My Mommy Became A Billionaire After the Breakup
Chapter 1288

Chapter 1288 Regret

Athena was a little surprised as she asked, "Aren't you afraid of her?"

Byron said, "Mia seems to like her a lot. Apart from her classmates at school, she isn't close to any other girls. Since Mia likes Ottilie, let her come over." "Okay, I'll talk to Dorian tomorrow."

Byron leaned on Athena, hugged her waist tightly, and pressed his cheek against her chest while listening to her heartbeat.

"Do you value the dead?" Athena asked when she noticed that Byron seemed to be in low spirits.

It was the first time in so many years that she had seen Byron running errands overnight for his subordinates.

"They have done a lot of things for me." Byron paused for a moment before he continued, "Honey, they were killed because of me. Their families have all been wiped out too." Astonished, Athena asked, "Have their families been killed too?"

"Yeah, two families, one with eight members, the other with... 27 members."

Athena frowned immediately.

It was no wonder Byron would travel overnight to go see them.

"Who was the culprit?" she asked immediately.

"We're still investigating." Byron sounded a little tired as he continued, "Honey, have I been too ruthless and resolute with my actions in the past?"

Athena was at a loss for words.

She was stumped by his question.

"You're indeed ruthless, but most of the time, you only act that way after being provoked. You wouldn't be too harsh on anyone without a reason," Athena comforted gently. "I regret it," Byron said with a sigh.

He never imagined that he could have the life he now had.

He never thought he would have a lovely family with an amazing wife and smart, adorable children like Mia and Aiden.

Byron wanted to slap himself at the thought of the fact that his ruthless killings in the past had caused his wife and children to be in danger.

Athena stroked his head gently and said, "Byron, don't think about it. Go change into your pajamas, and I'll hug you to sleep."

Byron didn't move.

After hugging her for a while, he slowly got up and proceeded to change into his pajamas.

He then returned to bed.

The couple embraced each other.

Byron could basically confirm that Heather was the cause of the deaths of Freya, Chad, and Wayde.

However, he did not have any concrete evidence in hand.

Hence, he could not confront the Ross family on the basis of guesswork.

After sleeping for four hours, Byron woke up.

As soon as he woke up, he called Mike and asked him to tighten the security inside and outside Lakin. In the future, he would check every car that came into the house for explosives every single day. All the necessary arrangements had been made.

Martin returned.

The fractures in his face had yet to fully heal.

His face was still wrapped in bandages.

Initially, Dorian felt guilty about it and wanted to take Martin's shift.

However, Martin was overly paranoid about work.

He was afraid that Dorian would eventually replace him after taking over his shift.

Hence, he resolutely refused to let go of his shift and insisted on going to work.

"Mr. Crawford, the portraits are back."

Byron hired the best crime portraitist.

More than 90% of the murderer's face could be restored based on the other party's description.

Byron grabbed the folder.

"The first one is the killer, and the second one is the guy who saved Collier. Based on their facial features, they don't seem to be from Mailand. The staff at the studio also think that they're probably not from Mailand, given their facial structure and features", Martin said while standing at the side.

"Have you done a comparison with the criminal suspects in the archive?" Byron asked. Martin nodded and said, "There aren't any suspects with matching appearances."

"Pass the portraits to the people who are checking the footage from the surveillance cameras around Chad's and Wayde's houses. Tell them to keep these two faces in mind, and focus on observing if these two people have appeared near the houses before and after the incident."

"Why would they kill Chad and Wayde at different times?" Byron wondered.

Byron thought that there was a high probability that it was the same culprit behind the murders.

"Roger!" Martin responded immediately. He then took photos of the portraits with great caution, fearing that he might cause them to appear deformed. Next, he sent the photos to his colleagues who were in charge of checking the surveillance camera footage.