Michael shivered and regained some of his rationality when he looked at William’s cold gaze.
He calmed down and sat opposite William. “I won’t let you down about matters regarding the Gurney family, but I’m just too shocked. Leonard, that b*stard, has a child. How could the Clark family agree to such a ridiculous thing?”
William’s expression was cold. “It’s up to the Clark family to decide what to do, and no one knows if Leonard will be able to marry Abbie in the end. You should do your own things first.”
What else could Michael do? When he calmed down, he knew that William didn’t have any say on this matter and the latter could only try his best to help him. Even if Abbie did not marry Leonard, the Clark family would probably ask her to marry someone else.
He sighed and said, “I’ll do my job well, so I’ll leave Abbie’s matters to you!”
Meanwhile, Evelyn was obviously in a horrible mood today in the Gurney family. In the morning, she scolded the helper who had cooked breakfast because she didn’t like the food. After that, she even scolded the staff who washed her clothes.
She became even more annoyed after taking a nap.
As the child in her belly grew up day by day, her building tummy would be shown soon and she had to become William’s wife before that happened.
She didn’t know whether Jacqueline had completed the task or not. Speaking of which, she had given the medicine to Jacqueline several days ago. Jacqueline wouldn’t dare to disobey her orders since she had some of her blackmail material, right?
Evelyn wanted to send a message to Jacqueline, but she calmed down when she thought that it was proof that could be used against her.
She had to meet Jacqueline again. Evelyn thought about it and sent a message over. “Let’s meet again at the same place.”
She received a reply, “Okay!”
Evelyn packed up and rushed to the place where they met last time. Jacelyn had already arrived when she entered the place.
Evelyn closed the door and asked anxiously, “Jacqueline, how is it going? Did you do it?”
Jacelyn replied, “Miss, I’ve followed your orders.”
A joyful expression appeared on Evelyn’s face. “Is that so? How many times did let her take the medicine?”
“I’ve done it several times. Miss, something happened today and an old servant in the villa died.”
“What does that have to do with us?” Evelyn did not take it to heart.
Jacelyn looked panicked. “I suspect that the servant took the medicine that I was supposed to give to Valeria.”
“No way! Didn’t I ask you to drug Valeria? Why would the servant drink it?”
“I don’t know. I’m scared because they’ve already called the police. The servant’s body has been sent to the police station after the police came to take our statements. I’m very afraid now.”
Evelyn was furious. She wanted Jacqueline to kill Valeria, but a servant ended up dead instead. How could this even happen?
It would be fine if Valeria died, but the Howard family would definitely be careful now that the servant was killed. It would definitely be more difficult to kill Valeria in the future.
“Are you sure that the servant died after taking your poison?”
“I’m sure! I placed the medicine you gave me into the bird’s nest. The servant was very healthy before. She told me this morning that Madam didn’t eat the bird’s nest, so she ate it. Then, she passed away in the afternoon.”
“D*mn it!”
“Miss, what should we do now? Will they take me to jail? You asked me to kill Bobby’s mother last time, and we’ll be done for if the police find out what happened before this!”
Evelyn’s face turned cold when she heard this. “We? You were the one who killed Bobby’s mother, so what does it have to do with me?”
“But Miss, didn’t you give me the poison? You told me to kill Bobby’s mother, so you were the mastermind. I read up on some laws and found that the mastermind of a crime would have a heftier charge than the one who carried it out.”
Evelyn’s temper flared up all of a sudden. “What do you mean? Are you planning to sell me out? Why don’t you f*cking try?!”
“I don’t want to betray you, but you ordered me to do this. You can’t abandon me if something happens.”
Evelyn sneered in her heart. She would definitely give up on Jacqueline if she was in trouble, but she just comforted her.
“Don’t worry, I won’t leave you alone. I’ll take care of it if anything happens. Even if I can’t, my grandfather can handle it. But first, you have to kill Valeria for me to make my promise to you valid.”
“Miss, are you telling the truth? Are you lying to me? You have already asked me to kill once before, and I made another person die. I don’t care about whether they’re dead or alive, but you ordered me to do this. You must stand on the same side as me, and make sure that I’m safe and sound.”
“I know. I ordered you to do it, so I’ll definitely keep you safe. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you as long as you kill Valeria for me!”
As soon as Evelyn finished speaking, the door of the private room was pushed open and a uniformed policeman appeared at the door.
Evelyn was stunned when she saw the police. “What… what are you doing?”
The leading policeman said sternly, “We suspect that you have something to do with two murder cases, so please cooperate with our investigation.”
“How is that possible? You must be mistaken!”
“Mr. Gurney, don’t pretend to be innocent. What you said here has been recorded and we still have witnesses. You’d better come to the police station with us obediently.”
Evelyn naturally refused to follow them, so she was forced to leave when the police put handcuffs on her.
Jacelyn was also taken to the police station. Unlike Evelyn who was taken into the interrogation room, Jacelyn could leave after a few minutes. Jacqueline, who had been locked up in the detention centre for a long time, had become a witness to testify that Evelyn had ordered her to kill someone.
Francis didn’t know that Evelyn had been caught, so he was still discussing with Frederick about Leonard and Abbie. “I’ve always wanted Leonard and Evelyn to be together, but she didn’t listen to me. She insisted on marrying William, and now the Clark family stands to gain all the benefits from this marriage.”
Frederick was not as regretful as Francis, and he was only curious about one thing. “Leonard actually has a child. This is really strange, how could the Clark family agree to let Abbie marry a man who already has a child?”
“Of course, it’s because they want to cooperate with Leonard. Not only does he have great potential and courage, but he also knows how to scheme. It would definitely be a joyous thing for him to cooperate with the Clark family. They’ve known this for a long time, so it’s normal for them to sacrifice their child’s happiness in order to achieve success.”
While they were talking, the bodyguards came to knock on their door in a hurry. “Sir, something bad has happened. Miss Evelyn has been arrested”
Francis did not believe it at all. “Nonsense! How could she be caught?”
“It’s true. Miss ordered Jacqueline to murder William’s wife, and she accidentally caused the death of a servant in the Howard family. The police have already arrested Jacqueline and Miss for an interrogation. Sir, hurry up and think of a way to settle this!”
“This d*mned piece of trash!” Francis scolded as he held his chest. “Quick, call the lawyer immediately!”