Beatrice was also trying to conceal her guilt, with red eyes and a sad expression on her face. She kept comforting Patrick, saying, “We are all very sad about your grandfather’s situation. You have now seen the true face of that woman Jane. If it weren’t for her, your grandfather wouldn’t have died! This woman is too cruel-hearted!
Now that things have come to this point, if you listen to her and go dissect your grandfather’s body, that would be truly outrageous. What we need to do now is give your grandfather a proper burial and let him rest in peace, understand?
I will help you take care of everything for your grandfather. If you continue to be confused and believe Jane’s words again, even in his grave he won’t rest easy.”
Beatrice had a sorrowful expression on her face but still managed to maintain an elegant composure as the lady of the Pansy family in front of the board members.
Some members of the board were only concerned about their own interests and didn’t care whether Old Pansy was poisoned or not. They were only thinking about how they could benefit from his death since Patrick was now incapacitated.
However, most others had been working with the Pansy family for years and had deep feelings for them; they knew Patrick could handle things well so they felt relieved.
“Mr. Pansy, please accept our condolences along with your mother.” After Old Pansy’s body was taken away by nurses everyone said goodbye to Patrick and Beatrice.
Candice squinted quietly observing Beatrice and Melissa; she saw a hint of joy in their eyes when they heard the doctor announce Old Pansy’s death news earlier.
This wasn’t right at all!
No matter how much Melissa or Beatrice hated Jane she should still be considered as part of their family since Old Pansy was related by blood after all!
Weren’t they curious at all as to how he died? Didn’t they want justice?
They seemed quite happy though…
There must be something fishy going on here!
Candice thought there might be some possibility while looking at Patrick who looked gloomy beside them.
“Mr. Patrick,” Mr Maurice came over worriedly persuading him “Your complexion doesn’t look good right now so why don’t you go back first? I will personally send Old Pansy temporarily into storage before contacting one of best funeral homes around here.”
“Patrick…” Beatrice tried speaking up hoping she could persuade him too but she knew his personality well enough – he remained silent because he was considering what Jane said earlier.
With his respectful attitude towards Old Pansy, it was very likely that he would do the unthinkable and dissect a body for the truth.
“Mom, I’m tired. Let me rest,” Patrick said flatly.
“But you…” Beatrice tried to say more, but Patrick didn’t even look at her as he turned and left them with his cold back.
Patrick walked away and Candice naturally followed him immediately.
A man’s most vulnerable moment is when he is most susceptible to entering his heart. With the betrayal of the woman he loved most and the loss of his closest family member, Candice offered warm embraces and gentle comfort. Coupled with his feelings for Candy, she didn’t believe that he could remain indifferent.
Only Beatrice and Melissa were left at the door of the operating room.
“That damn Jane woman left but still stirs up trouble. She made me and my son estranged from each other. Now that she’s in jail, I will not let her have an easy time!”
Beatrice’s well-maintained face was full of anger as she grabbed her phone to contact someone to take care of Jane who had been taken away.
“Auntie.”
Melissa quickly held onto her hand. “Don’t be impulsive now. It’s not time to think about this yet; right now we need…”
She paused for a moment, looked around seeing no one nearby then lowered her voice as she leaned in closer: “You keep emphasizing not wanting Grandpa’s body dissected so much; Cousin will definitely suspect something.”
“What?!”
Beatrice suddenly calmed down like being splashed with cold water; feeling scared afterwards: “Then what should we do?”
Melissa took a deep breath calming herself down before quickly coming up with a terrible idea:
“Auntie, tonight we’ll go steal Grandpa’s body from the morgue.”
“What? Are you crazy?” Beatrice widened her eyes, almost screaming out loud, but thankfully Melissa covered her mouth in time.
“Be careful not to let anyone hear us!” Melissa led Beatrice into an empty hospital room.
Melissa carefully closed the door and cleared her throat before speaking. “Auntie, this is the only thing we can do for now. Once our cousin finds out that Old Pansy was poisoned and Jane was right, he will come after us. That’s why we have to destroy all evidence.”
Beatrice shuddered inwardly as she furrowed her brows tightly. “Do we have to do it tonight?”
She was scared.
“We have to,” Melissa said with a malicious glint in her eyes. “Our cousin is very smart and will figure things out quickly. We need to act first! If he finds anything suspicious…”
The thought of being caught by Patrick made Melissa feel uneasy.
“Okay,” Beatrice said firmly, determined not to let Patrick find any clues!
Jane followed the police officers out of the hospital gate while reporters who had been waiting there swarmed around them.
Old Pansy had died at Jane’s hands – this was a rare big news story! The reporters bombarded Jane with questions:
“Miss North, did you cause Old Pansy’s misfortune? What do you think about it?”
“Miss North, you don’t have a medical license – why did you treat Old Pansy without authorization and cause today’s tragedy?”
“Miss North, Mr. Pansy reported that you intentionally killed someone.”
Jane coldly glanced at everyone present and said: “Please step aside!”
The reporters looked at each other in confusion but before they could ask more questions, the police officers next to Jane drove them away.
“Miss North,” the chief spoke up. “Please come with us back to the station for further investigation.”
Jane nodded calmly.
If she wasn’t mistaken about what happened then truth would be revealed soon enough!