Chapter 187
Liam looked at Lily as he fell deep into thought.
After a while, he said, “So, everything you’ve done before the Martinez family is just an act?”
Lily smiled as she patted Liam’s shoulder. “Stay here and keep him company for a bit. We’ll be leaving now.”
She didn’t answer Liam’s question. She didn’t need to.
1/1
In a luxurious villa in Bridgeport, a man in a suit was standing before the window. He was looking at the flowers blooming in the garden outside.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Someone walked in and said politely, “Sir.”
“How goes the investigation?” the man asked as he looked at the sky. His gaze was cold and unfeeling.
“The guy we sent has committed suicide. One thing I can confirm is that Melanie has stopped breathing. I don’t know how she was resurrected. The hospital kept that
information a secret.”
The man’s subordinate paused for a moment before saying, “It must be as you guessed, sir. Loid’s fiancée must be responsible for that feat. Melanie was revived after she went to the hospital. Rumors say that she passed out for three days after that.”
The man smiled. “That should be the case. Loid is such a lucky man to have a fiancée with such amazing medical skills.”
“Should I head to Lagersfield and capture Loid’s fiancée?”
The man turned over and adjusted his collar nonchalantly. “Have you done a background check on her?”
“I did. Her name is Lily Brooks. She lived in the countryside with her grandmother since she was young. Her father went missing before she was born. Her mother abandoned her to marry a rich guy.”
The subordinate paused for a moment before adding, “Her mother is the daughter–in–law of the Martinez family in Lagersfield Lily was brought to Lagersfield to be married off in Shannon Martinez’s stead.
“Shannon was the one who caught Loid Laurier’s eye. But there were rumors about Loid being disfigured and not having long to live. So, Shannon was unwilling to marry him. So, Lily took her place.”
The man’s expression darkened a little, but he didn’t say anything.
“This Lily woman is a troublemaker in school. She has bad grades, too. She even broke Jack Dalton’s leg a while ago. The strange thing was Jack’s leg healed overnight.”
The subordinate’s investigation was very thorough. He even found out about Lily’s likes and dislikes.
But the man didn’t seem happy with the results. “The data you’ve gathered is too basic. A woman with such amazing medical skills can’t be a simple country girl. I want more specific details. Details that others can’t find.”
The subordinate lowered his head and said, “We’ve utilized all the channels we have. This is all the information we managed to find. It seems like some information about her has been hidden intentionally.”
“That sounds about right. If information about someone like her isn’t hidden, every prominent family in the country would be trying to get her to work for them.”
“Then, what should we do next?”
“Go ahead and dig up more detailed information about her. This incident caught the attention of the Laurier family. We need to lay low for a while.”
“Yes, sir.”
After his subordinate left, the man turned around and wrapped his fingers around a flower on the windowsill, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
Lily Brooks? Interesting!
Back in Lagersfield, Loid forced Lily to take a few days off to rest. He only allowed her to return to school after he confirmed she was healthy again.
The people in Class 18 missed Lily because she hadn’t gone to school for quite some time. So, when she got to the classroom that morning, everyone went up to her and asked her how she was doing.
Lily wasn’t as cold to her classmates as before. She talked with them for a bit with a smile on her face.
The first period was math class. Lily’s phone lit up shortly after class started. She was shocked when she saw the caller ID.
She stood up and said, “Mr. Everton, I have to take a call.”