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.

be normal. We have enough reason to at least look into their

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

more, but what if this officer

is showing signs of potentially emerging from

simply delayed the process, but it seems he'll make a full

who pushed him down the

violently, the police officer's eyes narrowed in suspicion. Ma'am? Are

her

could muster.

he went into a coma. When he wakes up, everything should return to how it has always been," she

but now that it seemed imminent, sheer panic gripped her. If

notes on his chart. The police officer who had accompanied him, Officer Bradshaw, watched her with a hawkish

the doctor excused himself, leaving Gina alone with the imposing officer. She barely

"To begin, can you walk me through exactly what happened the day Mr. Jones was admitted? Who was

investigating how Martin's coma had occurred - which meant suspicion had already been cast upon

involvement.

wavering tone. "We were home alone, and Martin slipped on the

their deception But she

jotted something down. "I see. And there were no witnesses to corroborate your account of what transpired?" Chapter 161

shook her head a little too 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 son was up in his room when it

on too thick. But Bradshaw

course, we'll need to investigate thoroughly regardless. Families can often be... complicated, as I'm

sequence of events once more from the