Chapter 665

Lawrence got where Melissa was coming from. She was a traditional, gentle soul who didn't want to cause him any trouble.

Plus, Bob would never accept her.

Lawrence marched into the hospital room.

Bryan, thinking of Melissa, suddenly remembered something. He quickly caught up with Lawrence and hesitated before speaking softly, "Mr. Rodriguez, with the Rodriguez Group's financial troubles, have you thought about using the $100 billion fund you saved for Ms. Clark?"

"Shut up." Lawrence shot him a cold glare, suddenly furious. "Don't ever say that again!"

That was the retirement fund Lawrence had saved for Melissa over the years. No matter what, he wouldn't touch that money.

He'd been through countless business storms, always setting aside money for Melissa to ensure she had a safety net. If he died, Melissa could still live comfortably in her old age.

Bryan immediately understood that this was Lawrence's bottom line. Even if the Rodriguez Group went bankrupt, Lawrence would not use Melissa's fund, so he lowered his head and gave up.

Lawrence walked to the bedside.

Soon, the attending doctor arrived. While examining Bob, he was surprised to find that Bob had woken up.

"Sir, Mr. Bob Rodriguez has woken up! Mr. Bob Rodriguez, slowly open your eyes and look at my fingers," the doctor immediately checked Bob's body functions.

Lawrence frowned, holding Bob's arm. "Dad?"

"I..." With the doctor's help, Bob finally fully opened his eyes.

He was very weak, his eyes cloudy. Slowly recalling everything from a few days ago, he was angry and regretful. "Lawrence, the Rodriguez family is ruined because of me. I've been a complete failure my whole life."

Lawrence's face turned solemn. He knew that Bob had just woken up from a stroke, and it was Hellen who had deliberately come to provoke Bob at a critical moment.

She even forced Bob to divorce, which led to his critical condition again!

'But what exactly did they say to make Bob, a dignified military commander, an unbreakable man, become so despondent and regretful?'

"Dad, I wanted to talk to you about Hellen's divorce agreement and the recent situation of the Rodriguez Group."

Lawrence had just started speaking when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Several uniformed police officers walked in, glancing at Lawrence and showing their badges. "Mr. Rodriguez Rodriguez, we received a report from the DeRoss family in Lymington that Mr. DeRoss has been missing from your company for a week. Today, he reported again and provided evidence proving that Jeremy was working at your company. A week ago, Jeremy was taken to a suburban factory by people from the Rodriguez Group, where he mysteriously disappeared, his life or death unknown. Now, Mr. DeRoss accuses you and Sean of conspiring to murder Jeremy, motivated by the chip. He believes Jeremy's disappearance is related to you. After our investigation, we found Jeremy's fingerprints in the factory. The person who kidnapped him was a thug hired by Sean.

Given that Sean is mentally incapacitated, as the most directly related person in this case, we need you to come to the police station for questioning!"

After the police finished speaking, they took out handcuffs.

"What? Sam?" Lawrence was stunned, completely unprepared for this person to suddenly report that he had murdered Jeremy?

His eyes went blank, then instantly turned cold and motionless. "Where is the informant?"

"Sam is outside. He came to Trento City on behalf of the DeRoss family to report," the police said.

"Nonsense," Bryan blurted out. "Sir, our Mr. Rodriguez Rodriguez is very familiar with the DeRoss family. He and Jeremy are good friends; he couldn't have murdered him. Besides, if the DeRoss family wanted to find Jeremy, Mr. DeRoss wouldn't be so rash as to directly arrest Mr. Rodriguez Rodriguez. Sam does not represent the DeRoss family's opinion."

Lawrence's face was cold and stern. "He absurdly accuses me of murder. Bring him in to confront me, or I won't go with you."

The police frowned, about to call the informant in when Sam swaggered to the door. He hadn't seen much of Lawrence in Lymington, only knowing that Jeremy and Lawrence were very close.

Later, Lawrence rose to prominence, becoming the top man, which also solidified Jeremy's position in the DeRoss family.

Now, with the Rodriguez family collapsing and followers or members leaving one after another, he had heard from Mars today that Lawrence was nothing now.

'There was nothing to fear.'

Sam sneered arrogantly, "I came to report, so of course, I represent the DeRoss family!

Lawrence, stop pretending. Jeremy came to Trento City to be your right-hand man, but you conspired with your cousin to murder him. You framed him for stealing the chip, causing him to go missing. If I don't ask you, who should I ask about Jeremy?"

Lawrence's eyes narrowed coldly. "You don't know the full story."

"Did your cousin shoot him? Tell me, do you dare to admit it in front of the police?"

Lawrence was suddenly enveloped in a cold aura.

'Jeremy being shot was something Olivia had overheard on the phone. Even these clues were known to others? It seemed that my and Olivia's trip to the factory to find Jeremy had already been noticed.'

He quickly thought of someone, squinting his eyes and looking at the suddenly appearing Sam.

Lawrence's eyes were icy. "Whom did you hear from that Jeremy was shot and that Sean and I conspired to murder Jeremy? Sam, if you really want to avenge Jeremy, you should find the real culprit, not point the finger at me."

Lawrence's words had a deeper meaning, and Sam didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected Lawrence to be so sharp.

'Had he figured something out? So what if he had? Mars said that the evidence of Jeremy's disappearance pointed directly to the Rodriguez family. Lawrence couldn't escape.'

Sam thought of the $2 billion, turning to the police with pain in his voice. "You must arrest him and find out Jeremy's whereabouts. Lawrence, I'm not afraid to tell you, Jeremy's mother is a relative of the President of Veridiania! You probably weren't aware of Jeremy's background, were you? His mother's family keeps a low profile! Even if you're no longer the top young man of Veridiania, would the Rodriguez family dare to defy the President's side? Officers, would you dare?"

The police officers' faces changed.

On the way here, the officials had heard from Sam that the missing Jeremy was a relative of the President. Therefore, they dared not delay and immediately came to find Lawrence.

"Mr. Rodriguez Rodriguez, it's clear that you are now a suspect. If you don't come with us, and if the President's side gets involved, we won't be polite to you." The police seriously took out the handcuffs.

"Mr. Rodriguez Rodriguez," Bryan's face changed.

He hadn't expected Jeremy's mother's family to be connected to the President, and this pressure was overwhelming.

Lawrence understood that there was no escaping this summons. Sam's appearance was too sudden and suspicious.

He pressed his lips together and could only comply. "Please wait a moment. I need to speak with my father."