“The danger period is over, but it’s going to be a long layover in the hospital.” Debby York said disheveledly.
Christine White bit her lip, “Debby …”
She really hadn’t expected so much to happen in the Debby York household in just a few days.
“I’m fine.” Debby York shook her head and calmed down for the moment, “Christine, I’m done talking to you, I’m going to go now, we’ll talk next time we have time.”
With that, she gathered her things and put them in a small cardboard box, then left the large office, clutching the cardboard box.
Christine White watched as her figure disappeared into thin air.
“And I don’t know, what can I do to help?” Christine White murmured sadly.
At that moment, the phone in her bag rang, interrupting her thoughts.
She pulled out her cell phone and glanced at it; it was Gates.
Without delay, she looked around before putting her cell phone to her ear and connecting, “Hello, Assistant Gates.”
“Have you got your things, ma’am?” Gates inquired.
Christine White glanced at her packed materials, “Hold that.”
“Come on down then, I’ll meet you in the parking lot.” Gates said.
Christine White hmmmed and hung up the phone.
She then picked up her materials and craned her head to look deeply at Debby York’s office location for a moment, sighing before leaving the large office as well.
She had a few more questions for Debby York, but Debby York left too quickly for her to ask.
So after that, she could only find time to make a trip to the hospital, visit her aunt and uncle, and see if there was anything she could do to help in the meantime.
On the way, Christine White looked out of the window absentmindedly, a sad frown on her little face, her mood very low.
Gates had already looked at her in the rearview mirror several times before he finally couldn’t resist and asked out loud, “Ma’am, are you okay?”
Christine White shook her head, “It’s fine, it’s just eek …”
She suddenly straightened her back and braced her hand on the glass of the car window, her eyes staring out in dismay at a certain spot.
Gates couldn’t help but get curious when he saw it, “What do you see, ma’am?”
He was driving and didn’t dare to look around so he didn’t really see what was going on outside.
Christine White didn’t answer immediately, but waited for the car to pull up to the next intersection before she lowered her hand from the window and returned with a somewhat subtle look, “I just saw Molly Bort.”
“Ms. Molly Bort?” Gates raised an eyebrow.
Christine White hmmm’d, “She was just on the outside of a cafe with a foreign man who seemed to be arguing …”
“Foreign man?” Gates’ glasses reflected back, “Ma’am, was the foreign man dressed fancy and had blonde hair.”
“I think so, I didn’t see too much exactly.” Christine White said with some uncertainty.
Gates squeezed the steering wheel, “That’s it.”
“Why, do you seem to know that foreign man?” Christine White looked at the back of his head.
Gates nodded slightly, “I believe President Lane told you, ma’am, about a man named Toby Dean.”
“Toby Dean …” Christine White pronounced the name, then her eyes widened, “You’re telling me that the person I just saw is Toby Dean, the one Molly Bort really loves?”
“Nice.”
Christine White’s mouth twitched, “Disillusioned!”
“What’s wrong?” Gates asked.
Christine White recalled the scene she had just seen and winced, “I found that Molly Bort’s vision is not very good, how could she fall in love with that kind of man, although I haven’t come into contact with that Toby Dean, just now with that one glance, I judged that it wasn’t a good person.”
“Her Ladyship can also read faces.” Gates laughed at her words.
Christine White rubbed her cheek, “I was just talking about my first impression of that Toby Dean.”
“So, but you’re right ma’am, that Toby Dean, is indeed no good.” Gates responded.
Christine White was silent for a few seconds, “When did Toby Dean come to C-City, huh?”
“It’s been a few days, let’s be more specific, I think it was the day before you went into the hospital ma’am.” Gates answered after a moment’s thought back.
Christine White’s eyes flashed, “No wonder …”
All this time she’d wondered how Molly Bort hadn’t come to Baird Lane.
At first she thought it was because Leo Bort had been rescued and that’s why Molly Bort wasn’t coming.
But in hindsight, that was only one of the reasons, the other, of course, being what’s the point of looking for a spare tire when true love is here.
“Does Baird know?” Christine White clenched her palms.
Gates narrowed his eyes, “President Lane knows, after all, we’ve been keeping tabs on Ms. Molly Bort this whole time.”
Christine White rubbed the tip of her nose, realizing that she had asked a very stupid question and was a bit embarrassed, she hurriedly skirted around the topic, “That … How’s your surveillance going, do you have any information on Leo Bort’s whereabouts?”
“Unfortunately, no, Leo Bort has not been in contact with Ms. Molly Bort during this time, and Ms. Molly Bort has not seen anyone other than Toby Dean.” Gates replied as he turned the steering wheel.
Christine White frowned suspiciously, “Leo Bort left Molly Bort here alone, isn’t he afraid something will happen to Molly Bort?”
“That’s unknown.” Gates shrugged his shoulders.
Christine White pursed her somewhat whitish lips and didn’t speak anymore, dropping her eyelids slightly in thought.
Half an hour later, the villa arrived.
Christine White opened the door and got out of the car, thanking Gates before turning and walking into the villa.
Aunt Lucy saw her return and hurriedly poured her a glass of water.
She took the glass of water before taking a seat on the couch, her whole being preoccupied.
Seeing this, Aunt Lucy’s mouth opened, wanting to ask something, but ultimately holding back to ask nothing.
After a moment, Christine White took a sip of her water, set the glass down, and took the initiative to open her mouth, “Aunt Lucy, do you think it’s possible that Leo Bort’s ex-wife’s child is still alive?”
“Eh?” Aunt Lucy froze, “Why would the Mrs. ask that question all of a sudden.”
She felt a little amused.
Christine White didn’t know how to explain and thought for a moment before organizing her words, “Because didn’t Leo Bort leave Molly Bort to run off on her own, and wasn’t worried about anything happening to Molly Bort, so I wondered if he was having another baby so he didn’t care about Molly Bort anymore …”
“I see.” Aunt Lucy lost her smile and shook her head, “Ma’am is being overly concerned, Leo Bort’s ex-wife’s child was really not kept, that’s what Leo Bort himself said, but one thing is really strange.”
“How strange?” Christine White came to attention.
Aunt Lucy mused back, “Back then Leo Bort said to the public that his ex-wife was dead in one body, but in reality there was no funeral, and no one knows where his ex-wife and child are buried.”
“So why?” Christine White was a little puzzled.
Aunt Lucy bristled, “Who knows, maybe he’s got something he doesn’t want people to know.”
Christine White rubbed her chin and ventured a guess, “Maybe that’s just one of his claims, and the real reason why his ex-wife and child aren’t dead yet, because some time ago, someone told me that Molly Bort had a sister.”
“There’s more to this?” Aunt Lucy was surprised.
Christine White rolled her somewhat stiff neck, “Well, I just don’t know if it’s true or not, so I’m a little skeptical.”
“Ma’am, from what you’re saying, you want to find Molly Bort’s sister?” Aunt Lucy looked at her skeptically.
Christine White sputtered sheepishly, “There was this idea that the man said there would be an unexpected surprise when he found Molly Bort’s sister, so …”
“No, no, no, let’s not talk about whether this is real or not, and even if it is, what can we do if we find it?” Aunt Lucy waved her hand disapprovingly, trying to disabuse her of the idea.
Christine White gave a wicked grin, “So she can fight Molly Bort, of course.”
“The ring? What ring?” Aunt Lucy was having some trouble keeping up with her thoughts.