Chapter 78.Poisoning Zara?Elara Winterfell.I wasn't just scared. I was terrified! My blood ran cold at the sight in front of me."Get Away From Her Immediately, Zara!" I yelled for the second time. I didn't mind if it brought people around.I hated this woman. I hated her for everything she had done to me, to my son. And I'll be damned if I let her hurt my daughter. I marched right up to Zara and snatched the cake from her hand, squashing it and throwing it away as far as possible."My, my, Elara..." She clicked her tongue. "One child down isn't enough for you? You're actually careless about the second?" She scoffed. "At least I'm doing you a favour to take them away from you. They don't deserve the —"SMACK! SMACK!I didn't let her complete the statement before landing two quick slaps on her face."Stay away from my children, Isabel!" I yelled at her with all the hatred I could muster. "It will be more than slaps if you try coming close to them!"She didn't seem to be fazed by the
Chapter 77The Devil Herself.Isabel Reece."I'm here to complete the payment. You've done a really good job." I told Dr. Etin as I sat casually in his office, crossing my legs with an air of superiority surrounding me."Yes, ma'am." He bowed, grinning harder than ever. "I am forever grateful to you and everything you do. I know I can't repay your kindness, so, whatever you want me to do, I'll do it."My lips curled up in a wicked smile. Having leverage over people was one of the best things that could happen to someone. You could command the person to do your bidding at any time, and they would do it. After all, they didn't want their dirty linens to be spread in public."That's good." I said, trying to hold back my yawn. "About the other thing we discussed about. How is it going so far?"His eyes lit up. "About that..." He drew his seat closer. "I did as you asked. I made sure everyone's test came out negative. Every time a sample came in, I made sure to swap it with another."I fro
Chapter 76Do You Hate My Sister?Elara Winterfell.A month had passed and there was still no progress when it came to the issue of finding Beckett and Zara's father. Everyone that Rowan had been able to bring to the hospital tested negative, including Rowan himself."Mom?" My son's quiet voice reached my ears and my eyes snapped so fast to him.I left the orange I was peeling and shot towards his bed. This was the fifth time this month that his sickness worsened and we had to be in the hospital. I placed my hand on his forehead to check his temperature, but everything seemed to be normal."What's the matter, sweetheart? Are you okay? Do you need anything? Do I have to call the doctor?" I asked him, more worried than ever.He shook his head a little more vigorously before peering at me with those soulful globes of his eyes."Don't be mad at me..." He breathed out.I frowned slightly. "Why would I be mad at you? You could never do anything to make me mad at you. Did you do something? T
Chapter 75.Not Yours Rowan walked the length of his office all morning after he reviewed the names on the footage.Why had Daniel lied to him about his absence in the country?Rowan was getting frustrated and he took out his phone to call his personal investigator who picked in the first ring."Sir." The baritone voice filled the speakers."Yes, Dallas. I have a job for you.""Who should I find for you, sir?" His voice was as professional as ever."Not 'who'?" Rowan corrected immediately. "I want you to retrace someone's steps from seven years ago. I want all the details. Where this person may have visited, people he had contacts with, and if you can... I want you to track his cellphones and give me all the details you can.""Yes sir. Whose steps will I be retracing?" Dallas asked from the other end."Daniel Russo." Rowan said after a while.The line went silent for a while. Rowan could understand that. If someone ever told him that he would be paying personal investigators to dig i
Chapter 74Unexpected Names.In the security room of the hotel, Rowan and Elara sat beside each other, Elara more tensed than she had ever been in life. The room was quite small and suffocating, but what choked her most was finding out whose room she had ventured into that night."This is what I meant when I said the footage was scrambled." The head of security pointed to the screen, which would show some footage before going blank.Elara pursed her lips and clasped her hands together. She shifted forward in her seat. She was more than nervous."What about the rooms? Can you check for those who checked into room numbers with 'six' and 'three'?" Her voice was slightly shaky, and sweat had begun to bead on her forehead.The man looked towards Rowan. "Our guests, sir...""I know about privacy, Adler." Rowan said coldly, putting a hand over Elara's bare knee and squeezing softly. He could tell she was anxious. "But someone's life is on the line right now, and that could help save a life."
Chapter 73Highly Suspicious.Isabel was the first to get the news of Elara's visit to Rowan's company. Fear gripped her heart when Catherine had called her to report everything to her."Where are they now?" Isabel asked as she paced up and down the living room, the phone pressed tightly against her ears. Her fingers gripped the phone so hard that if it wasn't durable, it would have broken a long time ago."The boss is headed to the hotel." Catherine replied on the other end. "Everything is so weird. There is this dinner that he has been clamouring to have with one of our wealthiest clients, after Elara's visit, he asked that I reschedule it. Can you imagine?" Catherine paused after a while. "Wait... Do you think the boss and Elara are...""No! They are not!" Isabel came off a little too strongly. It wasn't possible. Even if it were, she wouldn't allow that to happen. If Elara and Rowan got close, it was only a matter of time before all her other secrets would be exposed. And she did