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

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

Stellan? She picked up when I

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

called the home phone, so it

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

been on edge for days, and now his worst fears

stay calm. "Why did

down the stairs. She saw Stellan accidentally push

believe Hestia had gone to Neil

was she bribed? Otherwise,

maids saw it. My mom lost her

two maids said before. My mom lost her footing. This new

his determination not surprising Alaric. "Alaric, I want to be lenient because we're friends, but I can't ignore the

and then lied about it, that's a serious crime. I'll have to hold her accountable. And if the two previous maids lied, they'll also

Hestia, is just

to say something but

bit harsh towards his friend, so he softened his

time, I felt really bad. I don't want to reopen this case, but new clues

go ahead and investigate.

Alaric quickly said, "Let me know if

"Okay."

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