Chapter 790

Gregory grunted in agreement.

Dailey asked, "To make her sweat a bit first?"

"It's the only way to see her true colors." Gregory closed his eyes again. "With her cunning, she wouldn't dare make a move with your guys on her tail."

"Right now, her focus is on the kid. She won't reach out to Merritt either. So, the best move is to let her trip over her own feet."

...

Nelly indeed overheard what Gregory said, but she knew him well enough to understand that his words often had a deeper meaning, potentially a dangerous trap.

For now, she couldn't afford to panic first.

The surveillance footage from the escape room, which she had obtained from the owner upon leaving, didn't capture her conversation with Merritt. She could easily explain it away as a random encounter during the game. Yet, for some reason, hearing it from Gregory unsettled her.

She pulled an old flip phone from under her bed, was about to turn it on, but then decided against it, putting it back.

Glancing at the clutter on the floor, she called for the housekeeper to clean up her room.

Madge entered right as the housekeeper was tidying up and asked, "What happened?"

Nelly forced a smile, "Just a little clumsy, knocked some stuff over."

Madge had watched Nelly grow up and could sense something was off but chose not to pry under the circumstances.

pregnancy, just let Abigail know.

him to

"Get admitted."

"What?"

took a moment for Caldwell to catch on, "Who's

...

reached Christine's hospital

was his grandmother

home at this hour. Could it be

"Get to

...

that's a bit

Madge simply hung up.

Dailey lowered his phone, he saw Jayne rushing towards

pulled him along, "Come on, your grandpa's been

...

to

replied, "She's on the phone now. No more nausea, just a

vel

eyes as he mentioned, "Caldwell's been admitted too, on this

slightly, "Did you have a

neck, "If I had been mad at him last night, he'd have been in the

"I'll tell you..."

whispered in her

Jane sighed, "Poor them, coming up

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