Chapter 267
The surgery had been a marathon, and Dr. George’s forehead was slick with sweat.
Everyone crowded around him, desperate for news.
“Dr. George, how is my grandpa? Is he okay?”
Evangeline’s voice broke with worry.
“Don’t worry, he’s stable for now. We’ll keep an eye on him for the next twenty–four hours. If all goes well, he’ll have made it through the worst.
“Thank you so much,” said Evangeline, her tears giving way to a small smile of relief.
Just then, the nurses rolled Cole out. Yale, with his brothers at his side, quickly took over, pushing Cole’s bed toward his room.
Evangeline did not even pause to look back at Dr. George. With a quick wave, she dashed off to follow the others.
Dr. George gave a nod to
Walter, who had not said a word the whole time, and then he walked away. The Foster family’s five brothers were scattered around the spacious hospital room, some sitting, some standing. They silently hovered around Cole’s bed.
Evangeline’s gaze fell on Cole, once so full of warmth and life, lay still and silent. Her heart ached with an unspeakable sadness.
She could not help but seethe at the thought of whoever was responsible for her grandfather’s condition.
“Did you guys figure out who showed Grandpa that video? I thought we were keeping a tight lid on things. How did it slip through?”
Yale stepped forward, his voice firm.
“As soon as your grandpa was hospitalized, I had people on it. It was Mr. Jamison’s phone your grandpa was watching.”
“Mr. Jamison?”
Evangeline remembered him well. Edwin Jamison had been with the Foster family for ages, always taking such good care of Cole. That was why everyone felt comfortable leaving Cole in his hands when he got
sick.
Still…
“Didn’t he realize those videos could mess with Grandpa’s mood, and hurt his health?”
What he did… was akin to murder!
Evangeline was stunned.
How could a butler, who had been part of the family for years, hide such intentions?
“He knew,” said Yale, his head lowered, as if weighed down by a heavy secret.
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“Honestly, you can’t lay all the blame at Mr. Jamison’s feet. Your grandfather always had his suspicions about you and Walter tying the knot, but he kept his doubts locked up tight, never letting on. Even though Walter showed up at your birthday bash with a swanky gift, he couldn’t shake off his suspicions.
“You know the kind of man he is. If he’s set on keeping a secret, there’s nothing any of us could do to pry it out of him. So, while we were away from the family estate, he cooked up some excuse to use Mr. Jamison’s phone. Mr. Jamison was clueless about why, even when he started coughing up blood.
“It wasn’t until we got to the scene and rushed him to the hospital that Mr. Jamison realized he was part of the problem and spilled the beans. I had to dig through Mr. Jamison’s phone to piece it together.” The whole thing was locked up tighter than a drum, and Evangeline could not find a single crack to exploit.
Evangeline was kicking herself, cursing her stubborn streak that almost cost Cole his life.
“What’s our next move?”
Tears brimmed in Evangeline’s eyes, but she did not even try to wipe them away, just let them stream down her face.
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