The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 194

At this hour, only Sawyer remained standing at the entrance of the research center.

Once he realized that Dr. Patten wasn't going to take his father's case, any last hope Sawyer had fizzled out completely.

Holbrook's illness couldn't be delayed any longer; Sawyer knew he couldn't afford to waste another minute. He immediately called the hospital that had previously treated his father and agreed to proceed with the surgery.

After returning home from the research center, Sawyer wasted no time launching a thorough investigation of everyone in the house. To his shock, it wasn't the nurse who'd been caring for his father that he found suspicious, but rather the woman who slept beside him every night-his own wife.

That night, sleeplessness loomed over the Iverson family like a dark cloud.

Sawyer summoned everyone into the living room. He sat on the sofa, his expression stormy and unreadable; no one could guess what was going through his mind.

Aline rubbed her eyes anxiously. The memory of what she'd done sent a tremor of unease through her, but she quickly calmed herself, recalling the promise she'd received: the poison would be nearly impossible to trace. Her composure returned almost immediately.

approached Sawyer cautiously, settling beside him and gently placing her hand over his. Her voice was soft and soothing. "Darling, it's so late. Has

suddenly Sawyer's expression changed. He shoved her

strong; with that one push, Aline crashed hard onto the

in utter disgust, a tangle of emotions

The very idea that

had always been gentle and considerate. He never would have imagined

looked up at Sawyer with wide, pleading eyes. Her voice

why he was so angry. Fear

him, terrified, but mustered the courage

Jeanette spoken than Clifford and Norton

the family for years. How could you treat her like this?" Clifford shot Sawyer a reproachful look, then

that his father's mood had been foul for days, pinched the bridge of his nose and tried to reason with him. "Dad, I get that you've been under a lot of stress lately, but that's no excuse to take