Chapter 160 Perhaps, She’s Dead

Emily was momentarily stunned but then chuckled softly. "Mr. Thomas, you shouldn’t need to ask me about this. If you, as her ex-husband, don’t know where she is, how would I, as her friend, know?" Ethan’s face was chiseled and serious, then, it darkened further as he spoke, "Miss Conner, I’m not joking." Emily’s heart tightened. Her eyes fixed on him, and her red lips parted slightly as she murmured, "Perhaps, she’s dead." Her voice was ethereal and hollow. At that moment, Ethan felt as though the last barrier within him had collapsed. He staggered backward, his chest feeling as though it was crushed by a heavy stone, repeatedly pounding with the weight of the revelation. He said, "Why would she... commit suicide?" Ethan couldn’t understand. He thought, ‘She had done everything to escape me, even with the Peay Group and Emily Pharmaceuticals as support. Why would she choose to leave this world? Did she have no other options? Have I misunderstood her all along? ‘After all, the P