One Night Stand With That Beggar

After a moment of silence, Eudora George said, “Aunt Kaylene, you seem very interested in the culprit.”

Kaylene Yoder frowned and said, “What do you mean? Of course, I would want to know who had poisoned the Old Master. So tell me, who was it?”

Eudora thought that it was a little suspicious. Wasn’t the poison part of their plan? Why did Kaylene look so clueless?

Seeing that she wasn’t speaking, Bethany Hamilton spoke softly.

“Alright now, we shouldn’t spread false rumors. We shouldn’t rush to any conclusions unless the police confirm it.”

Kaylene snorted and rolled her eyes, “There’s no one else here. What’s wrong with a little chat within the family?”

Eudora remembered their plan to bait Harry’s entire family. Seeing the opportunity dangling in front of her, she seized the opportunity.

“It’s fine, we’re family anyway. This morning, the police did say that they found some evidence.”

“What evidence?” Kaylene immediately pressed on.

Eudora pretended to think about it for a second, leaving Kaylene hanging. She only spoke when she saw that Kaylene was about to explode.

“Did I mention that a servant came looking for me that morning? Well, she disappeared right after. The police found a strand of hair in the trunk of the car that was used to send the Old Master to the hospital. They followed the evidence and found the servant. They arrested her this morning.”

Kaylene’s eyes widened with shock, “And? What did she say?”

Eudora shook her head, “How would I know? The police didn’t tell me anything.”

Kaylene looked unsettled, “Well, weren’t you there this morning? How could you not know what had happened?”

Eudora smiled and said, “Aunt Kaylene, although I was there, the police didn’t tell me anything.”

“You…” Kaylene was so anxious that she was about to blurt something when Bethany stopped her.

“Alright now. Eudora’s right, this is a matter for the police. Why are you getting so worried?”

Bethany continued, saying, “But I have to give it to her. She knew that we would use that exact car to sent the Old Master to the hospital. She knew exactly where to hide.”

Eudora nodded and watched Kaylene.

Kaylene quickly voiced her agreement and said, “You’re right. She’s smart. I’m sure someone was giving her instructions. Perhaps it’s that person who pointed us right to her.”

As she said this, she glanced at Eudora, obviously insinuating that it was her.

Eudora was speechless. Somehow, things had turned a full circle and it made her look guilty instead.

Noting her silence, Kaylene became even more convinced.

“Why? Are you feeling guilty now? I’ve already said that you were the culprit since the very beginning.”

Eudora didn’t know what to say, “You’re not going to believe anything I say anyway, so it’s better for me to just keep quiet. I’ll just wait for the police to prove my innocence.”

Bethany nodded and said, “Eudora’s right. She’s confident that she’s innocent. I believe you.”

The two of them smiled at each other, but Kaylene seemed a little restless.

“Then… since the Old Master hasn’t woken up yet, I’ll take my leave now.”

After that, she opened the door and walked out alone.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

After she left, Bethany sighed, “Seems like she was desperate to escape. I guess that she must feel guilty.”

Bethany then smiled, “Nonsense! I was just joking, Eudora. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Actually, Eudora agreed with Bethany; she did find Kaylene rather suspicious. After staying there and talking to the Old Master for a while longer, Eudora bid goodbye and left the hospital.

…

At the entrance, Kaylene called Harry as soon as she stepped out of the hospital.

“Bad news. The culprit has been arrested. Where are you? I’ll come to you right now.”

After the phone call ended, she got into the car and left.

When Eudora returned to the Granger family home, there was no one else there. Vincent Granger had just finished school and the butler was picking him up. Vincent kept his head lowered the entire time and remained silent.

He looked up and saw Eudora but he didn’t say a word.

Eudora decided to ignore him. She was about to head back to Ruby House when she heard the sound of footsteps rushing toward her.

Then, she felt Vincent bump his entire body into hers, causing her to fall to the floor.

Fortunately, the butler was right behind him. He immediately helped Eudora off the ground. While he did this, Vincent took the opportunity to escape.

Eudora moved around and checked herself. Seeing that she wasn’t injured, she asked the butler to look for Vincent instead.

When she returned to her room, she examined her body once more to make sure that she was okay. After that, she went to look at her blueprints.

Not long after, the door behind her was pushed open. Amos walked in and hugged her from behind.

“The butler mentioned that Vincent knocked into you. Are you alright?”

Eudora retorted, “I’m not made of glass. Didn’t I tell him that I’m fine? Why did you come home over such a trivial matter?”

Amos didn’t believe her, so he examined her body from head to toe. Finally, he was reassured, and he let out a huge sigh of relief.

“What’s wrong with this child? I need to do something about this.”

Eudora wanted to tell him to just let the matter go, but when she thought about it, it seemed that the child was indeed a little scary. If it had been someone else’s child, then it wouldn’t have bothered her, but he was Amos’ nephew. If the Old Master was no longer around, then this child would become Amos’ responsibility.

Wouldn’t it be better if they could figure out his thoughts and understand him better?

Thinking of this, she quickly voiced that she wanted to tag along.

The butler managed to find Vincent. At this moment, he was sitting in the living room alone. He refused to acknowledge anyone or anything. There were a bunch of toys placed in front of him but he didn’t even bat an eye.

The butler tried to coax him, but dealing with someone like Vincent was making him slightly anxious.

When he saw Amos walking into the living room, the butler seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

“Young Master Amos, you’re here.”

Amos nodded and looked at Vincent.

“What happened to him?”

The butler shook his head, “The Little Master has been in a bad mood recently. He refused to speak to anyone when he came back from school today. I even asked him if anything was wrong, but he refused to speak.”

Amos walked over and stood in front of Vincent, “Vincent, why did you purposely bump into Eudora?”

Hearing Eudora’s name, Vincent raised his head.

“She’s a bad woman!”

Amos’ frown deepened, “Who told you that she’s a bad person?”

Vincent clamped his mouth shut once again. For every second that passed, Amos’ patience grew thinner. All Eudora could do was reach out and hold his hand.

Her warm touch on his arm seemed to ease his anger a little. Eudora smiled at him and said, “Why don’t I give it a shot? You should get some rest.”

Amos’ face was cold, “Be careful.”

“It’s fine. You’re right here, aren’t you?”

This woman had a hundred ways to manipulate a man’s heart.

However, he didn’t care. His life was hers anyway.

He figured that perhaps he should just support her silently. He nodded at her and indicated for her to move in front of him.