“Ms. Hannigan, I’m doing things for you for the sake of Mr. Grant. However, Mr. Grant is in prison now, and I’ve helped you solve your trouble by killing someone.” The man then scoffed. “Now the police are looking for me everywhere, and I have to leave Bassburgh, but I’ll need some money to do so.”Maizie replied sullenly, “Haven’t I already given you $500,000?”“Ms. Hannigan, how would $500,000 be enough? Mr. Grant gave you more than $500,000 back then, didn’t he? Besides, if I were to be caught by the police, I'd only spend 10 to 20 years in prison. But you’re different. You’re the mastermind of this murder, and let’s not forget your title as the future daughter-in-law of the Bouchers. It would be bad if this were to ruin your future.”Maizie understood the underlying meaning of the man’s words and trembled with wrath. She had been under the impression everything would come to an end after getting someone to solve the trouble that she had initially. Still, she did not expect to ha
“It was very sudden.” Barbara frowned, pondering. “But I think what happened to Katrina wasn’t an accident.”Maisie was stunned. “Not an accident?”She nodded. “I went to see the surveillance footage at the police station during the past two days. The car lingered in the area she got into an accident for a long time. I think it was a planned accident.”Maisie held her chin in thought. “Do you think Katrina made anyone angry?”Barbara thought for some time. “She met Maizie the day of the incident.”Maizie?Maisie squinted. Katrina knew Maizie. Barbara looked at her. “The driver who killed Katrina in the accident, Gideon Robinson, was an escaped criminal from Asperia. I have a feeling that this Gideon might have known Katrina, but I don’t know what she did to anger him.”A convict had come all the way to Bassburgh and killed someone in an accident, and that someone happened to be Katrina. That was too much of a coincidence. Maisie looked up. “I’ll get Nolan to look into Gideon
Nolan didn’t finish his sentence. Maisie arranged the files and raised her brows with suspicion. “We need to find evidence that Maizie wanted to kill Katrina…”Even if they suspected Maizie, they couldn't prove that Maizie had paid off Gideon without evidence.Quincy said, “Once we find out where the money in Gideon’s account came from, we might get our answer.”Meanwhile, at the Bouchers…When Maizie told Elder Master Boucher that she would give birth to a son, Richard was delighted and asked the entire family to dine together. He even got a few more dishes for the babysitter.Maizie was secretly pleased that Richard cared about the great-grandson she was carrying so much. She looked at Francisco, who was quiet and with a stoic expression. If Richard accepted her because of the baby, she wouldn’t need to care if Francisco was happy about it. She was going to marry into the family. Richard looked at Helios. “Look at Francisco. He’s getting married soon. You’re older than him
“Father, there’s no need to wait for the child to be born. We can take a sample now.”“Mrs… Mrs. Boucher, getting a sample now isn't good for the baby.” Maizie turned pale. She hated Christina, who had been trying to stop her. Why wouldn’t this old woman just die?Christina’s expression remained the same. “Don’t worry. We’ll find an expert and won’t hurt the baby or you.”“But—”“Ms. Hannigan, isn’t your child Francisco’s? Why are you hesitant? If you want to be part of the family, you need to take care of the family name, right?”Christina was very pushy, and Maizie almost lost it because she was so nervous. She was lucky that Richard defused the situation by saying, “Enough, the food is getting cold. We should finish it.”Maizie heaved a sigh of relief, but she was still worried and didn’t dare let her guard down. She took another look at Christina, then bit her lip. Her existence was a threat to her. She snapped out of it and then noticed Helios’ eyes. Her heart dropped, b
Barbara was stunned and didn’t speak after a long time. She finished watching the video, and her brows were tightly scrunched together. Katrina had asked Maizie for $8,000,000, and even more shocking was that Katrina knew that the baby Maizie was carrying wasn’t Francisco’s.Was that Maizie’s motive?After a long pause, Barbara thought with her hand under her chin. “I saw Maizie with a man I’ve never seen before the other day.”“When was that?”“The day before Katrina got into an accident,” Barbara recollected. “That man sent her to the cafe, and something seemed to be going on between them.”Maizie was pregnant but claimed that the baby was Francisco’s. Katrina had obviously known that it wasn’t, so she used this secret to blackmail Maizie for $8,000,000.Maisie narrowed her eyes. “I think Maizie was planning to lie to the Bouchers, trying to get into the family with the baby she’s carrying.“She’s quite cunning, so she shouldn’t have left a trace. It will be pretty difficult
’How did he find out!?’Maizie turned pale as a sheet. Katrina was already dead. How did he know that she had met with her? No, she couldn’t panic. If someone found out, this was all she could do. She started tearing up. “Yes, I admit that I met Katrina, but she made me do it. You know that she was crazy about your father. She forced me to take the ring. I did it because I had no choice, but I didn’t give it to her. I brought it back. Francisco, please believe me.”Francisco listened to her explanation but didn’t waver. Maizie shed crocodile tears while she tugged at his arm. “Francisco, I didn’t mean to do it.”Francisco pulled his arm out of her grip and chuckled. “You won’t die if you stop lying.”Maizie stopped crying and stared at him with her eyes wide open. He pushed her face up with his finger, “The baby you’re carrying isn’t mine, right?”“Francisco, how could you doubt me like that..ah!”Francisco pushed her away, so she lost her balance and fell to the ground. He
“Have I ever loved you?” Francisco interrupted her with a cold expression before continuing in a sarcastic voice. “You gave me drugs when we were in the bar back then. Even if I really had done something to you that night, how are you going to explain that you're pregnant in less than a month? Do you think I'm stupid?”The color was draining from Maizie’s face bit by bit. Even though she was able to do something about the pregnancy, she couldn't deceive those who were more attentive. Samantha was stunned. “W-What is this all about?”Just when Maizie was about to say something, Francisco chimed in, “One month ago, I ran into her in a bar. I drank the drink that she handed me, and I woke up in the hotel with her the next day.” He chuckled and continued. “Initially, I thought I had done something to her, but the Hannigans approached Grandpa in less than a month. They told him that she was pregnant, and they wanted me to marry her.”“No, Francisco, it’s not like that. You need to li
Maisie came to the hospital along with Samantha and Francisco.After a long while, the doctor came out of the emergency room. Elder Master Boucher went forward to ask about the condition of the baby, but the doctor shook his head. “I’m sorry. We’ve tried our best.”The crowd fell silent.Richard turned around and gave Francisco a slap in the cheek so loud that it reverberated throughout the entire corridor, stunning everyone.“Are you happy now that the baby is gone?” Richard was looking forward to the baby. After all, the baby was a descendant of the Bouchers. Even though the baby’s mother did not have a good reputation, the baby was innocent. It was just that nobody would expect the baby would be gone before he even could be born.A red welt was slowly showing up on Francisco’s face. He placed his hand on his cheek and said, “So? That baby wasn’t mine either.”“You…”“Mr. Boucher!” Samantha took a step forward and stood in front of Francisco. She felt that she had the re