The Law of Attraction

At Sy Building.

Luo felt sorry for Lana after seeing how tight the security was around her.

"How boring it is, having the same routine every day," she commented with a tease.

"Well better safe than sorry… As my husband would say." Lana mumbled with a crinkled nose.

"Hmm, just tell me what you want to do and I will do it for you, on your behalf…" Luo teased.

Lana twitched her mouth and said, "I like to play that machine at arcade games where I get to pick a stuffed toy."

"Oh I would love to do that. I will go later and do it for you before going home. Don't worry, I will make sure to get a lot of those stuffed toys there for you my dear friend." Luo teased more.

Lana shook her head and mumbled, "What a loving and teasing friend you are huh. How about doing a live video stream while you play the game? I will become more jealous…"

Luo's eyes rounded as she burst, "That's a good idea! I will definitely do that!���

Luo laughed, seeing how Lana's face crumpled.

"Oh how I hope Liam solves this issue soon so we can hang out outside more often." Luo commented with a smile. And Lana could only nod in agreement.

The two were having a good time bantering at Lana's office when Lana noticed Jorge rushing inside Liam's office. Liam stood up so Lana did the same and walked towards the transparent door.

"Why?" Luo asked, also standing up from her seat.

"Something is wrong…" Lana murmured and went outside.

"What's going on?" She interrupted.

"Lana, a body was found… And it's said to be him. The police wanted you to identify him…" Jorge explained.

"Alright. I will go…" Lana muttered. Liam went with her to the police morgue.

"Do you think, it's really that man?" Lana whispered while they were inside the car.

"I don't know but we will find out. They confirmed his DNA matched with that man. But the first report was inaccurate too…" Liam answered with a clenched jaw. It only meant that the police made an error in reporting Lana's father as a person included in the list of prisoners who died in the fire.

They arrived at the morgue and the police escorted them inside while they explained the case.

"His body was found in the swamp. The cause of death was choking. I will let you see the cctv footage we found about his killing. We managed to get that footage because there's a witness who saw the body after he was killed, on the same day.

We suspected robbery, since there are many reports in that area for the same crime." the police explained as soon as they were inside the room..

"He obviously struggled a lot, as can be seen from the marks on his neck. There are also a lot of hematomas on his body that indicate him being beaten up severely." The medical examiner explained.

Lana stared at the man's face. She had mixed emotions on seeing the man in that state.

"Is he your father? This is just a formality since we already confirmed his DNA." the investigator stated.

"He is Martin Smith," Lana answered plainly. She would never call that man her father nor confirm that he was. They were not related deep in her heart.

"Alright then… That's all we need. You can go now…"

Liam looked at the police, frowning, and hissed, "How did the initial report not match, how could you all be so careless?!"

"We are truly sorry about that Attorney Sy. Rest assured the department in charge already took the necessary action against that mistake and whoever is responsible for it." the police officer in charge explained.

"We demand an explanation for this error. Didn't you know that you put my wife's life and the life of people she cares about in danger because of your department's incompetency?!" Liam exclaimed. He would not let it slide easily and he would make sure everyone responsible pays the price for this grave mistake.

"We are truly sorry Mrs. Sy." the police apologized. Lana only nodded and once again looked at the man on the table.

"What will you do to him now?" she asked.

"If no one claims his body and no one will presses charges for his death then it will be put in to good use…" the police officer said.

Lana was aware of it already but she still asked and she too was not sure why.

"We will claim his body. But we want a thorough autopsy and the forensic test report for his body. My wife and I will talk first and then decide if an investigation is needed or not…" Liam commented and the police nodded.

He held Lana's hand and pulled her out of the room. The two of them were quiet as they were inside the car to head back. Liam held Lana in his embrace.

"Why do I feel like something is not right? I mean it's so strange and sudden for him to die like that." Lana whispered.

"Do you want to press charges and find out who is responsible?" Liam asked.

"What would you do if you were in the same situation as me?" Lana asked, still expressionless.

"Hmm, I would investigate the matter and make sure if it's indeed robbery. But I strongly believe there's a foul play involved in here, love. There is someone powerful behind your father who helped him out. The question is why did they kill him?" Liam expressed his opinion with a sigh.

"Then do what you must. Do you think there's still a threat to our lives? He's dead already Liam. His being alive was the only threat in our life." Lana uttered.

"About the video with Rio Tang… What if that fan of hers is really the person responsible? He is the client who asked the syndicate for their service? If you will look and review his statement once more he clearly said he is the one responsible for everything.

He refused to go with the details right? And just plainly confessed that he was the one responsible for leaking that video. That monster is already dead and we confirmed it with our own eyes. Should we still live like prisoners because we fear even his shadow?" Lana added.

She was tired already and she only hoped that it was really the end...