Chapter 1487: 1487. The reaction is too calm

Mia Brown looked at Leo Hall and was struck by a sudden realization: her son’s past obedience and reliance on her as his mother—his filial piety—had all been an act, a facade crafted to deceive.

Mia was startled by the thought, almost frightened.

She quickly shook her head, trying to drive away such a ridiculous notion.

Leo observed Mia’s somewhat pale face, his brows furrowing slightly as he murmured, “What’s wrong?”

Leo had originally accompanied Mia to the mountains. Mia had initially planned to teach children piano lessons, but her son said something that caused her to change her mind.

However, since they were already there, leaving without doing anything was not an option.

She decided to follow Elly Campbell’s lead and teach the children herself.

Mia had been born into noble families and was highly educated. The only thing people criticized her for was her involvement as a mistress.

So, for Mia to teach children in the mountain villages, she was more than qualified.

In these remote areas, the dire lack of teachers was evident. Mia came not only to volunteer as an educator but also donated money to support families in financial difficulties. Whether her motives were genuine or insincere, at the very least, she improved her reputation.

To everyone’s surprise, Mia managed to persist here for quite a while.

As for Leo, who was supposed to be attending school, he stayed behind as well.

In truth, his presence contributed little; to put it plainly, he was merely tagging along.

He wandered here and there, exploring casually. Sometimes he spent the entire day with Adam Jones and his group, while other times, he simply vanished without a trace, leaving Mia clueless on how to locate him.

“Leo, I’ve been feeling really uneasy these past few days. I keep sensing that something might have happened to your father. I…”

“Yes, it did.”

Mia’s words were abruptly interrupted by Leo’s simple, two-word response.

Mia paused, stunned, unable to follow up on what Leo had said. “Wha… What?”

She stammered softly.

“I said, my dad’s in trouble.”

Leo spoke with a face devoid of emotion, as though he was born incapable of expressing joy, anger, sorrow, or fear.

Upon hearing Leo’s words, Mia’s complexion turned several shades paler. Her knees weakened, and she almost collapsed.

As if dissatisfied with her current level of panic, Leo added:

“Over the past few days, I’ve been using the internet at Adam’s place and casually browsing the news. My dad was arrested half a month ago for orchestrating two murders.”

Mia gasped for breath and collapsed to the ground. Her small, frail body began trembling uncontrollably.

Although William Hall had said nothing to her, she knew deep down that the plan to murder Elly Campbell and the attempt by the hitman to kill Helen Melendy in her hospital room were undoubtedly orchestrated by him.

The deed was done, and there was no way to undo it now.

She could only pretend to be unaware of everything.

She had assumed that William had prepared a fallback plan and couldn’t possibly have been caught.

But now that he had been apprehended, what would become of her and her son?

Would Harry Hall come after the two of them?

The more Mia thought about these possibilities, the more anxious and terrified she became.

“It’s been half a month already. What’s happening to your father now?”

Leo shrugged indifferently, crouched down to help Mia up from the floor, and replied nonchalantly, “The prosecution has already filed murder charges against him. The trial will likely start soon.”

Mia stared at him in disbelief, struggling to process his casual tone while talking about his father—the man he had loved—being accused of murder.

“Leo… Leo, how… how can you react like this? Aren’t you even the slightest bit worried about your dad?”