Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 445 Two Phone Calls

When Stellan popped the question, she got all jittery, feeling like something bad was about to go down.

"Yeah, sure. I got something about you." Neil stammered, more on edge than during his usual cases, and blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "I heard that Nexus Innovations is going back to work. Saw it on the news, congrats!" Anyone with half a brain could tell he was making it up. Determined to keep his secret, no matter how Stellan pried, she wasn't getting anything out of him.

"Oh, that. Yeah, work started back up a while ago. Thanks for the concern, Officer Neil. If you need Alaric, just call the home phone."

"Got it. Thanks. You take care, Stellan," Neil added.

"Okay." Stellan hung up.

She was ready to hit the sack, but Neil's call had her wide awake. What was he hiding from her?

Since it was Neil, it had to be about a case. Could it be tied to Marigold's fall?

Stellan wondered, 'Is Neil still on this case? Has he been suspecting me all along? Or is this Alaric's doing?'

No way! It couldn't be!

Even if Alaric was digging for evidence, he'd never team up with Neil on this.

She told herself, 'Stellan, don't let your mind wander.'

off her phone and forced herself to

himself. He slapped his mouth and took a moment to shake off the awkwardness before

phone to Stellan?

was worried I'd get distracted and not rest well. I'm mostly home during my treatment, so I

home phone, so it must be important, right?"

straight to the point. Today, a woman came to the station. She said

been on edge for days, and now his worst fears were

tried to stay calm.

down the stairs. She saw Stellan accidentally push

He couldn't believe Hestia had

bribed? Otherwise,

his story. "Two other maids saw it. My mom lost her footing,

truth is what the two maids said before. My mom lost her footing. This

now we've got two different stories, and I need to figure out what's what," Neil said, his determination not surprising Alaric. "Alaric, I want to be lenient because we're

that's a serious crime. I'll have to hold her accountable. And if the two previous maids

I'm hoping this new maid, Hestia, is just making stuff

say something but hesitated. He sighed, "I get

felt a bit harsh towards his friend,

felt really bad. I don't want to reopen this case, but new clues have come up, and I can't ignore

I understand." Alaric paused, considering his words carefully. "Neil, go ahead and investigate. I just have one request. Don't disturb her unless you have solid evidence." "I understand. Alright, Alaric, you

Hearing Neil about to hang up, Alaric quickly

"Okay."

Mia hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Knight? Are you feeling unwell? I'll