Chapter 8 Investigation "Do you...know Diego?...
"Do you...know Diego?"
"I don't know," Mary shook her head honestly. The name was very strange. If she had heard it before, she would definitely not forget it.
"This man..." Manden paused before speaking, "His wife died suddenly. The deceased's female friend insisted that Diego had killed her, so she gave me a $3,000 deposit to investigate the truth."
Mary didn't understand the logic behind this: "It means that the wife of a couple suddenly died, and then her friends thought something was wrong and spent a lot of money to investigate?"
Manden nodded. "Because... Diego is very young." He said slowly, "He's probably about the same age as Johnny, but he..." Manden leaned close to Mary and whispered in her ear with his voluptuous lips, "He married a woman in her eighties. People say Diego killed the old lady just to get her inheritance."
Mary understood: "But he's over eighty, and that's really the end of his life. It's normal for him to die suddenly."
"That's why we need to investigate." Manden tapped his temples with his fingers. "I have to take over Diego's case because that woman specifically asked me to investigate, but I'm more interested in solving Lilith's case, so I can't spare the time."
Mr. Manden is really busy... It's like he always has to ride on a horse, running around for people non-stop, until he burns out all his life, then he can get real peace.
"So what do you need me to do?"
"I want you to sneak into Diego's house and investigate. He's looking for a maid, and I think you're capable enough to be chosen." Manden gently brushed back Mary's messy bangs with his fingers. "You're not only capable, but also so beautiful. I think you'd be a delight just to be in Diego's house."
Suppressing her shyness, Mary mustered up the courage to say, "You're very handsome, too, Mr. Manden."
Unexpectedly, Mary's behavior had improved significantly since their last meeting. Manden was delighted. "Thank you for the compliment. It's an honor." However, he hadn't forgotten what he was about to say: "Diego isn't someone you can easily mess with. You just need to infiltrate, listen, and observe. There's no need for excessive contact with him. If you can't find any leads within a month, you can resign. Of course, the $3,000 is all yours."
"So how soon can I leave?"
The man didn't reply immediately. Instead, he took out a pen and paper, wrote quickly for a while, and then handed it to Mary. "Here's my contact information and home address. Below is Diego's address. You can go there for the interview tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."
Manden put on his hat and got back on his mount. "Now that things have been decided, I have to settle Lilith's matter as soon as possible before I can help you. Forgive me for not being able to take you back today. I wish you all the best tomorrow."
"You too, take care."
The two parted ways, and Mary bought enough food for Johnny to eat for a week on her way home. But when she opened the door, she saw Johnny lying on the ground, soaking wet.
"Johnny!" Mary was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. Without thinking, she rushed over. Fortunately, he was not injured, but just collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion and unable to move.
"I'm fine, Mary." Johnny waved his hand, motioning Mary to leave. "I'll just rest for a while. I was just training my upper body and wasn't paying attention, so I got so tired. Don't worry about me."
"How could I not care about you?" Mary found Johnny's words incomprehensible. She was about to help Johnny up, but he opened his hands and said, "I said I can do it myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Johnny regretted it.
He didn't mean to hurt Mary, it's just... it's just that he really doesn't know how to deal with relationships between people, especially between men and women.
Ever since realizing that he was an emotional idiot, Johnny didn't dare to get too close to Mary. He was afraid that he would repeat the same mistake and express his love to Mary casually, and then make a mess of things and part ways with Mary.
He couldn't even tell the difference between gratitude and affection. He also didn't know how to socialize normally with the opposite sex. He was on the verge of collapse.
Besides...
Johnny noticed the flower in Mary's other hand, and guessed who gave it to her.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Manden was indeed handsome and had a good reputation. If Manden really wanted to pursue Mary, success would be a matter of time... Instead of being like a loser and reluctant to let go of Mary, he might as well learn to be self-reliant as soon as possible.
It’s just…it’s just…
The tears that had been held back in his eyes finally slid down his cheeks. Not daring to look up at Mary's expression, Johnny was the first to say with a choked voice: "I'm sorry, Mary, I didn't mean that... Please forgive me."
Mary looked at the sobbing boy lying on the ground in confusion. His skin was very white, his nose and cheeks were red from crying, and his soft golden hair hung down on his cheeks, like a puppy afraid of being abandoned.
This... is a bit too cute.
Mary felt a subtle electric sensation running up her spine and into her mind.
Between the choice of letting Johnny cry longer and helping him up, Mary habitually chose the latter. She put her arm around Johnny's waist and carried him back to his wheelchair. Johnny was still crying, his hand tightly clutching Mary's sleeve, as if he was afraid that Mary would turn around and leave, never to see him again.
Mary tried to pull her sleeve back, but Johnny squeezed it tighter. He treated the sleeve as his lifeline: "Don't go, Mary... I... I just don't know what to do. Don't misunderstand me..."
Mary took out a handkerchief from her body with one hand and wiped Johnny's tears: "Don't be afraid, Johnny." It is normal for a disabled horse racer to be moody. She really didn't take what she just said to heart, but she just didn't know how to comfort Johnny who was crying in front of her.
She thought about the feeling of herself and Manden leaning against each other today, which was very warm and happy, so she leaned down and hugged the big boy in front of her.
She felt Johnny hiccup in surprise, then suddenly hugged her back with all his strength.
He spoke rapidly and excitedly, his words rambling in fragments. His suppressed emotions, now bursting forth like a torrent, poured out: "I... I don't know if I killed my brother... He was a very good person, much better than me... But why did Dad want me dead? Am I not his son? If he didn't love me, why did Mom give birth to me?"
Hot tears fell on Mary's neck and slowly slid down. Mary silently stroked Johnny's fluffy golden hair, which was a silent comfort.
"It's not that I'm bad... I just don't know what to do... I don't have friends my age, nor do I have a family that loves me. I really don't know what else I can do besides horse racing... I... I..."
"I know I'm superficial and don't like studying, but no one taught me how to walk the so-called right path back then. Why should I be abandoned by everyone like unwanted trash?" Johnny's voice suddenly dropped again. "I'm just trash... I took someone else's seat without even apologizing... I deserve it..."
Johnny kept chattering in Mary's ear, and she kept listening to the pain and confusion deep in his heart, until the poor guy fell asleep on her shoulder in exhaustion.
She carefully carried Johnny, whose eyes were red and swollen, back to bed. Thinking that he had lost a lot of water, she poured a glass of light salt water and placed it on his bedside table to prevent him from waking up thirsty in the middle of the night and getting up to drink water.
Mary gently cleaned Johnny with a wet towel, closed the room, and tiptoed back to the kitchen to cook.
I don’t know how long it will take for me to be back from working as a maid, so I’ll try to reduce Johnny’s burden as much as possible.
After carefully processing the various pieces of meat and marinating them, Mary put them in the refrigerator and cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
I bought fifteen eggs, a bucket of milk, and bread.
After making sure that she had not forgotten anything, Mary sat down at the dining table and began to leave a message for Johnny, so that Johnny would not be left alone and cry when she left tomorrow.
Dear Johnny,
I promised to do a small favor for Manden Tim, so I won't be at home tomorrow. If the situation is not good, I may not be back for ten days or half a month. Please take good care of yourself.
We have already bought enough food for you to eat for a week. If you have finished eating all the food and I have not returned home yet, you can call the following phone numbers. These people will automatically deliver the food to your door once they receive the call, saving you the trouble.
Your maid Mary presents
After writing the letter, Mary also put it on Johnny's bedside table and applied an ice towel to his eyes, hoping that the poor little guy's eyes would not swell up like peaches tomorrow.
After finishing these things, there was no time to rest, so Mary simply went out and rushed to Diego's house.
I thought I had arrived early enough, but I didn't expect that the door was already full of people, all of them young and beautiful girls. They were wearing fashionable and beautiful clothes, with beautiful and delicate makeup on their faces, and there was an indescribable expectation on their faces.
...?
Did she take the wrong path?
Mary took out the little note written by Manden suspiciously and compared it, but found that she was not wrong.
At this time, the tightly closed door was opened by the servants in the house. The girls understood what he meant and lined up, walking in expectantly. Mary had no choice but to follow them and enter this luxurious mansion.
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