him between the graves. It has been a week since his father's death. Hunter had passed out while crying and when he woke up next, he had found himself in a hospital bed. Rashid was in one corner of the room, Cole by the door, and Grandma Avery sitting on the stool near the bed while clutching his hand between her trembling ones. He asked them about what happened to his father's body. Rashid first sighed, then he looked down on the floor defeatedly. He turned to Cole next, who trudged over to the off white couch in the corner to pick up something. It was an urn carrying the ashes of his father. "We're sorry, Hunter. It was too late when the fire brigade arrived and put the fire off. This is all we've managed to gather." Hunter had been unable to

384Rashid was there with Hunter all this time so he knew who was there at the funeral and who wasn't. Claire was from those who neither made it to his mother's funeral in time, nor his father's. Well, he knew that she was strangled on the island because Hunter left her there when he heard that his mom was dead, so it was understandable why she wasn't there at Hunter's mom's funeral. But dad's? Rashid didn't know about that. Penny, Claire's best friend, hadn't been there either. So he suspected that they both were probably together. Rashid scrutinized Claire. Her hands were shaking and she looked pale, although her makeup hid most of it. But since Rashid had seen his first wife hiding her paleness behind heavy makeup, he could infer why Claire appeared with makeup on her face. She was sick and she didn't want Hunter to see it. "I don't want her anywhere near me, Rashid. Can you send her back home?" Hunter spoke. "Hunter, are you..." Giving up on her. Rashid trailed off instead of

386There was a buzz on the internet after Hunter's message for Zara went viral. Videos circulated in numbers, the users both pitying and supporting him. There were tweets about him and he was trending number one on almost all social media platforms. Crazy page admins made AI videos of Hunter wearing armor, sword in hand and a lust for revenge in his dark eyes. Some even made Zara look like a witch sitting on her flying broom, and dueling with him in a stormy evening under heavy rain. The end of the videos were satisfying with Zara exploding in pieces after Hunter's strike. It was crazy. Two weeks have gone by since that day he delivered a message to Zara. Three weeks to his parents’ death, and yet, it felt like it transpired yesterday. In the last few days, Hunter did many things. He located a pharmacy where they recently had someone steal from them. Some important and dangerous drugs and medical equipment were included in the list of stolen stuff. An old lady was seen picking up i

388"So... Here are some screenshots I took from the CCTV recordings." Officer Macnair said.Hunter had brought him to his study. A wall had been emptied and all the information he had about Zara was all stuck up there with cello tape. Many pointers were made with erasable markers. Lines and dots connected newspaper cuts to pictures and handmade points.Rashid, Cole, Hunter, Reggie and Officer Macnair were standing around Hunter's huge desk, which had been emptied out to splay all the research material Macnair had collected till today. There were pictures, some handwritten notes and article printouts regarding Zara's old cases found on the internet.He pointed at a set of photos and gazed at Hunter, "This old lady here... I got her picture from the scene of your faked death, Mr. MacIntyre. And this beggar-looking woman with dirty black hair, this is from outside your headquarters after your mother's body was found in its parking lot. This one here, this was from outside the cemetery a

390Claire coughed weakly into her fisted hand as her mother checked her forehead. "The fever has come down. Thank God." She smiled. "She's going to get well soon, mom. I've got some amazing news for her. It’ll brighten her spirits and get her as energetic as a foal." Penny said excitedly. Andrea chuckled and departed, leaving the girls alone. Penny occupied the spot next to Claire on the bed and hugged her happily. She rocked her back and forth. "Woah, why are you so jubilant? Did you hit the jackpot!" Claire giggled, struggling to keep her balance. "What? You're blushing, Penny. What is it?" "Oh Laire, I'm soo happy.""Tell me quickly. I want to be happy too!" Claire tried to match her excitement.The last three weeks have been emotionally draining for Claire. Hunter's parents' death has caused her trauma that affected her health. First it was just weakness, then it led to fever. Then after Rashid dropped her home two weeks ago, she became so ill that her family doctor had to