Semua Bab He Chose Her the Night I Miscarried. Now He’s on His Knees: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Evelyn’s POV:Kenneth came out to the front entrance.He and Lucas shared a brief hug, then Lucas turned back toward the car.It seemed to be my turn.I slowly and carefully got out of the car.The moment Grace saw me step out, she gasped.“Miss Carter.”That was what Grace had always called me.Miss Carter.Never once had she called me ‘Mrs. Bennett’.Looking back now, Grace must have been drawing that line clearly in her own way too.“It’s been a while, Ms. Keller.”When I said that, Grace snapped back to herself and lowered her head.Perhaps she had been slow to react because the person she had looked down on had once again appeared before her as someone above her.I stood beside Lucas, and Lucas deliberately wrapped an arm around my shoulders in an exaggerated manner before speaking to Kenneth.“Dad, it’s been a while since you’ve seen Evelyn too, right?”Kenneth smiled and nodded.“Yes. Evelyn, have you been well?”I smiled at him.“Yes, Uncle Kenneth. It’s been

Nathan’s POV:Sophie lowered her head prettily as she said it.Looking at her now, I realized I had always felt sorry for her whenever she put herself down like that.“Evelyn needs time,” I said with a smile. “She needs time to sort through everything.”Then I added, “Let’s wait until she can accept things as they are.”Even as I said it, I almost laughed at myself.How had I ever managed to sound so condescending?“You’re right. Evelyn probably needs time too,” Sophie said. “She seems to be throwing herself into work now so she can forget everything.”So she can forget everything.Hearing those words from Sophie, I smiled bitterly.---Evelyn’s POV:“The other day, by coincidence,” I began.Grace looked at me.“I saw you in town.”I said it as if it were nothing.Grace’s face stiffened.“I see.”That was all she said.I continued.“It was a beauty salon, I think. You entered a building with the name Salon de Orchid displayed very prominently.”Grace’s expression d

Lucas’s POV:Maybe that was what it meant to be husband and wife.I found myself impressed that Kenneth had managed to convince Nora in such a short amount of time as I headed toward the living room where Evelyn was.Kenneth and Nora needed to cooperate with this plan.When Sophie came back from dinner, Nora would have to interact with her well enough that Sophie would not notice anything strange.That was why Kenneth and Nora were still talking in the study.I could trust Kenneth to handle that balance.As for us, we needed to leave before Sophie returned.“That’s wonderful! Then shall we go together next time?”I heard Evelyn’s voice.What are they talking about?I stopped.Beyond the door, Evelyn continued, “Oh, but Sophie might get jealous, so let’s keep it a secret from her, all right?”I peeked into the living room.Evelyn was holding Grace’s hand.“I had no idea you’d left the Bennett family and gone to work for the Parker family. I was surprised when I first hear

Evelyn’s POV:The three of us nodded to one another and started walking.“Won’t we be too obvious if we all go together?” I asked.Lucas answered, “Yes, but you want to see it for yourself, don’t you?”When he put it that way, he was right.“So everything is happening inside that private club disguised as a beauty salon?”Lucas smiled faintly.“Most likely. Going outside would be too risky.”Prostitution.Illegal gambling.What kind of place was it, exactly?“But we’ll save actually going in for another time,” Lucas said calmly. “For today, it should be enough if we can confirm Sophie entering or leaving the salon.”“Do you know where Salon de Orchid is?” Nathan asked me.I nodded.“Yes. I know. I happened to see Grace go inside.”Nathan smiled faintly.“Grace Keller.”Since all of us had seen the security footage, we were probably remembering the same scene.Sophie handing the medication to Grace.They had known each other for at least five years.No.Maybe even l

Evelyn’s POV:I looked out the window.“Hey, look.”When I said that, both men looked out as well.Sophie was coming out of the building that housed Salon de Orchid.Lucas immediately took a photo of her.In Sophie’s hand was the bright red Illumi bag.I smiled bitterly at the sight.“Was that from you, Nathan?”Nathan nodded.“Yes. It’s the limited color from their latest release.”The bright red bag suited her well.Honestly, Illumi bags suit Sophie better than they suit me.I watched her carefully.Sophie hailed a cab and got in.“Do you think she’s going home?” I murmured.Lucas checked the time and thought for a moment.“Maybe. If she goes back now, she’ll arrive at the Parker estate before the time she told Dad and Nora.”Even so, the three of us exchanged looks and nodded.I was sure we were thinking the same thing.“Follow that cab,” Lucas told the driver.“Of course, sir.”The car we were in now was different from the one we had taken to the Parker estate