CHAPTER 454 A DEAD BODY IN THE LAKE

"Mr. Lancaster? Mr. Lancaster?" Sam called out when h e saw Henry who was so deep in thoughts that he didn’t even hear his phone ringing.

Henry heard Sam's voice and quickly gathered himself together. "What's the matter?"

"Your phone's ringing." Sam pointed to his pocket.

Henry was startled, and he reached out to grab his phone.

It was from Joe so he answered the call without hesitation. "What's the matter?"

The phone call was completely silent.

Henry frowned, "Speak!"

"Mr. Lancaster, the search and rescue team just called and said..."

"What did they say?" Henry frowned even more as he felt uneasy for some reason.

On the other end of the phone call, Joe took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Lancaster, you must be mentally prepared for what I'm about to say."

He solemnly instructed.

Henry became a little impatient and his expression darkened. "What the hell is going on?!"

"So... The search and rescue team called and said that they found a female body in the deep pool at the bottom of the lake next to the industrial zone," Joe gritted his teeth and said hesitantly.

There was a thud in Henry's head. It felt as if something had just exploded and darkness flashed across his eyes, with a buzzing noise in his head. His voice was hoarse as he asked, "What are you

talking about? They found a female corpse?"

"Yes, the search and rescue team said that the clothes on the woman's body are identical to what madam wore at the time, so they suspected that it might be madam..."

"Impossible!" Henry stood up suddenly and his handsome face turned pale. "It cannot be Yvonne!"

"I don’t think it’s madam either, but the search and rescue team also mentioned that the woman's body had extensive burns on her face and body. She died within seven days. The time happened to match the day of the accident. If we still don't think it’s madam, let’s go verify it on our own." Joe’s voice gradually sank as he went on.

Henry's hand was clenching the phone so hard it started to tremble and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging, which showed how uneasy he felt at the moment.

"Where’s the body?" he asked.

Joe quickly replied, "It’s been sent to the funeral home.

"Okay." Henry hung up the phone blankly and walked towards the door of the villa.

Sam stopped him. "Mr. Lancaster, you said on the phone that they found a female body, right?"

Henry stopped for some reason and nodded.

Sam's eyes flashed. "Is that female corpse your wife?"

"I don't believe it's Yvonne and I won’t believe it until I see it with my own eyes. What the search and rescue team said isn't enough to prove that it is Yvonne," Henry replied coldly.

There was a flash of appreciation for Henry in Sam's eyes. "Mr. Lancaster, can I go and see?"

"You?" Henry pursed his thin lips suspiciously.

Sam nodded. "Yes, I have a good relationship with your wife. If the female corpse is really your wife, then I want to send her off too."

In fact, he knew better than anybody else that the female corpse was not Yvonne.

The reason why he wanted to go and see was to find out more about that female corpse and who arranged i t.

"Whatever!" Henry was anxious to go to the funeral home and he didn't want to waste anymore time, so he did not stop Sam from going.

After that, the two drove towards the funeral home Content © 2024.

together.

On the way, the two of them did not speak at all, and the atmosphere was ice cold.

But both of them did not care either, because their minds were focused on the female body that suddenly appeared.

Finally, they arrived at the funeral home and when Joe saw the car stop, he quickly ran over to open the door for Henry.

However, when the door opened, it was not Henry who got down, but Sam. He was stunned. "Mr. Smith, why are you here? Where's Mr. Lancaster?"

Sam pointed to the other side.

Joe's gaze followed and Henry got down from the other side.

Joe immediately ran over. "Mr. Lancaster."

"Where's the body?" Henry asked as he looked at the door of the funeral home.

Joe lowered his head and replied, "It's in the refrigerator."

Sam suddenly interjected and asked, "So, did you see the body before it was frozen?"

When Joe heard his question, he instantly recalled the female corpse he saw and he suddenly felt nauseous. He bent over and gagged for several minutes before he finally stopped. His tears came out too.

"I did..." Joe covered his mouth and his expression was as if he had eaten something he shouldn't have.

Henry understood why he was acting like that and his expression changed. "Is the body decaying?"

Joe nodded repeatedly, "It was soaked rotten and her face was burned. It looked very disgusting."

"Wait, you said the face was burned?" Sam caught this.

Joe took a sip of water from the bottle he carried with him and instantly felt better. "Yes. In addition to her face, there are also extensive burns on her body."

"In other words, she was burned to death?" Sam touched his chin and analyzed the situation. "But that's not right. If she was burned to death, the body should be in the industrial area. Why would the body b e washed downstream in the lake?"

Henry looked at Joe and waited to see what he had to say.

Joe scratched the back of his head. "Well, the forensic doctor gave us the answer to this question. He said that before the corpse was burned to death, she might have jumped into the lake to put out

the fire on her body, but the lake was too turbulent and she had suffered severe burns, so she didn’t have the strength t o swim and subsequently drowned."

"Drown..." Henry's eyes darkened. "Is the forensic doctor still there?" "Yes," Joe responded.

"Go to the hospital right away and get Yvonne's DNA data from Shane," Henry ordered.

Sam had an inkling of what he wanted to do and his expression seemed slightly anxious. "Do you want to use DNA comparison to confirm that the body is your wife?"

"Her face has been burned. Is there any other way to confirm it besides DNA?" Henry glanced at him coldly.

Sam shrugged and said nothing, but he was thinking about what to do next.

He knew that the body was not Yvonne's, and she was not dead yet.

Therefore, once the DNA comparison was done, the result would be self-evident. Henry would understand that the existence of this body was not a coincidence, but it was deliberately arranged by someone to mislead everyone to believe that Yvonne was dead.

So if they looked at it the other way, since the body was not Yvonne's, it meant that Yvonne was not dead. If she really was dead, why did the person who arranged this not use Yvonne's actual corpse and arranged another one instead?

As Sam thought about this, he rubbed his temples because he didn't know what he was going to do next. Should he try to stop Joe from getting her DNA to hide the news that Yvonne was still alive, or should he just let Henry find out that Yvonne was still alive?

After struggling for a long while, Sam chose the latter and to let it go with the flow.

Maybe it would be a good thing for Henry to know that Yvonne was still alive. At least, Henry would not write off Yvonne's identity and information, so it would not be too much of a shock for people when Yvonne reappeared in the future.

Sam decided to put aside the idea of stopping Joe from getting Yvonne's DNA and walked to the mortuary with Henry as they got ready to look at the corpse that was said to be Yvonne's.

When they arrived at the morgue, a security guard took the body out of the refrigerator and placed it on a n ice bed.

Henry and Sam looked at the corpse. After glancing at it, both of them frowned deeply. They then looked away as there was a slight discomfort and queasiness i n their stomachs.

However, compared to Joe’s exaggeration, both of them were still able to calm down. Even if they felt nauseated, they still pressed their lips tightly to prevent themselves from throwing up as it was impolite.

After all, it would be disrespectful to the dead.

However, the condition of the corpse was really tragic. Her whole body was swollen and completely unrecognizable. An average person wouldn't dare to take a second look, so no wonder Joe gagged like that.

"Mr. Lancaster, you should be very familiar with your wife. So is it your wife?" Sam asked Henry as he motioned with his mouth and pointed towards the corpse.