Chapter 1152

Chapter 1153

In no time, the helicopter entered Baykeep's airspace. Sally taught Lucian to contact the control tower.

Despite sounding young, Lucian was steady, so the control tower's staff didn't suspect anything and directed them

about the altitude of the helicopter's descent.

Twenty minutes later, the helicopter landed on a helipad on the top floor of a hotel.

It was a touch chilly in Baykeep that day. In fact, it was still raining then. As it was also easy to catch a cold during

that particular season, Cooper made a call and had breakfast delivered to the hotel.

He decided to wait until the weather had improved before going to the hospital to visit Herbert.

After breakfast, Sally pulled Cooper aside to talk. “Call Steven to come over. I want to make a trip to Baykeep

University.”

“Stefan is studying in Baykeep?” Cooper asked.

“Yeah,” Sally said impassively. “Baykeep is the Zeigler family's territory. Mr. Zeigler has quite a close relationship

with my father, so I can rest easier when Stefan is here.”

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It so happened that Stefan had no lecture that morning.

Without asking any more questions, Cooper took out his phone and gave Steven a call.

Sally took a taxi to Baykeep University. Before the vehicle reached the university gates, she spotted Stefan standing

there with an umbrella in his hand.

When the taxi came to a stop, she swung open the car door. “Stefo.”

“Sally.” Upon seeing it was Sally in the taxi, Stefan quickly closed his umbrella and got in. A great many droplets of

rain fell on his black woolen coat.

Wiping the water from his coat with a piece of tissue, Sally frowned and asked, “Why are you just wearing a coat

when it's zero degrees today? Didn't you buy a down jacket?”

"I did, but the zip broke.”

It was early when Sally traveled to Baykeep. It was only half past eight right then. She brought Stefan to the diner

from which they ordered takeaway earlier for breakfast.

After they took a seat by the window, Stefan whined, “This is the first time you came to Baykeep to visit me, Sally.”

Since Sally sent him to Baykeep over two months ago, she hadn't been back, merely having called him twice.

She had watched Stefan grow up, and he was her only family besides her parents.
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For that reason, the coldness on her face faded significantly when she was with him, and her tone was also

exceedingly gentle. “Sorry, that was an oversight on my part. I've been busy investigating Edward, so things have

been rather hectic. I'll call you once a week and inquire about things here from now on.”

Eating a bite of spaghetti carbonara, Stefan asked, “Was it really him who reported Mr. Zane for pulling strings for

someone?”

"Yeah...”

Since there was no sign prohibiting smoking in the diner, she took out a packet of cigarettes and a lighter. She

lowered her head and lit a cigarette.

Then, she told Stefan everything she had discovered in the past few days.

“Other than coming to Baykeep to visit you, I have something else to do.” She tapped the cigarette between her

fingers against the ashtray.

“Is Ninette attending classes regularly?”

Ninette Dawson was the freshman who alleged that Pablo had forced himself on her. She had skipped a grade to

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enter university, so she was only seventeen years old presently.

A little over two months ago, Pablo had gone to Baykeep for a meeting. Ninette was the person in charge of that

convention. The following day, she called the police in tears, claiming to have been sexually assaulted.

Stefan had his head lowered as he ate. “Yeah. The public trial for Dad's case is still pending, but someone has

leaked news of her testifying in court. Many people have been gossiping about her after learning she had been

raped. I heard that her mental state isn't quite well, and she has been living in the dorm on campus.”

Sally grew up by Pablo's side. Thus, she knew the kind of person her father was. Even with ironclad evidence right

before her eyes, she didn't believe that he would do such a thing.

She lowered her eyes and studied her brother. "Is anyone making life difficult for you at the university?”

“Who would dare? At most, they gossip behind my back. I can't be bothered about it.” Picking up the cup of black

coffee, Stefan took two sips with indifference written all over his face.

“Don't be afraid if anyone gets physical with you. Just hit them back. Call me over if you aren't their match,” Sally

said.

“I've never been afraid. I'll be utterly worthless if I can't even defeat a few people, considering my height,” Stefan

joked.

While speaking, he inadvertently glimpsed the ring on her finger. In a flash, his eyes darkened.