Mrs. Gordon opened each bottle, took out a pill from each one, and carefully put them back in place before leaving the bedroom to ensure they wouldn’t be discovered.
She handed the pills to Lila and said, “Miss Morris, these are the pills I found in Elisa’s room.”
“Besides the pills, is there anything else?” Lila frowned as she took the pills, big and small, into her hand.
“What kind of pills are these?”
Mrs. Gordon shook her head and replied, “I don’t know. They were taken from bottles labeled as health supplements.”
“Health supplements?” Lila scoffed. She didn’t believe that health supplements would require taking so many pills. It’s possible that Elisa had some kind of secret illness.
“These pills are very strange. I don’t think they are health supplements,” Mrs. Gordon continued.
Lila placed the pills she was holding down and wrapped them in a tissue before handing them to Mrs. Gordon. “When you go grocery shopping, take these pills to the hospital for analysis. I want to know what these pills are for.”
“Alright, I’ll take the pills to the hospital tomorrow morning.”
“Good, you can continue cleaning the house.”
After Mrs. Gordon left, Lila went to the third floor, which was an open balcony. She put on her headphones and leaned on the railing, looking down at Elisa below. A hint of malice flashed in her eyes. How long can you stay smug?
The next morning, Mrs. Gordon went out early to buy groceries. She spent some time at the hospital and didn’t return until close to eleven o’clock.
When she saw Elisa at the door, her eyes seemed evasive, clearly guilty.
Elisa was holding a book and was completely focused on it, not paying any attention to Mrs. Gordon.
After Mrs. Gordon put down the groceries, she immediately went upstairs to find Lila.
“Miss Morris, I’m back.”
“Did you find out the composition of the pills?” Lila was equally anxious.
“They identified all the pills except for one.”
Lila’s face brightened. “What is it?”
Mrs. Gordon hurriedly took out the test results from her bag. “Just as we suspected, those pills are not health supplements at all. One of them is a powerful painkiller, and the other three are anti-miscarriage pills, including one that supplements progesterone.”
Lila’s pupils contracted, and her previously joyful expression suddenly became extremely rigid. Did she hear it correctly? Those were anti-miscarriage pills? Is Elisa pregnant?
Lila couldn’t accept this result. She clenched the test results in her hand. “Could the hospital have made a mistake? How could Elisa be pregnant? Didn’t she just have her period a few days ago?”
“The hospital shouldn’t have made a mistake. I double-checked. As for her period, it was probably a sign of a miscarriage due to low progesterone,” Mrs. Gordon explained.
Lila gritted her teeth and cursed viciously, “Why wasn’t it a complete miscarriage!”
She never expected Elisa to be pregnant. It had been four years of marriage with Hamish, and she hadn’t gotten pregnant. How could she suddenly become pregnant?
Suddenly? Wait a minute…
“If she’s pregnant, why didn’t she tell Hamish? And why did she hide the anti-miscarriage pills in other bottles?” Lila came up with a bold conjecture, her expression suddenly twisted. “Could it be that the child in her belly is not Hamish’s? Why else would she secretly take pills and hide it from Hamish?”
That must be it! She thought Elisa was so virtuous, but behind her back, she was having an affair with another man and got pregnant. Judging by the pills she hid, it was obvious that this wasn’t the first time.
Lila took pleasure in Elisa’s misfortune and immediately took out her phone to call Hamish. Just as she was about to dial, Mrs. Gordon stopped her.
“Miss Morris, don’t rush to call Mr. Burns.”