Chapter 919 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Her line is still not reachable,” Tiffany said, and Rebekah frowned.

“Don’t you think Lisa might be lying to us? Perhaps she knows where Anita is and is hiding her,” Rebekah said thoughtfully.

“I don’t think so. She has been very worried herself,” Tiffany said, and Rebekah sighed.

“By the way, how did your meeting with the lawyer lady go?” Bernice asked, and Rebekah tried to look nonchalant as she shrugged.

“It was okay. I have no idea why you are letting her handle Jackson’s case. I can easily get you someone else,” Rebekah said, and the sisters exchanged a look.

“Well, she’s doing a good job. She assured me that Jackson would be released soon and the real culprit would be behind bars,” Tiffany said, and Rebekah tried not to frown.

“And why is she so certain that Jackson isn’t the real culprit?” Rebekah snapped without meaning to.

“She said she has some sort of evidence,” Bernice said, and Rebekah frowned.

“Evidence? What evidence could she possibly have? When did she tell you this?” Rebekah asked and Bernice shrugged.

“Yesterday. We had lunch with her at Lisa’s,” Bernice said, and the sister’s watched as Rebekah’s frown deepened.

“Yesterday? Why? Did she say anything else?” Rebekah asked and they exchanged a look.

“She said the culprit sent someone after her,” Tiffany said, and they watched as Rebekah stiffened.

Rebekah cleared her throat, “She said that?” Rebekah asked as her heart began to race.

“Yeah. I can’t even imagine anyone who would do something so despicable,” Tiffany said with a shake of her head.

“It has to be a monster. I bet whoever the person is must be as ugly as their soul,” Bernice said and Tiffany nodded in agreement.

“I think so too. Only an ugly monster could be capable of all these wickedness. Too bad she refused to say. She insists we will find out soon enough,” Tiffany said, and both sisters carried on without minding their mother who seemed restless now and was beginning to sweat.

“Well, it’s possible she is just bluffing,” Rebekah attempted.

“I don’t think so. She showed us the picture of the guy who attacked her,” Tiffany said as she rose and showed her mother the picture which Jade had sent her.

Rebekah’s heart dropped and her blood ran cold as she looked at the picture of the seemingly lifeless body of her hitman. That explained why she was yet to hear from him.

“Is he dead?” Rebekah asked hopefully.

“I’m not sure. I didn’t think to ask,” Tiffany said while Bernice glanced at her wristwatch.

“Oh! We should be on our way now. The boys should be done with their lessons. We are taking them to Lisa’s to see their cousin,” Bernice said as she rose, and Tiffany did the same.

“Yeah, we should be on our way. Mother, looks a bit pale. You should get some rest. We want you looking your best for the coming show,” Tiffany said with a smile, and Rebekah forced a smile as she rose.

“I always look my best,” Rebekah assured them.

“Yeah, you do. But you should look even more so for this show. You’re going to be a star after it. I can just picture your face all over the television and people watching you and marveling at the sort of wonderful mother you are,” Tiffany said, and Bernice watched in amusement as Rebekah’s chin angled proudly.

If only she knew what Tiffany meant by that, Bernice thought with a shake of her head as they headed for the door, and once they left Rebekah collapsed on the couch and buried her face in her hands.

As Tiffany and Bernice got into Tiffany’s car, they turned to each other, “Did you see the look on her face when we showed her the picture?” Tiffany asked, and Bernice nodded.

“I wonder why Jade asked us to do that,” Bernice said thoughtfully.

“She probably wants to make her uncomfortable and see what she would do next,” Tiffany said reasonably.

“Thank goodness you suggested we leave when you did. I was already exhausted,” Tiffany said as she started the car and headed for the station where they were going to pay Jackson a visit.

“I can’t wait to see what Jade has up her sleeves for the talk show. Rebekah Miller is finally going to get what she deserves. I still can’t get over the fact that she did all of those cruel things to father,” Bernice said with a shake of her head. She had made up her mind not to refer to Rebekah as mother anymore.

“She definitely will get what she deserves and more. And we will be there to witness it,” Tiffany said confidently.

If there was one thing Tiffany was grateful for, it was the fact that she was not on Jade’s bad book. Seeing how much information Jade had on them even to the extent of knowing about Eric Howells interview, she was glad that she was on Delgado’s side.

“I should probably call to let her know we’ve done as she asked,” Tiffany said as she dialed Jade’s line.

Jade, who was in the car with Bryan on their way to Harry’s place after checking out the property Bryan and Sonia purchased, received the call after the third ring.

“We just left the house. We were able to speak with the housekeepers,” Tiffany said without bothering with pleasantries.

“What did they say? Did they notice anything odd when she came back that day?” Jade asked with interest since she wanted to gather as much undeniable evidence as she could against Rebekah Miller.

“Nothing much other than the fact that she seemed to have done her own laundry. She washed the clothes she had been wearing before they left. And the cleaner said the mop was wet as though it had been used,” Tiffany said, while Jade narrowed her eyes.

“Why did they observe something like that?” Jade asked curiously.

“She never lifts a finger. If she’s paying to get the job done, there’s no reason to assist the helps in doing their job. Doing her laundry and cleaning the ground herself is a big deal,” Tiffany explained.

“I see,” Jade said with a nod.

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