NovelAppThis meant that this so-called relative was not someone they knew.
Shortly after, Chad strode back in and informed Elliot, "Mr. Foster, this woman claims to be Peter White's wife. Do you remember Peter? He's your half-brother." Elliot's expression instantly darkened at the mention of that name.
He knew that Peter had been in Bridgedale the entire time. Peter was hardly a capable man, yet he was more ambitious than anyone he knew.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Why would his wife clooking for me?" Elliot didn't want to meet with the woman.
"To ask for money," Chad said. "She said that Peter had tried running a business and failed, and he is now in enormous debt. He is missing and the loan shark has cfor her. She can't pay the debt, so she has cto ask you for help." "How much does she want?" Elliot stood up.
"I didn't ask. Should I go and ask her?" "Bring her here. I'll ask her myself." "Okay." Chad left the meeting room and brought Peter's wife back, before leaving the room immediately after.
Peter's wife was crying her heart out to the point that she was struggling to breathe." Elliot, I really don't have any other options... "When did you marry Peter?" Elliot had not heard any news of Peter getting married.
"We got married officially two years ago and had our wedding last year. I am five months pregnant now and he has gone missing," she sobbed. "Had the loan shark not cto our door, I didn't even know that he's in such an enormous debt. It's nine hundred thousand! Where am I supposed to get that much money?" The woman was in distress and Elliot could not help but sympathize with her when he glanced at her belly.
"Givethe contact of the loan shark." He could not be certain who this woman truly was and whether she was telling the truth. After all, he had not been invited to Peter's wedding.
Peter's wife immediately took out her phone from her purse and showed him a number.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Dean's assistant rushed into Dean's room while he was having his infusion.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStartled, Dean's expression darkened.
"Mr. Jennings! We found Mary!" The assistant would never dare to intrude if it was not something important.
Dean's eyes lit up in an instant.
He grabbed onto the handle by the bed and struggled to get up. The assistant and nanny immediately went to help.
"Through the hint you provided me, I tried searching for the purchase records in real estate in this city, but there was no sign of Mary purchasing any property so I Seour men to the neighboring city and found her! Angela sure is smart! She treated her daughter well, too! The new place Mary is currently staying in is a big mansion!" Dean's face flushed from excitement." Bring her here! I want to question her on my own!" "Yes! Our men have already secured her, and they are on the way here as we speak. There's quite a distance so it will probably be another hour of driving." "You've done well this time! Once get out of the hospital, expect a great reward for your service!" Dean looked at his assistant with appreciation. "Sebastian isn'Deven half as useful as you are!" S "You are too kind, Mr. Jennings." Two hours later, an old man stepped into Tate Industries and asked to speak to Elliot.
The receptionist scanned the old man up and down, suspecting that he was mentally ill. Why would someone like Elliot know someone this insignificant? "If you refuse to go, I'm calling security!" The receptionist threatened.
"I am only here because someone askedto chere. I didn't want to cthis far either..." the old man said with resignation. "Can you just take a message for Elliot Foster, then? This young lady askedto tell him that everything is fake. mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLliI0fifl0&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1
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