The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 161

Chapter 161: Plotting his death

"Oh Martin," she whispered, approaching his bedside. "Is there anything you actually own? You did not own the company, now you did not own the house." She resisted the urge to slap him, knowing that the mark would be seen by a nurse. She paced around the room in

frustration.

"What was the use of marrying you? What is the use of you living? Why can't you just die?"

she muttered.

A small, dark part of her wondered if it would be better to kill him now. But those feelings had been borne of one heated, fleeting moment of anger. She did not dare to actually do it. She was already suspected by the police for harming him, if she tried anything, she would be the first to be arrested. She did not feel bad for wanting to kill him. This was a desperate thought borne from her dissatisfaction towards his uselessness; surely no sane person could hold it against

her.

As if her doubts had summoned it, the hospital room door opened to reveal two figures entering Martin's doctor, along with a grim-looking police officer. Gina felt her stomach drop.

"Mrs. Jones," the doctor began in a gentle tone. "This is Officer Bradshaw. He just needs to ask you a few questions."

The pit in Gina's gut yawned wider. They knew. Somehow, they'd found out about those terrible things she had done.

"You have nothing to worry about if you just tell the truth, ma'am," the cop intoned, stepping closer with a notepad in hand.

"I thought this was an accident? Why are you getting involved?" Gina asked.

to be normal. We have enough reason to at least

hated me and since I was the one at home with him when the accident took place, they suspect me. If Martin could wake up all these could be solved." Gina looked at Martin's still form on the bed with sad eyes. But this was nothing compared to what she felt inside. It was rage. Why was she in this situation? Was it not because of

constrict with fear. She wanted to protest her innocence some more, but what if this officer already had evidence against her?

signs of potentially

his condition like that may have simply delayed the process, but it seems

she was the one who pushed him down the stairs. If he testified against her, she would be finished. Her world could come crashing down irreparably.

her hands began to tremble violently, the police officer's eyes narrowed in suspicion.

throat unstick as she finally found her voice -

could muster.

a coma. When he wakes up, everything should return to how it

recovery, but now that it seemed imminent, sheer panic gripped

his chart. The police officer who had accompanied him, Officer Bradshaw, watched her with a hawkish gaze. Gina could feel his eyes boring into her, as if he could

what felt like an eternity, the doctor excused himself, leaving Gina alone with the imposing

begin, can you walk me through exactly what happened the day Mr. Jones

throat went dry as she fought to regulate her breathing. They were investigating how

involvement.

in a wavering tone. "We were home alone, and Martin slipped on the staircase. He fell and hit his

lies tasted like acid on her tongue, burning her from the inside out with their deception But she had to try and maintain her

see. And there were no witnesses to

quickly. "N-no, it was just the two of us, like I said. His children never come around...they don't exactly approve of me. My

kicked herself - that was laying it on too

investigate thoroughly regardless. Families can often be... complicated, as I'm sure you know."

me through the sequence of events once more from the very