Chapter 235

Elaine squinted her eyes, a sly grin on her lips. She had once used a bout of depression as a cover, bribing the doctors to administer drugs covertly, plotting the demise of the

unsuspecting.

But now Whitney was prepared to burn her bridges? Tonight would mark her end.

“Director,” Elaine’s voice was smooth as ice, “delay sending the surveillance footage of Tiana breaking in to Ludwik. Wait for my say–so. And make sure any trace of me here is wiped clean.”

The Director, considering the lucrative deal promised by Bartels Hospital and the future Mrs. Lippert, had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Whitney huddled in the car, gasping for air.

“Are you okay, sweetheart?” Tiana asked, her hands shaking as she started the car.

“Drive… fast.” Whitney clutched her belly, pain in her voice. “They injected me with something to induce premature birth. The baby might have been affected.”

“That damned Elaine,” Tiana cursed as she floored the accelerator. “We’ll meet up with the girl, grab the evidence, and then confront that scumbag Ludwik!”

The car sped down the mountainside.

Valerie’s call came through. “Tiana, did you get Whitney? Bad news–I heard Ludwik’s gone on an unexpected business trip down south. Something about a company emergency. What do we do now?”

Tiana paused, a frown creasing her forehead.

“Don’t worry,” Whitney said, trying to keep calm despite her distress. “It might be better that he’s not in Banyan City. We’ll take the girl and go south.”

They both knew Elaine could sabotage their plans at any turn.

“You shouldn’t be traveling in your condition,” Tiana said as they drove. “I’ve hidden the girl nearby, just in case… in case something happened to you.”

they arrived at a quaint lodge nestled at the mountain’s base. The girl was hiding in one of the

unlock the door. Inside stood a frail–looking girl, her fear

we need

burst out

mocking silhouette. emerged from the glare. “Ms. Valentine, Ms. Melford,

gasped, Instinctively shielding Whitney.

of menacing thugs quickly surrounded them.

and dragged into

You uncovered my secret and thought you could expose me to Ludwik with this ‘evidence‘? You think that once he finds out I’m the reason Natalie is a vegetable, all his misunderstanding

Whitney, you’ll pay when Ludwik finds out

and laughed coldly. “Do you know where you failed tonight? You were too desperate to save Whitney, worried about the baby, right? Such a pity. Alone and helpless,

pounded the floor in frustration. Whitney’s baby could die any second in that wretched

Ludwik and confront him with

hands, your fate is sealed.” She yanked Tiana’s hair and signaled a thug with

on the head with a heavy blow. She screamed, blood gushing, and collapsed, twitching,

in cold sweat, her eyes filled with

silenced

the girl they had found,

was and

you learned nothing? And Tiana, ever since Gunner and Stella conspired to abduct you, I’ve been waiting for my chance.

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it all. You hid the girl and discovered the payments to Dr. Horatio, didn’t you?”

several bank statements and medical

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moving to Whitney and extracting all evidence from her

the papers, she sneered at them, tearing everything to shreds right before

to

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