Chapter 16 At this moment , treston had ante bhe Thought - once the police were involved and Aurella was caught , thats . tuulil he wo way to salvage anything . C Thus ab wound is whist I owe her . Even if ste stabbed me a few more times , I would deserve ir His voice was hoarse , his eyes bloodshot . Suddenly he remembered that time in the abandoned lactory - three times in total , and she was never chosen . What must she have been thinking then ? She must have been completely despairing of him , right ? He hated himself . He despised himself . His assistant sighed softly beside him before speaking : " Mr. Rothwell , although we called the police , there's no surveillance in that area , so they can't figure out what really happened . " " If you want to withdraw the report , I can contact them right now to drop the case . Would that work for you ? " Seeing Preston agree , his assistant immediately went out to make contact . When he returned , he heard Preston giving another order : " I want you to use all your resources to investigate this matter . " " If she's not in the country , then look abroad . Since she was able to come back , she must have left some traces . Go find them ! Anyone who can find even a clue will be handsely rewarded . " With those words , the assistant immediately passed down the orders . For the following week , Preston recuperated in the hospital . When he was discharged , he went straight home . Looking at the familiar villa before him , his mind was filled with memories of his time with Aurelia . There was once a period when he thought he was tired of this home and didn't even want to return . But now he realized how happy this home had been - only it was all too late . Absently , he went to the study he hadn't visited in a long time and found a small dusty box in one of the drawers . 09:43 WAIT . He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out )