Chapter 273 Have You Investigated Elizabeth?

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Elizabeth asked, “But, Mom, what happens when ten months pass and there’s no baby? What do I do then?”

Samantha scoffed. “That’s the easiest part. Say you had difficult labor, but the baby was stillborn. Or claim you suffered a miscarriage halfway through the pregnancy after an unfortunate fall. Or, find a baby elsewhere and pass it off as your own. Elizabeth, there are countless ways to handle this. What matters now is that you must fake this pregnancy.”

A brief silence settled over the room before Matthew gave a slow, deliberate nod.

Elizabeth squared her shoulders, determination hardening her features. “Alright. Let’s do it.”

Night descended over the Ellison residence.

In the dimly lit study, David sat at his desk, his gaze locked onto the computer screen where William’s face flickered, “Have you found out who drugged me?”

“Mr. Ellison, we’ve identified a suspect. It’s a waitress from the restaurant.”

“Where is she now?”

“She’s vanished.”

expression darkened. “What?”

voice steady. “I believe she was never a real employee. She infiltrated the restaurant with the purpose to drug you. There’s no record of her in their system, no employment history, nothing. Once her job was done, she

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at that dinner wanted to send a woman to you, but before they could act, Ms. Elizabeth intervened and took you to a hotel room instead. That threw off their plan. If you want to get to the bottom of this, we’ll need to interrogate everyone who attended the dinner. Someone must know who was behind

David’s jaw tensed.

figures. Dragging them in for questioning over something as sordid as drugging

It

he had spent the night with Caroline in the end. Their

Caroline…

she had said that Elizabeth might have been the one to drug him. She had appeared. almost instantly after the drug took effect. It

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hesitated. “Ms.

“Yes.

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Ellison.” William straightened. ‘I’ll begin immediately and report

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