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.

did not seem to be normal. We have enough reason to at least look into their claims," Officer Bradshaw

the bed with sad eyes. But this was nothing compared

her innocence some more, but what if this officer already had evidence against her? Her mind whirred

signs of potentially emerging from his coma

condition like that may have simply delayed the process, but it seems he'll make

If Martin awoke, he would tell them everything; she was the one who pushed

hands began to tremble violently, the police officer's

unstick as she finally found her voice

could muster.

a coma. When he wakes

husband's recovery, but now

police officer who had accompanied him, Officer Bradshaw, watched her with

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

notepad. "To begin, can you

she fought to regulate her breathing. They were investigating how Martin's

involvement.

managed in a wavering tone. "We were home alone, and Martin slipped on the staircase. He fell and hit his head very badly before I could get

like acid on her tongue, burning her from the inside out with their deception But she

Bradshaw's expression remained impassive as he jotted something down. "I see. And there were no witnesses to corroborate your account of what transpired?"

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

- that was laying it on too thick. But

often be... complicated, as I'm sure

through the sequence of events once more from

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