Albert and Nina were casually talking about nothing in particular when he saw her eyes fixating on the villa.
The whole house was shrouded in the darkness as if the life had been sucked out of it.
"Are you looking for Kristina?" he asked.
"You know?" Nina was stunned and glanced over at Albert's gentle smiling face. He had been looking at the house, as if he was looking at something he loved.
Nina was even more befuddled now. "You know this is Kristina's home, right?"
"I know," Albert answered calmly. He turned his head and saw the confusion in Nina's eyes. "Didn't Noah tell you?"
Nina still had no idea what was going on. "What?"
Did he know that Kristina was dead?
"I'm quite close with Noah and Kristina. We used to play all the time as kids and we have become best friends." Albert smiled faintly and looked onwards at the house with a glint of sadness in his eyes.
What Albert wanted to say was that Kristina was actually the love of his life.
Noah was always in the dark though, so how could Albert tell Nina?
"I thought Noah told you everythi
rompted one response from Albert. He didn't care that she had a boyfriend but, he only wanted to know how Nina knew that they loved each other.
"So you know Kristina has a boyfriend. Do you know him?" asked Nina, looking at Albert inquisitively.
Noah and Nina had already suspected that Kristina's killer probably had a close relationship with her.
Her boyfriend was yet to show up so he was naturally a suspect.
Albert looked into Nina's exploratory eyes and said after a pause, "Yes, I know him."
"Can you tell me who he is?" Nina hoped that she was finally going to make a breakthrough.
Albert shook his head and said, "I promised Kristina that I won't tell anyone. She doesn't want to make it public. She is afraid that it will affect the stock of her company and others will take the opportunity to usurp the power. Then she won't be able to keep the family business for Noah."
That was the reason their relationship wasn't public. Albert could feel nothing but helpless.
No matter what he had done, Noah would always hold the top spot in Kristina's heart.
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