The moment she saw him, she gritted her teeth and fired off at the old man. “You shou1d’ve acted later! We hadn’t even reached Banyan City yet and were immediately summoned back with a mere phone call from Luke Jones. Do you know…”
“Gwen Larson knows you’re my daughter.”
Alice was interrupted by Old Mr. Walter before she could finish her sentence.
Alice paused.
“So what if she knows? Many in the Walter family already know.”
“But she wrote a letter, wanting to tell Bethan.”
The old man narrowed his eyes. “Now that Liam is gone, as Brettley Morrison’s wife, you’re our only hidden card. If your identity is exposed, we would be left with nothing.”
Bethan lay unconscious in the hotel until 3 a.m. in the afternoon.
She got a call from Neil at 3 p.m. in the afternoon.
The little guy’s voice drifted in from the other end of the phone. He sounded fairly excited. “Mommy, how far away are you? Nellie and I really miss you! “
Hearing her son’s voice, Bethan’s heart softened and melted.
She held onto her phone for a few seconds in silence, then finally lowered her voice and answered, “
Mommy… can’t come back today. I’m still in Sea City.”
On the other end of the phone, the little guy paused, then his voice turned calm in an instant. “Is there a problem?”
“One of Mommy’s friends was involved in an accident.”
The little guy on the other end of the phone was very understanding.
He pursed his lips. “I understand. I’ll explain the situation to Nellie properly, she’ll understand and won’t get angry at you or make a fuss about it. You can stay there and take care of your friend, just tell me when you’ll be back and Nellie and I will be ready to welcome you home. If there’s anything you need the three of us to help you with, just let us know.
We’ll always be your strongest and unwavering backup.”
At her son’s words, she couldn’t hold in her tears any further and started crying.
Since she found out about the incident with Gwen, she had been filled with guilt and self-blame.
Most of the people around her blamed her for it.
Even Brettley said directly to her face that it was her fault such a chilling incident happened to Gwen.
When she faced problems and difficulties, her children were the only ones who cared about her as a person, and not about the issue at hand.
Finally, once her tears started flowing, the dam holding back her tears broke and they poured out of her in gushes.
Bethan held onto her phone with one hand and covered her mouth with the other, forcing herself to keep her sobs silent.
Neil listened to her quietly on his end of the phone.
A long while later, when Bethan cried so much she felt slightly dizzy, Neil sighed quietly, “Mommy. Pour yourself a cup of water.”
Bethan sniffed, got up from the bed and poured herself a glass of water.
With a glass of water in her belly, she finally calmed down a little, her emotions stabilizing.
The woman sucked in a deep breath and wiped the remaining tears off her face. “I’ve embarrassed myself in front of you.”
Neil laughed, “You’re my Mommy, however embarrassing you are, you don’t have to worry about embarrassing yourself in front of me. After all, you’ve even seen me naked! “
Bethan laughed through her tears at his words.
A moment later, she finally sucked in a deep breath again. “Don’t tell your brother and sister about this. I might be able to go back to Banyan City tomorrow.”
Neil was silent for a while. “Then what about your friend… you don’t plan to resolve the issue?”
Bethan frowned and smiled bitterly. “Brettley doesn’t allow me to continue staying here in Sea City. And he’s right. Even if I stay, I can’t do much except remind my friend of her traumatic memories.”
On the other end of the phone, Neil was silent for a moment.
“So… your friend’s ‘accident’ was related to you, Mommy?”
“She was hurt because of me.”
Bethan closed her eyes. “I need to go now. Take good care of your sister and wait for me to come home.”
Then, as if she suddenly remembered something. “
Right, Nigel and Malcolm Quinn’s plan… has it come to a stop?”
“Yeah, they stopped it.”
Neil paused. “Nigel said he suddenly lost your signal last night, so he attacked and hacked into Sea City’s surveillance system, then he finally found you. He said he saw something that made him feel Brettley deserves to be forgiven. So he convinced Uncle Malcolm and stopped their attack on the Morrison Group.”
Neil’s words made Bethan’s chest fall into the pit of her stomach.
Last night Nigel attacked and hacked into Sea City’s surveillance system and found her…
Did that mean he actually saw a part of what happened to her last night?
She did not dare to think any further, all she could do was bite her lip and ask Neil softly, “Did your brother say anything else?”
“No.”
Neil frowned. “Mommy, is anything wrong?”
“No, nothing.”
Bethan sucked in a deep breath then chatted mindlessly with him for a while and hurriedly ended the call.
Placing her phone down, Bethan took a long while to calm herself down. Then, she finally mustered her courage and pressed the button to switch on the necklace she used to communicate with Nigel.
“Mommy. “
The moment the signal was connected, Nigel’s solemn voice drifted in from the other side. “
I already sent an email to the police in Sea City, detailing the various illegal activities the Walter family was involved in all these years. Don’t worry, the people who hurt Aunt Gwen will be punished accordingly.”
Bethan’s hand that was holding the necklace trembled slightly.
“Nigel…”
“I know everything.”
The little guy sucked in a deep breath. “The necklace I gave you is installed with a program that enables it to be activated from afar.
When I couldn’t detect your signal last night, I attacked and hacked into Sea City’s surveillance system. After I ensured you were fine and you were somewhere your signal could be detected, I activated the program. The sound monitoring was always switched on, since you were saved by Brettley last night all the way till your phone call with Neil just now. I know everything.”
Bethan felt as if she was going to faint, her vision turning black for an instant.
She sucked in a deep breath. “Don’t tell Neil and Nellie.”
“I know, I know what to do.”
In a hospital ward on the other side of the ocean, Nigel sighed deeply, his voice low and solemn, “
Mommy, you don’t have to blame yourself so much. No one can tell what evil thoughts and schemes are hidden up another person’s sleeve. The Walter family is the main reason why this happened to Aunt Gwen, you’re not wrong for reuniting with her.”
Then, the little guy sucked in a deep breath. “
Besides, I agree with Brettley. You should return to Banyan City. In the next few days, all of the Walter family’s evil deeds will be exposed one by one. Old Mr. Walter will get what he deserves.”
Bethan was silent for a moment.
Using the Walter family’s criminal record against them was indeed the best strategy.
If he was indicted for plotting Gwen’s murder, then everything that happened to her would just become the talk of the town, an after-meal conversation piece.
But still she frowned. “Nigel… are you sure you can do it?”
Even if the Walter family lost their backing and fell, they were still the former richest family in Sea City.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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