The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

"You can't even get this right. There goes your bonus." Justin raised his brow.

Bella pulled herself together. "Easy there, lan. What's this about?"

"After Bethany left the hospital the other day, I continued to have eyes on her. Our people watched her get into a white Bentley, and she was in there for a long time."

Bella's heart sank, and she felt unsettled.

Justin asked in an icy voice, "Where did the car take her to?"

"The Bentley didn't go anywhere. It stayed parked for a while and dropped her back to her rented place. Bethany did not go out for the next three days, not even to dump her trash. Our people sensed something wasn't right and broke into the place, only to find that she was missing. She didn't even pack a bag."

Bella asked, "What about her passport?"

"She didn't take any of her personal documents. Somehow, she disappeared out of thin air."

lan's whimpers were clear in his tone. "I have eyes on the airport. She doesn't have money or her passport. Where could she go? She can't possibly smuggle somewhere."

"You must have taken down the white Bentley's license plate, lan. Send the license plate to me later. I'll get Asher to look into the owner in Meridan." Bella held Justin's hand tight. "I doubt things are as simple as they look. Someone is helping Bethany escape. I think we should keep a close eye here, in Savrow, for the next few days at least. I suspect Bethany will come back here."

Justin locked fingers with hers. "She's asking for it by coming back."

"Not necessarily." Despite her feelings, Bella kept a clear head and said, "She took nothing with her. It only goes to show that the one who helped her has the power to send her back to Savrow without a passport. Think about it. Who could pull that off in Meridan and would be willing to help Bethany?"

Justin furrowed his brows as emotions brewed in his eyes.

He snapped his head to Bella, only for Bella to get the first word in. "Could it be your brother, Grant?"

Justin's interlocking fingers with Bella's tightened.

The same person occurred to him.

"Maybe Christopher has something to do with it, Ms. Bella. He could manage that too." Steven added another suspect to the list.

Bella shook her head. "Christopher is cunning enough to figure out that we have Bethany on 24-hour surveillance. We know what he's capable of. Even if he tries to butt in, he will do so covertly.

"I believe the individual helping Bethany counts on the fact that we don't know much about them. Even if we do our part in investigating, we can't figure much out. That's the reason we can clear Christopher of suspicion. This leads us to Grant. I have no idea what he is after, but I can't think of anyone else who can pull this off.

"If I were Grant, I wouldn't help Bethany. First of all, Bethany isn't close to Grant, so why would he want to meddle in her business? Secondly, with Shannon out of the picture, Grant will have one less family member to fight for the inheritance."NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

Justin closed his eyes and took measured breaths to get his act together. "But Bella, I see your point. If Grant is behind this, there's nothing much we can do. The only thing we can do is find Bethany and grill her. We can only go from there."

Bella pursed her lips as the feeling of suffocation washed over her.

Like Justin, Bella did not want to put Grant on the same level as Christopher. Besides, Grant was once Justin's trusted brother and lifesaver.

Justin's life was tainted with enough pain and disappointment.

She hoped that Grant did not let down their trust in him.

The next day, Claire took Zoe to the hospital, bearing gifts.

Tensions ran high in the ward.

Pale in the face, Liam sank his back against the headboard and stared at Claire's and Zoe's faces. His stare carried a spine-tingling malice.

Zoe stared at his hollow right sleeve, cold sweat drenching her expensive dress.

"I can't believe your son, Claire! He is a heartless animal! He's ungrateful!"

Liam's wife, Selena, pulled on

Claire's clothes in tears, ready to start a fight. "Liam is Ryan's uncle! Even if they have their differences, he shouldn't have done what he did. He's better off killing Liam

Scared stiff, Zoe was caught in her feelings and tried to stop Selena from picking on her mother.

Claire, raised in privilege, had never been in such a situation. Her hair was in a mess as she cried in a fluster. "I-I... Ryan..."

"I don't care! Ryan has to answer to this! He can't carry on being a CEO like nothing ever happened." Selena put on a show, wailing and throwing a fit like she was the best wife to Liam.

"That's enough. Just shut up!" Logan, who had kept his silence thus far, yelled in rage.

Selena quieted down and stood in a corner, wiping away her tears.

"Dad, I had no idea what Ryan did."

Claire apologized to Liam and Selena in tears. "I'm so sorry, Liam, Selena. I really am. Liam's medical fees-”

"What can an apology do?" Liam grabbed his empty sleeve, his expression grimacing. "Nothing you say or do can change a thing, unless Ryan cuts off his arm to show his remorse!"

"Ryan wounded Liam and took away his shares. Dad, why aren't you doing anything about it? Isn't Liam your son?" Selena questioned Logan.

To everybody's surprise, Logan

hissed through clenched teeth.

"Liam deserves it. I told him not to

touch Carrie, but he was set in his ways and upset Ryan. Liam brought this upon himself, and now you expect me to handle it? Sure, I can Kill Ryan to atone for his sins, but will Liam grow another arm?"