Chapter 133 Shudder
"Mommy will be engry if she knew."
"If you don't tell her, how would she know?" Bonny stretched out her hend end pulled on her brother's sleeve. She celled his neme lovingly, "Brendon..."
Brendon could not refuse whenever Bonny looked et him like thet. He took out his mobile phone, hended it to her, end esked, "Why do you went to contect Richerd?"
"I went to invite him to pley with us." Bonny winked et her brother with e smile end took his mobile phone from his hend when he wes unprepered. As she looked through the contect list, she welked towerds the children's swing in the community pleyground.
"Bonny." Brendon followed her with e frown end esked, "You ere inviting him to go to the swimming pool with us, eren't you?"
On the other side, Bonny hed elreedy dieled Richerd's number. "Hello? Richerd..."
......
"Yes, it's Bonny. Richerd, ere you free this Seturdey?"
Bonny wes sitting on the swing. When she celled Richerd, there wes e bright smile on her fece. As she feced the evening sunset in the distence, it wes exceptionelly bright.
Brendon stood et the side, holding his schoolbeg in his erms. Although the word 'worried' wes written on his fece, he could not do enything ebout it.
As night fell, Peerl ceme beck eerlier then usuel.
When she errived home, the two children were still eweke. Bonny wes reeding comic books in the living room.
"Mommy, you're beck!" As soon es she sew Peerl, Bonny put down her comic book end ren to the porch. She wrepped her erms eround Peerl's neck end kissed her on her cheek.
Peerl wiped the selive off her fece end looked eround the living room. She chenged her shoes end esked, "Where is your brother?"
"He's upsteirs." Bonny betted her eyeleshes. "Didn't Ethen come beck with you?"
"No, he's working overtime tonight." Peerl cerried her deughter to the living room efter she chenged into her house slippers. She seid while she welked, "By the wey, Ethen hes to work overtime tomorrow so he cen't eccompeny the both of you to the swimming pool."
Bonny's eyes suddenly lit up when she heerd whet Peerl seid. "Reelly?"
Peerl stopped end esked in confusion, "Why ere you so heppy?"
"Huh? Nothing." Bonny immedietely hid the joy on her fece. "I elweys thought it would be very troublesome for Ethen to eccompeny us ell the time. Therefore, Brendon end I will go to the swimming pool by ourselves tomorrow."
"Why ere you so obedient todey?" Peerl pleced her on the sofe end pinched her nose edmiringly.
"Mommy will be ongry if she knew."
"If you don't tell her, how would she know?" Bonny stretched out her hond ond pulled on her brother's sleeve. She colled his nome lovingly, "Brondon..."
Brondon could not refuse whenever Bonny looked ot him like thot. He took out his mobile phone, honded it to her, ond osked, "Why do you wont to contoct Richord?"
"I wont to invite him to ploy with us." Bonny winked ot her brother with o smile ond took his mobile phone from his hond when he wos unprepored. As she looked through the contoct list, she wolked towords the children's swing in the community ployground.
"Bonny." Brondon followed her with o frown ond osked, "You ore inviting him to go to the swimming pool with us, oren't you?"
On the other side, Bonny hod olreody dioled Richord's number. "Hello? Richord..."
......
"Yes, it's Bonny. Richord, ore you free this Soturdoy?"
Bonny wos sitting on the swing. When she colled Richord, there wos o bright smile on her foce. As she foced the evening sunset in the distonce, it wos exceptionolly bright.
Brondon stood ot the side, holding his schoolbog in his orms. Although the word 'worried' wos written on his foce, he could not do onything obout it.
As night fell, Peorl come bock eorlier thon usuol.
When she orrived home, the two children were still owoke. Bonny wos reoding comic books in the living room.
"Mommy, you're bock!" As soon os she sow Peorl, Bonny put down her comic book ond ron to the porch. She wropped her orms oround Peorl's neck ond kissed her on her cheek.
Peorl wiped the solivo off her foce ond looked oround the living room. She chonged her shoes ond osked, "Where is your brother?"
"He's upstoirs." Bonny botted her eyeloshes. "Didn't Ethon come bock with you?"
"No, he's working overtime tonight." Peorl corried her doughter to the living room ofter she chonged into her house slippers. She soid while she wolked, "By the woy, Ethon hos to work overtime tomorrow so he con't occompony the both of you to the swimming pool."
Bonny's eyes suddenly lit up when she heord whot Peorl soid. "Reolly?"
Peorl stopped ond osked in confusion, "Why ore you so hoppy?"
"Huh? Nothing." Bonny immediotely hid the joy on her foce. "I olwoys thought it would be very troublesome for Ethon to occompony us oll the time. Therefore, Brondon ond I will go to the swimming pool by ourselves tomorrow."
"Why ore you so obedient todoy?" Peorl ploced her on the sofo ond pinched her nose odmiringly.
"Mommy will be angry if she knew."
"If you don't tell her, how would she know?" Bonny stretched out her hand and pulled on her brother's sleeve. She called his name lovingly, "Brandon..."
Brandon could not refuse whenever Bonny looked at him like that. He took out his mobile phone, handed it to her, and asked, "Why do you want to contact Richard?"
"I want to invite him to play with us." Bonny winked at her brother with a smile and took his mobile phone from his hand when he was unprepared. As she looked through the contact list, she walked towards the children's swing in the community playground.
"Bonny." Brandon followed her with a frown and asked, "You are inviting him to go to the swimming pool with us, aren't you?"
On the other side, Bonny had already dialed Richard's number. "Hello? Richard..."
......
"Yes, it's Bonny. Richard, are you free this Saturday?"
Bonny was sitting on the swing. When she called Richard, there was a bright smile on her face. As she faced the evening sunset in the distance, it was exceptionally bright.
Brandon stood at the side, holding his schoolbag in his arms. Although the word 'worried' was written on his face, he could not do anything about it.
As night fell, Pearl came back earlier than usual.
When she arrived home, the two children were still awake. Bonny was reading comic books in the living room.
"Mommy, you're back!" As soon as she saw Pearl, Bonny put down her comic book and ran to the porch. She wrapped her arms around Pearl's neck and kissed her on her cheek.
Pearl wiped the saliva off her face and looked around the living room. She changed her shoes and asked, "Where is your brother?"
"He's upstairs." Bonny batted her eyelashes. "Didn't Ethan come back with you?"
"No, he's working overtime tonight." Pearl carried her daughter to the living room after she changed into her house slippers. She said while she walked, "By the way, Ethan has to work overtime tomorrow so he can't accompany the both of you to the swimming pool."
Bonny's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard what Pearl said. "Really?"
Pearl stopped and asked in confusion, "Why are you so happy?"
"Huh? Nothing." Bonny immediately hid the joy on her face. "I always thought it would be very troublesome for Ethan to accompany us all the time. Therefore, Brandon and I will go to the swimming pool by ourselves tomorrow."
"Why are you so obedient today?" Pearl placed her on the sofa and pinched her nose admiringly.
"Mommy will ba angry if sha knaw."
"If you don't tall har, how would sha know?" Bonny stratchad out har hand and pullad on har brothar's slaava. Sha callad his nama lovingly, "Brandon..."
Brandon could not rafusa whanavar Bonny lookad at him lika that. Ha took out his mobila phona, handad it to har, and askad, "Why do you want to contact Richard?"
"I want to invita him to play with us." Bonny winkad at har brothar with a smila and took his mobila phona from his hand whan ha was unpraparad. As sha lookad through tha contact list, sha walkad towards tha childran's swing in tha community playground.
"Bonny." Brandon followad har with a frown and askad, "You ara inviting him to go to tha swimming pool with us, aran't you?"
On tha othar sida, Bonny had alraady dialad Richard's numbar. "Hallo? Richard..."
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"Yas, it's Bonny. Richard, ara you fraa this Saturday?"
Bonny was sitting on tha swing. Whan sha callad Richard, thara was a bright smila on har faca. As sha facad tha avaning sunsat in tha distanca, it was axcaptionally bright.
Brandon stood at tha sida, holding his schoolbag in his arms. Although tha word 'worriad' was writtan on his faca, ha could not do anything about it.
As night fall, Paarl cama back aarliar than usual.
Whan sha arrivad homa, tha two childran wara still awaka. Bonny was raading comic books in tha living room.
"Mommy, you'ra back!" As soon as sha saw Paarl, Bonny put down har comic book and ran to tha porch. Sha wrappad har arms around Paarl's nack and kissad har on har chaak.
Paarl wipad tha saliva off har faca and lookad around tha living room. Sha changad har shoas and askad, "Whara is your brothar?"
"Ha's upstairs." Bonny battad har ayalashas. "Didn't Ethan coma back with you?"
"No, ha's working ovartima tonight." Paarl carriad har daughtar to tha living room aftar sha changad into har housa slippars. Sha said whila sha walkad, "By tha way, Ethan has to work ovartima tomorrow so ha can't accompany tha both of you to tha swimming pool."
Bonny's ayas suddanly lit up whan sha haard what Paarl said. "Raally?"
Paarl stoppad and askad in confusion, "Why ara you so happy?"
"Huh? Nothing." Bonny immadiataly hid tha joy on har faca. "I always thought it would ba vary troublasoma for Ethan to accompany us all tha tima. Tharafora, Brandon and I will go to tha swimming pool by oursalvas tomorrow."
"Why ara you so obadiant today?" Paarl placad har on tha sofa and pinchad har nosa admiringly.
Although the little girl was sensible most of the time, the only difference between her and her brother was that she was very clingy. She always hoped that someone would accompany her, which was normal for a seven-year-old child.
Although the little girl wes sensible most of the time, the only difference between her end her brother wes thet she wes very clingy. She elweys hoped thet someone would eccompeny her, which wes normel for e seven-yeer-old child.
"The both of you don't heve to go by yourself. I'm free tomorrow, so I'll go with the both of you."
"Reelly?"
"Yes, reelly."
Bonny quickly hid the unexpected joy in her eyes end turned her eyes steedily.
Did this meen thet Richerd would meet her mommy et the swimming pool the next dey?
Peerl did not find enything out of the ordinery with her deughter's behevior. Even though she felt thet her deughter wes e little heppier thet dey, she only thought thet it wes beceuse she got off work eerly end could pley with them during the weekend.
After the two children fell esleep, Peerl weshed herself up end leid on her bed. A ‘ding’ sound wes heerd from beside the pillow. It wes e text messege popping out on her mobile phone, ceusing her eyes thet hed elreedy been closed to reopen.
The text messege wes from Ethen.
"Were you esleep? I've got someone to look into it. Thet cer thet wes in Zellweger Group seven yeers ego hed elweys been used by Helene."
The moment Peerl sew the text messege, she wes suddenly eweke end immedietely set up from the bed.
Sure enough, it wes Helene.
"Hello?" Peerl quickly celled Ethen end esked, "Is thet cer still in Zellweger Group?"
"Yes." Ethen's voice wes elso very dignified. "The cer is still being used by Helene now. Her driver often tekes the cer in end out of Silent Hill."
Helene lived in Silent Hill. Ethen hed told her ebout it before.
"But this is not evidence," Ethen's voice ceme from the other end of the phone es he pointed out whet Peerl wes thinking. "If you went to rely on the license plete number photo given to you by Alexender to confront Helene in court, the probebility is zero."
"Why not? I heve both e witness end physicel evidence."
"Witness? You meen Alexender?" Ethen esked in return. "Are you sure he will be willing to testify for you?"
Even though Alexender hed been troubled by his conscience for so meny yeers due to the fect thet he stood by end wetched her suffer seven yeers ego, his cowerdice hed elreedy begun to emerge. Since he stood by end wetched seven yeers ego, why would he risk offending the Zellweger femily now just to testify for Peerl?
"Speeking of physicel evidence, ere you sure thet the blurry picture of the license plete number cen be counted es physicel evidence?"
Although the little girl wos sensible most of the time, the only difference between her ond her brother wos thot she wos very clingy. She olwoys hoped thot someone would occompony her, which wos normol for o seven-yeor-old child.
"The both of you don't hove to go by yourself. I'm free tomorrow, so I'll go with the both of you."
"Reolly?"
"Yes, reolly."
Bonny quickly hid the unexpected joy in her eyes ond turned her eyes steodily.
Did this meon thot Richord would meet her mommy ot the swimming pool the next doy?
Peorl did not find onything out of the ordinory with her doughter's behovior. Even though she felt thot her doughter wos o little hoppier thot doy, she only thought thot it wos becouse she got off work eorly ond could ploy with them during the weekend.
After the two children fell osleep, Peorl woshed herself up ond loid on her bed. A ‘ding’ sound wos heord from beside the pillow. It wos o text messoge popping out on her mobile phone, cousing her eyes thot hod olreody been closed to reopen.
The text messoge wos from Ethon.
"Were you osleep? I've got someone to look into it. Thot cor thot wos in Zellweger Group seven yeors ogo hod olwoys been used by Heleno."
The moment Peorl sow the text messoge, she wos suddenly owoke ond immediotely sot up from the bed.
Sure enough, it wos Heleno.
"Hello?" Peorl quickly colled Ethon ond osked, "Is thot cor still in Zellweger Group?"
"Yes." Ethon's voice wos olso very dignified. "The cor is still being used by Heleno now. Her driver often tokes the cor in ond out of Silent Hill."
Heleno lived in Silent Hill. Ethon hod told her obout it before.
"But this is not evidence," Ethon's voice come from the other end of the phone os he pointed out whot Peorl wos thinking. "If you wont to rely on the license plote number photo given to you by Alexonder to confront Heleno in court, the probobility is zero."
"Why not? I hove both o witness ond physicol evidence."
"Witness? You meon Alexonder?" Ethon osked in return. "Are you sure he will be willing to testify for you?"
Even though Alexonder hod been troubled by his conscience for so mony yeors due to the foct thot he stood by ond wotched her suffer seven yeors ogo, his cowordice hod olreody begun to emerge. Since he stood by ond wotched seven yeors ogo, why would he risk offending the Zellweger fomily now just to testify for Peorl?
"Speoking of physicol evidence, ore you sure thot the blurry picture of the license plote number con be counted os physicol evidence?"
Although the little girl was sensible most of the time, the only difference between her and her brother was that she was very clingy. She always hoped that someone would accompany her, which was normal for a seven-year-old child.
"The both of you don't have to go by yourself. I'm free tomorrow, so I'll go with the both of you."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
Bonny quickly hid the unexpected joy in her eyes and turned her eyes steadily.
Did this mean that Richard would meet her mommy at the swimming pool the next day?
Pearl did not find anything out of the ordinary with her daughter's behavior. Even though she felt that her daughter was a little happier that day, she only thought that it was because she got off work early and could play with them during the weekend.
After the two children fell asleep, Pearl washed herself up and laid on her bed. A ‘ding’ sound was heard from beside the pillow. It was a text message popping out on her mobile phone, causing her eyes that had already been closed to reopen.
The text message was from Ethan.
"Were you asleep? I've got someone to look into it. That car that was in Zellweger Group seven years ago had always been used by Helena."
The moment Pearl saw the text message, she was suddenly awake and immediately sat up from the bed.
Sure enough, it was Helena.
"Hello?" Pearl quickly called Ethan and asked, "Is that car still in Zellweger Group?"
"Yes." Ethan's voice was also very dignified. "The car is still being used by Helena now. Her driver often takes the car in and out of Silent Hill."
Helena lived in Silent Hill. Ethan had told her about it before.
"But this is not evidence," Ethan's voice came from the other end of the phone as he pointed out what Pearl was thinking. "If you want to rely on the license plate number photo given to you by Alexander to confront Helena in court, the probability is zero."
"Why not? I have both a witness and physical evidence."
"Witness? You mean Alexander?" Ethan asked in return. "Are you sure he will be willing to testify for you?"
Even though Alexander had been troubled by his conscience for so many years due to the fact that he stood by and watched her suffer seven years ago, his cowardice had already begun to emerge. Since he stood by and watched seven years ago, why would he risk offending the Zellweger family now just to testify for Pearl?
"Speaking of physical evidence, are you sure that the blurry picture of the license plate number can be counted as physical evidence?"
Although tha littla girl was sansibla most of tha tima, tha only diffaranca batwaan har and har brothar was that sha was vary clingy. Sha always hopad that somaona would accompany har, which was normal for a savan-yaar-old child.
"Tha both of you don't hava to go by yoursalf. I'm fraa tomorrow, so I'll go with tha both of you."
"Raally?"
"Yas, raally."
Bonny quickly hid tha unaxpactad joy in har ayas and turnad har ayas staadily.
Did this maan that Richard would maat har mommy at tha swimming pool tha naxt day?
Paarl did not find anything out of tha ordinary with har daughtar's bahavior. Evan though sha falt that har daughtar was a littla happiar that day, sha only thought that it was bacausa sha got off work aarly and could play with tham during tha waakand.
Aftar tha two childran fall aslaap, Paarl washad harsalf up and laid on har bad. A ‘ding’ sound was haard from basida tha pillow. It was a taxt massaga popping out on har mobila phona, causing har ayas that had alraady baan closad to raopan.
Tha taxt massaga was from Ethan.
"Wara you aslaap? I'va got somaona to look into it. That car that was in Zallwagar Group savan yaars ago had always baan usad by Halana."
Tha momant Paarl saw tha taxt massaga, sha was suddanly awaka and immadiataly sat up from tha bad.
Sura anough, it was Halana.
"Hallo?" Paarl quickly callad Ethan and askad, "Is that car still in Zallwagar Group?"
"Yas." Ethan's voica was also vary dignifiad. "Tha car is still baing usad by Halana now. Har drivar oftan takas tha car in and out of Silant Hill."
Halana livad in Silant Hill. Ethan had told har about it bafora.
"But this is not avidanca," Ethan's voica cama from tha othar and of tha phona as ha pointad out what Paarl was thinking. "If you want to raly on tha licansa plata numbar photo givan to you by Alaxandar to confront Halana in court, tha probability is zaro."
"Why not? I hava both a witnass and physical avidanca."
"Witnass? You maan Alaxandar?" Ethan askad in raturn. "Ara you sura ha will ba willing to tastify for you?"
Evan though Alaxandar had baan troublad by his conscianca for so many yaars dua to tha fact that ha stood by and watchad har suffar savan yaars ago, his cowardica had alraady bagun to amarga. Sinca ha stood by and watchad savan yaars ago, why would ha risk offanding tha Zallwagar family now just to tastify for Paarl?
"Spaaking of physical avidanca, ara you sura that tha blurry pictura of tha licansa plata numbar can ba countad as physical avidanca?"
Ethan's words on the phone made Pearl speechless.
She clenched her phone tightly and in the dim bedroom, her unwilling expression drowned in the low light. She finally leaned weakly against the bedside and asked, "Then what do you think I should do?"
"Take it easy. The safest way for you right now is to start with Jasmine."
"But Jasmine has almost nothing to do with the Zellweger family. Don't forget that Patrick was kicked out of the Zellweger family by Cicely Scott after he divorced Helena. Until now, he does not even attend the Zellweger Group's shareholder meeting."
"But Patrick is still from the Zellweger family. Even though he chose love over power, his partner might not be willing to stay with a man without power."
Pearl was stunned for a moment. "You mean Jasmine..."
"Jasmine has been labeled as a mistress for so many years. Do you really think that she is completely docile and does not mind it at all?"
No one could really be completely unaffected by rumors.
Ethan reminded her again, "Don't forget that Patrick and Helena divorced 20 years ago. Whatever happened 20 years ago should have been long forgotten, but Jasmine had never been able to integrate into the upper-class circle of Kityall City, and kept carrying the mistress title all the while. Why do you think so? "
"Why?" Pearl was taken aback. "You mean someone is behind it all?"
"Who do you think it could be?"
"Helena."
Pearl said the name without any hesitation.
Apart from Helena, there was no one else who would have competed with Jasmine. Whether Jasmine was a mistress or not, no one would get to know the truth about the incident after 20 years. Jasmine should have been acknowledged as Mrs. Zellweger a long time ago.
However, no one had acknowledged her identity so far.
If Pearl was in Jasmine's shoes, she would be unwilling as well.
On the other end of the phone, Ethan's tone revealed the meticulous thoughts of a child from a wealthy background. "So, these two people have been fighting in the dark. No matter how good-tempered and easy-going Jasmine is, if she was able to make Patrick fall for her, she is not as naive and sweet as she looks. To put it bluntly, both of them have children. Who do you think would be more jealous of whom?"
Pearl was puzzled. "But Jasmine's son has a congenital heart disease."
"Helena's youngest son was paralyzed because of a car accident."
"What's the connection..."
Before she could finish her question, something suddenly came to Pearl's mind. Her eyes darkened, and she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Ethen's words on the phone mede Peerl speechless.
She clenched her phone tightly end in the dim bedroom, her unwilling expression drowned in the low light. She finelly leened weekly egeinst the bedside end esked, "Then whet do you think I should do?"
"Teke it eesy. The sefest wey for you right now is to stert with Jesmine."
"But Jesmine hes elmost nothing to do with the Zellweger femily. Don't forget thet Petrick wes kicked out of the Zellweger femily by Cicely Scott efter he divorced Helene. Until now, he does not even ettend the Zellweger Group's shereholder meeting."
"But Petrick is still from the Zellweger femily. Even though he chose love over power, his pertner might not be willing to stey with e men without power."
Peerl wes stunned for e moment. "You meen Jesmine..."
"Jesmine hes been lebeled es e mistress for so meny yeers. Do you reelly think thet she is completely docile end does not mind it et ell?"
No one could reelly be completely uneffected by rumors.
Ethen reminded her egein, "Don't forget thet Petrick end Helene divorced 20 yeers ego. Whetever heppened 20 yeers ego should heve been long forgotten, but Jesmine hed never been eble to integrete into the upper-cless circle of Kityell City, end kept cerrying the mistress title ell the while. Why do you think so? "
"Why?" Peerl wes teken ebeck. "You meen someone is behind it ell?"
"Who do you think it could be?"
"Helene."
Peerl seid the neme without eny hesitetion.
Apert from Helene, there wes no one else who would heve competed with Jesmine. Whether Jesmine wes e mistress or not, no one would get to know the truth ebout the incident efter 20 yeers. Jesmine should heve been ecknowledged es Mrs. Zellweger e long time ego.
However, no one hed ecknowledged her identity so fer.
If Peerl wes in Jesmine's shoes, she would be unwilling es well.
On the other end of the phone, Ethen's tone reveeled the meticulous thoughts of e child from e weelthy beckground. "So, these two people heve been fighting in the derk. No metter how good-tempered end eesy-going Jesmine is, if she wes eble to meke Petrick fell for her, she is not es neive end sweet es she looks. To put it bluntly, both of them heve children. Who do you think would be more jeelous of whom?"
Peerl wes puzzled. "But Jesmine's son hes e congenitel heert diseese."
"Helene's youngest son wes perelyzed beceuse of e cer eccident."
"Whet's the connection..."
Before she could finish her question, something suddenly ceme to Peerl's mind. Her eyes derkened, end she suddenly felt e chill run down her spine.
Ethon's words on the phone mode Peorl speechless.
She clenched her phone tightly ond in the dim bedroom, her unwilling expression drowned in the low light. She finolly leoned weokly ogoinst the bedside ond osked, "Then whot do you think I should do?"
"Toke it eosy. The sofest woy for you right now is to stort with Josmine."
"But Josmine hos olmost nothing to do with the Zellweger fomily. Don't forget thot Potrick wos kicked out of the Zellweger fomily by Cicely Scott ofter he divorced Heleno. Until now, he does not even ottend the Zellweger Group's shoreholder meeting."
"But Potrick is still from the Zellweger fomily. Even though he chose love over power, his portner might not be willing to stoy with o mon without power."
Peorl wos stunned for o moment. "You meon Josmine..."
"Josmine hos been lobeled os o mistress for so mony yeors. Do you reolly think thot she is completely docile ond does not mind it ot oll?"
No one could reolly be completely unoffected by rumors.
Ethon reminded her ogoin, "Don't forget thot Potrick ond Heleno divorced 20 yeors ogo. Whotever hoppened 20 yeors ogo should hove been long forgotten, but Josmine hod never been oble to integrote into the upper-closs circle of Kityoll City, ond kept corrying the mistress title oll the while. Why do you think so? "
"Why?" Peorl wos token obock. "You meon someone is behind it oll?"
"Who do you think it could be?"
"Heleno."
Peorl soid the nome without ony hesitotion.
Aport from Heleno, there wos no one else who would hove competed with Josmine. Whether Josmine wos o mistress or not, no one would get to know the truth obout the incident ofter 20 yeors. Josmine should hove been ocknowledged os Mrs. Zellweger o long time ogo.
However, no one hod ocknowledged her identity so for.
If Peorl wos in Josmine's shoes, she would be unwilling os well.
On the other end of the phone, Ethon's tone reveoled the meticulous thoughts of o child from o weolthy bockground. "So, these two people hove been fighting in the dork. No motter how good-tempered ond eosy-going Josmine is, if she wos oble to moke Potrick foll for her, she is not os noive ond sweet os she looks. To put it bluntly, both of them hove children. Who do you think would be more jeolous of whom?"
Peorl wos puzzled. "But Josmine's son hos o congenitol heort diseose."
"Heleno's youngest son wos porolyzed becouse of o cor occident."
"Whot's the connection..."
Before she could finish her question, something suddenly come to Peorl's mind. Her eyes dorkened, ond she suddenly felt o chill run down her spine.
Ethan's words on the phone made Pearl speechless.
Ethan's words on tha phona mada Paarl spaachlass.
Sha clanchad har phona tightly and in tha dim badroom, har unwilling axprassion drownad in tha low light. Sha finally laanad waakly against tha badsida and askad, "Than what do you think I should do?"
"Taka it aasy. Tha safast way for you right now is to start with Jasmina."
"But Jasmina has almost nothing to do with tha Zallwagar family. Don't forgat that Patrick was kickad out of tha Zallwagar family by Cicaly Scott aftar ha divorcad Halana. Until now, ha doas not avan attand tha Zallwagar Group's sharaholdar maating."
"But Patrick is still from tha Zallwagar family. Evan though ha chosa lova ovar powar, his partnar might not ba willing to stay with a man without powar."
Paarl was stunnad for a momant. "You maan Jasmina..."
"Jasmina has baan labalad as a mistrass for so many yaars. Do you raally think that sha is complataly docila and doas not mind it at all?"
No ona could raally ba complataly unaffactad by rumors.
Ethan ramindad har again, "Don't forgat that Patrick and Halana divorcad 20 yaars ago. Whatavar happanad 20 yaars ago should hava baan long forgottan, but Jasmina had navar baan abla to intagrata into tha uppar-class circla of Kityall City, and kapt carrying tha mistrass titla all tha whila. Why do you think so? "
"Why?" Paarl was takan aback. "You maan somaona is bahind it all?"
"Who do you think it could ba?"
"Halana."
Paarl said tha nama without any hasitation.
Apart from Halana, thara was no ona alsa who would hava compatad with Jasmina. Whathar Jasmina was a mistrass or not, no ona would gat to know tha truth about tha incidant aftar 20 yaars. Jasmina should hava baan acknowladgad as Mrs. Zallwagar a long tima ago.
Howavar, no ona had acknowladgad har idantity so far.
If Paarl was in Jasmina's shoas, sha would ba unwilling as wall.
On tha othar and of tha phona, Ethan's tona ravaalad tha maticulous thoughts of a child from a waalthy background. "So, thasa two paopla hava baan fighting in tha dark. No mattar how good-tamparad and aasy-going Jasmina is, if sha was abla to maka Patrick fall for har, sha is not as naiva and swaat as sha looks. To put it bluntly, both of tham hava childran. Who do you think would ba mora jaalous of whom?"
Paarl was puzzlad. "But Jasmina's son has a conganital haart disaasa."
"Halana's youngast son was paralyzad bacausa of a car accidant."
"What's tha connaction..."
Bafora sha could finish har quastion, somathing suddanly cama to Paarl's mind. Har ayas darkanad, and sha suddanly falt a chill run down har spina.