Race With a Heart
Chapter 110: Apparently, Doing Nothing is Also a Mistake

Chapter 110: Apparently, Doing Nothing is Also a Mistake

But that didn’t mean Paxton didn’t remain vulnerable. After all, he was only a man, and he was quite sensitive and good, contrary to what some thought of him. A bad person will never blame himself for suffering he has not even caused.

Moore, however, was concerned about one element mentioned by Martin.

"Do you know anything about that text message Steve got?" he asked Jack.

"No. Nothing." The driver shook his head. "You think it could have been threats?"

"It’s possible," admitted Kevin. "But we can’t assume anything for sure. Hope we can interview Steve today," he added with a sigh.

"Why?" Jack worried. "You think you might not be able to take his statement?"

"I think he may not feel like it. You know best how stubborn he is. Despite his stubbornness, victims often refuse to talk about the attack. Especially if the victim is someone strong. They feel ashamed and humiliated that they have not been able to defend themselves. They can’t stand being seen as weak. "

"It suits well to him. Knowing Steve, he’ll probably grit his teeth and keep quiet," Jack sighed. His face looked sad. Paxton might not have considered Lambert as his friend, but Jack thought of his younger colleague not only as a friend but as a younger brother. His younger brother was injured and he had no idea who or why did it. It was also a very difficult experience for him.

The violence and the suffering it inflicted have never only affected the victim. They always left a mark on the hearts of the people around the victim. It touched them the more, the more good people they were, because the undeserved suffering hurts everyone with a good heart. But love was the best medicine for all of them because love was warmth, it was forbearance, and it was presence.

Kevin reached out to Lambert and placed it on top of Lambert’s. It was a warm, supportive gesture. Moore also smiled at him, conveying his love to him.

"Don’t worry so much. Whether these cases are related or not, we will investigate both cases and catch the perpetrators. Anyone who tries to hurt my relatives’ friends will not find a stone under which to hide safely. "

Satisfaction and joy spread across Jack’s face. Apparently Moore’s consolation worked.

"Why when you say that, do I believe you without reservation?"

"Precisely because I’m saying it. We’ll catch these bustards and put them behind prison bars. And then I will have one request for you. "

"Yes? What? " Jack asked.

"I’ll tell you later, when I have proved completely that you can rely on anything with me."

"I always knew I could."

Jack said that, he probably even believed it, but there were actually things he still couldn’t quite trust Kevin about. Like his past which forced him to live in an orphanage and made him lose his little brother.

But even if Jack was hiding the truth from Kevin on purpose, Moore had no grudge against him. Everyone had a right to their intimate secrets. Kevin’s only regret was that, not knowing the cause of the pain, he couldn’t help.

"Let’s better go to sleep," he said instead. "I don’t know about you, but I need a little good sleep."

"You’re right," Lambert confirmed with a sigh. "Let’s go."

The slap on the cheek was so hard that Don stumbled. He barely stood upright and tried to protest when he received another blow. Alston was furious, but not quite like Nelson standing in front of him.

Nelson showed up at his apartment early in the morning, waking Don from his sleep. The young driver was surprised because it was Nelson’s first visit to his apartment. It surprised him even more that the man broke in without saying a word and slapped him immediately.

After the first strike, Don wanted to resist, demand an explanation, but the second strike completely pacified him.

He’s never seen Nelson so angry. He had never seen this man ever engage in physical violence. Nelson was giving orders, not getting blood on his hands. So if he hit him ...

Blood was seething in Alston, but he hadn’t even thought of opposing it or covering it up. Nelson’s demeanor - firm and domineering - meant that all Don could do was humbly lay his ears back and wait.

"Fool!" Nelson hissed furiously, but he no longer raised his hand to Don. "Are you aware of what you have done?"

The smacked cheek stung painfully, so Alston put his hand to it. He could feel the flame flowing from his skin.

"Is ... is it about Steve?"

Nelson took a step toward him. Don took a step back, crouching unconsciously against the impending next blow. But the blow did not come. Nelson walked past him and into the apartment, where he sat on the couch without being invited.

"Where’s your hospitality?" He asked. "You should offer me a coffee."

"Yes of course. Do you want some coffee?"

"No," growled Nelson. "Come here and explain to me what you were thinking about letting these puppies murder your friend?"

Don just found out that he shouldn’t have allowed this. He didn’t know why yet. Why did the incident, which really had nothing to do with Don, anger Nelson so much?

"I ..." Alston ventured, "I just didn’t cut in. It’s like I’m not there. "

"But you were! You were sitting next to those kids when they planned the attack. Instead of stopping them, instead of warning Steve, you ignored the situation. "

"Nobody will know about it ..."

"I found out!" Nelson roared, causing the young driver to cringe.

"I might not hear what they were saying ... I might not understand the context ..." defended Don.

"Yes, you could," Nelson agreed in a softer voice, and Alston suddenly felt happy. "And that’s what you are supposed to explain to the police. You came to drink, but gave up and left. Figure out why. Make up something with sense. You haven’t seen Martin and Steve either. Got it? "

"Yes," he nodded obediently. "I don’t know this bar. I was there for the first time. I didn’t like the atmosphere. I left. Is it oky?"

"Yes. Take care of that. Do you realize that by allowing Paxton to be attacked, you brought him to the attention of the police who will start looking for a motive for the attack? You think no one is going to suspect that this murder attempt had something to do with the track incidents? "

"But there is no ..." Don did not understand how the two things could be combined.

"But the police will start checking it. They won’t combine it with an attempted murder, but they can start a separate investigation. Do you know what does it mean?"

Alston was dismayed that Nelson was right. If the police started looking for a motive for the attack on Paxton, they would surely start to question the incidents on the track. Nelson was right that he was furious with him. Don may have accidentally caused Nelson’s involvement in the whole affair, and therefore his own, to be exposed by his inaction.

"You’re right," he agreed. "I didn’t think. But if I wasn’t there, they would have attacked Steve anyway ... "

"But you were and are now linked to the three incidents involving Paxton. Nobody will believe such randomness. Not all policemen are stupid. Someone will eventually start asking the right questions and putting the facts together. "

Yes, Nelson was right. Now Don witnessed one of the events, but he was also the common denominator of the previous two. Such coincidences were simply not allowed to happen.

Alston looked at Nelson, wanting to find a way to ease his anger. The man was clearly angry and stared at him with the eyes of a king judging his wayward minister.

"I can testify that I heard these guys," he suddenly offered. "I didn’t understand them because I only heard snippets, but then it started to form in my head. I also saw their colleagues arriving. Then ... Then I couldn’t have suspected that they wanted to hurt Steve, but then I started to connect the facts ... I have no connection with them, so if the police get their lead quickly, they may not search that deep. It’s just a bunch of bastards. One of them will surely start talking at the interrogation ... "

Nelson nodded slowly.

"Make it so that you don’t have to testify in court. Say they sounded like a bunch of jerks trying to teach someone a lesson out of personal resentment. "

"Yes, I will," Don assured enthusiastically. He was relieved that Nelson wasn’t so angry anymore, but not for long. The man was still looking at him with judgmental and punishing eyes. Under such a gaze, even the most innocent man would plead guilty.

"Why?" Nelson suddenly asked. Why are you so obsessed with Martin? Is it because he has opened your consciousness to new sensations? "

Don started in surprise. He felt his heart beat faster. He thought his fascination with Martin was his sweet secret, but it seemed Don couldn’t have any secrets from Nelson. This man knew everything about him. It was scary, scary, but also intriguing.

"I don’t know," he admitted.

"Does it have to be him?"

"I don’t know," he repeated without lying. "I’m not sure. But only when I think about him ... It is ... "

Alston couldn’t find the words because he couldn’t make out the emotions swirling inside him. Fascination? Lust? Desire to dominate? Don felt nothing warm towards Martin, and yet when he thought that something might happen to him against these boys, he almost ran to stop the attack.

Almost.

"I don’t understand it," he admitted. "But I’m sure if I had spent one night with him, that would have been enough for me."

"Come closer," Nelson ordered, and Alston’s legs carried Alston closer to the man on the couch.

Nelson grabbed him by the waistband of his pants, and in one decisive move he got him on his lap. Don groaned in surprise and excitement, but wasn’t sure he liked where the situation was going, so he tried to break free, but Nelson held him tightly by the belt and forced Don to submit by holding his head and giving him a powerful, hot and a strong kiss.

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