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.

lit hallway

in the corner. On it lay a frail-looking middle-aged man, his

against the bed, and her petite frame curled up

ear, "That woman over there is Rosalind. 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 one supporting the family. She juggles multiple jobs just to scrape together enough

took in Liliana's frail figure, and a pang of sympathy made my

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

to Eric. "Do you know

into. We didn't find anything concrete. You'll probably have to ask her

took a deep breath, and carefully walked

beside her, she didn't stir. She must've been completely exhausted, and this was probably the only place where

the matter?" A weak voice startled

been sleeping after all. He had been watching silently but hadn't woken

Liliana woke up on her

froze for a second. Then, as clarity returned

explanation brief, cutting straight to the point. I wanted

at the mention of that name. She instinctively moved before George, shielding him, her