Kylie glanced at them with confusion.

Is Ethan bargaining with a drug-dealer?

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Vincent was as confused as her. He asked Ethan in a low voice, "Lord Ethan, Tory is a drug-dealer. We can't set him free."

Ethan smiled. "No, he's a friend."

"A friend?" Vincent was shocked.

Ethan ordered them to withdraw their guns, and Tory's people also stood aside to let them pass.

Kylie couldn't believe that Tory was willing to let them go like that. Ethan also gave up catching them.

"Do you have another plan?" Kylie asked Ethan in a quiet voice.

Ethan stared at her. "My next plan is to teach a lesson when we're home. And I owe you an explanation too,"

Kylie drew her hand out of his palm, but Ethan caught it again.

"What are you doing? Couldn't you see that Tory's yacht is about to leave!" Kylie got anxious.

"Lord Ethan, if Tory's yacht enters the international waters, we can't catch him anymore!" Vincent said.

Ethan didn't open his mouth until they were all onshore. "Tory works for the FBI."

"FBI?" Both Kylie and Vincent were astonished.

Ethan nodded. "I've worked with an agent whose code name is 'Old Friend' when I was fulfilling a task before. Although he has never shown his real face, Tory behaves like him."

"How can you be sure that he's 'Old Friend'?" Kylie asked. "What if he says that to everyone?"

"Do you still remember the virus put onto your phone last time?" Ethan asked Kylie.

Hearing that, Kylie remembered the line of words which showed on the screen of her phone last time.

It has been a while, my old friend!

"Exactly because he works for the FBI, so we couldn't find any useful information about him!" Vincent finally figured it out.

The FBI often performed special tasks, so the information of senior members was highly confidential.

Ethan nodded. "Send frogmen to find Stephen's body now."

"Yes, sir!" Vincent said.

The sea wind blew stronger, and Ethan covered Kylie with his coat. "You can go home before me."

"No, I want to see Stephen's body with my own eyes," Kylie said but made a loud sneeze the next second.

Ethan was displeased at once. "Even if you don't care about your condition, you should take good care of our babies in your belly. I promise I'll tell you once I get any news." Kylie rubbed her nose and nodded.

She should also take care of Dinah.

Dinah was still unconscious in great sorrow. Her body was also weak now, so she should leave here as soon as possible too.

Vincent arranged for someone to drive Dinah to the Central Hospital before he left, and Kylie called Fannie to tell her to come to the hospital. To her surprise, Dinah was gone when she came back to the ward with Fannie.

"She was unconscious just then. Why is she absent now?" Kylie was shocked, seeing the empty bed.

"Did she leave to search for Stephen's body?" Fannie guessed.

Kylie called Ethan at once and told him Dinah was missing.

Frogmen kept working till daybreak but still failed to find Stephen's body.

Vincent handed Ethan a cigarette, but Ethan shook his hand to reject it.

"Lord Ethan, I think we can't find it," Vincent said. "The wind and waves are so violent. His body could be gone for a long time."

Ethan wore an expressionless face. "Tell the frogmen to have a rest for a while. Arrange a helicopter to search for his body around the nearby sea. We must find Stephen's dead body."

In fact, he didn't believe Stephen was already dead because he knew him too well. He is an immortal and his twin brother, that alone was enough reason for Stephen to be alive.

Stephen's ability to survive was unbelievable, and he could rescue himself no matter how dangerous the situation was.

Ethan even hoped he could survive again this time.

However, the reality was cruel sometimes and he still have doubt too, right now but strong thoughts keep telling him, his brother still alive and one day will come back.

The temperature last night had dropped to below zero, yet it was still possible for an immortal that soak in the sea overnight still stayed alive though Stephen had lost so much blood his capability as a werewolf that shared the same blood as Ethan was his greatest advance.

As time went by, they lost hope as they knew it would be possible to continue looking for his body.

After the golden 24 hours, Ethan had to give it up.

Because the FBI was involved in this case, most of the files were transferred to it. To close the case, Seattle could only claim that the Clown had committed suicide feeling guilty.

When Ethan was back in the Finch family's house, both Kylie and Barbara were crying in the living room.

"Ethan!" Barbara walked to him in a hurry once he showed up, with tears in her eyes. "Tell me the truth. Is Stephen really dead or not?"

Ethan glanced at Kylie. "Nope."

"Why the news said..." Barbara stopped crying.

"Oh, just a perfunctory explanation to the leader and media." Ethan stepped towards Kylie and kissed her forehead.

Kylie remained silent because she understood Ethan said that to comfort Barbara.

Barbara felt guilty facing Stephen. Her second son had never lived a happy day with his mother by his side.

If Stephen had stayed by her side, she would have taken good care of him. In that case, he wouldn't have committed the crime.

Barbara felt better hearing Ethan's answer. "See? I know Stephen wouldn't die. Ethan wouldn't kill him, but hide him somewhere," she said to Kylie.

Kylie nodded but said nothing.

Adolph stood up from the sofa at this moment. He felt nervous facing Ethan. Barbara glared at him. "Say it. Tell Ethan what you just told me."

Adolph summoned up his courage. "Ethan, I know it's hard for you to accept me as your father, but I can wait. No matter whether it takes a dozen or dozens of years, I can wait. Please, please don't forbid me to see your mother. I-I..." Adolph flushed. "I want to be together with your mother!"

Ethan, instead, didn't bother to look at Adolph from the beginning to the end.

It was super embarrassing.

Kylie lightly squeezed Ethan's hand.

Adolph behaved like a boy who begged his future father-in-law to allow him to date the girl.

Ethan hugged Kylie with one arm walking upstairs. He didn't give an affirmative answer until they were on the second floor.

"What?" Adolph didn't hear him clearly.