Chapter 12
Thousands of miles away in the capital city,Luke had been dragged back to the company by his family. He stood in front of the floor–to–ceiling window, furrowing his brow,his fingers absentmindedly tracing the photo in his hand.
The matter of the jade pendant had reached his ears.
It was too similar.
The rising young designer,the pendant’s design,even the symbolism behind it,it all matched toc closely.
His strong intuition told him that it was Zelea.
But Carol and his father were adamant about dissuading him from pursuing this thought.
“What about the company if you go abroad now? And besides, people can’t come back from the dead.It’s just a jade pendant,why are you making such a fuss over it?”
“She’s dead.Zelea is already gone!”
Carol shook her son desperately,hoping to wake him from his daze.
“She’s just a dead murderer’s wife. Why can’t you forget her? Is she worth this?Sovia’s belly is getting bigger and you’re abandoning her to search for some unknown person. Does that make any sense?”
No matter how hard she tried to persuade him,Luke remained resolute in his decision to leave.
But before he left,there was one thing he had to confirm.
A purchase record popped up on his phone and Luke’s anxious heart finally eased.
He resigned himself and closed his eyes.
It was written clearly that Sovia had once used an alternate account to purchase hallucinogens
twice.
Once was six years ago and the other was on the day Zelea was released from prison.
The other party was very cautious and had deleted the purchase records.
Luke clenched his teeth so hard that it made a cracking sound,running two red lights on his way
back to the villa.
During this period,Sovia had been parading around as Mrs. Gritorn, enjoying the good life–eating well,drinking well and even gaining quite a bit of weight.
She hadn’t sensed the danger creeping closer at all and was still lying comfortably on the bed,chatting on the phone with her best friend.
“When I get married, I’ll officially be Mrs. Gritorn. So what if I drugged her?That short–lived fool is dead,who’s going to find out it was me?”
“The child in my belly is the lifeblood of the Gritorn Family. No one can touch me.”
She smiled as she gently stroked her rounded belly,a trace of smugness in her eyes.
“Luke has been completely blinded by the baby. He hasn’t even realized it was all my doing. That whole family has been played like a fiddle by me.”
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With a playful smile on her lips,her eyes caught sight of a tall figure out of the corner of her eye.
A chill surged up from the soles of her feet.
When did Luke get behind her? Did he hear everything?
“I…let me explain,I was just joking earlier…”
She trembled,frantically searching for the right words in her mind,only to realize he didn’t seem to care at all,his face full of confusion.
“What did you say?”
Luke stared at her intently,his eyes sharp like a hawk’s,making her heart pound uncontrollably.
But instead,he gently helped her sit down in front of the vanity.
“Don’t scare yourself. We’re getting married the day after tomorrow,aren’t we?”
After speaking,he ordered the servant to bring her some milk,then smiled warmly as he held it to her lips.
Sovia,completely off guard,drank it down.
Under his subtle coaxing,she confessed everything in full detail.
Once the voice recorder had captured it all,he knocked her out without a shred of
He tossed her onto the bed like a piece of garbage.
For two whole days,he didn’t show up again.
Not until the wedding.
