Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 249 Finding Someone

The designer, who went by the name Rosalind, was shrouded in mystery. The phone number listed on her competition profile was unreachable, and the address didn't exist.

Tracking Rosalind down quickly was proving to be an impossible task.

After hanging up the phone, Eric asked casually, "Need my help?"

I looked up and met his bright, eager gaze and hesitated for a moment.

Eric chuckled as if he thought I was doubting his abilities. "What's this? You don't trust me? My connections aren't just for show, you know."

His confidence was so infectious that I couldn't help but laugh. Nodding, I shared everything I knew about Rosalind with him.

I could only hope he found something soon. Knowing Elsa, if she won an award in the competition, she'd use it to pressure our parents into letting her join the company.

Eric took me to a small hospital on the city's outskirts two days later.

Calling it a "hospital" was generous. It was more like an oversized clinic that was cramped and cluttered.

the dimly lit hallway and

hospital bed sat in the corner. On it

head against the bed, and her petite frame curled up in exhaustion. She looked

Her real name is Liliana Bellamy. The man in the bed is her father, George. He's been battling leukemia for a year now. Her mother passed away a long time ago, so she's the only

figure, and a pang of sympathy made my chest tighten. "She

annual interior design competition awarded generous cash prizes to the top three winners. That had to be

know why

part's a bit harder to dig into. We didn't find anything concrete.

deep breath, and carefully walked

She must've been completely

something the matter?" A

see that George hadn't been sleeping after all. He had been watching silently but

Liliana woke

a second. Then, as clarity returned to her eyes,

point. I wanted to know if Elsa had offered her some

face twisted into a scowl at the mention of that name. She instinctively