Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
At the same time, another lady was also in the ER—Eva. Eva’s parents had divorced. Her father died while her mother remarried a foreigner, hence the cops called her manager to let her know what was going on. Sera was in disbelief, but then she called Louie. Louie set aside all his work immediately and sped to the hospital.
Louie tried to barge into the emergency room, but a nurse stopped him. “Sir, the patient is still under medical attention. Please, wait outside. Do not disturb the doctors.”
Louie’s heart sank. She was fine this morning. What happened? Why is she hurt? “What happened? Why did she go out all by herself? Did you find the perpetrator?”
Sera was worried as well. She shook her head. “I came as soon as I got the cops’ call. I haven’t had time to ask about the details of the accident.”
That had to wait as nothing was more important than Eva.
At the same time, another tragedy was unfolding. The Constantines rushed all the way to the crime scene. They couldn’t believe their daughter was dead, but when they saw their daughter’s corpse lying on the street, both of them almost passed out. However, what they couldn’t accept even more was why Lucy died.
“We looked into her transaction record. She withdrew a huge sum of money a couple of days ago. We suspect that this is linked to her death.”
“You have to find the murderer. I don’t care how much it costs. Give her the justice she deserves,” Cornelius said tearfully. It’s a shame. She could have gotten married to Louie and helped the family immensely, but now she’s dead. The marriage is annulled. It was a double whammy for the Constantines.
Fiona was on her knees, crying her heart out. “My girl! Why… Why did you leave us?” She almost passed out.
Eva was nearly dead when she was sent to the hospital. Fortunately, the doctors worked their best, and her heart was finally beating as normal. A sliver of color had returned to her otherwise pallid face.
The operation was a success. The moment the doctors emerged from the emergency room, someone hurried up to them. “How did it go, doctor?”
“The operation is a success. She’s stable, but we’ll have to keep her under observation in the ward.”
Louie heaved a sigh of relief as he felt a weight lifted off his shoulder. Eva was everything to him. It would be devastating if the woman he had loved for so long were to die. Thank god she’s still alive.
A while later, someone pushed Eva out of the emergency room. Her forehead was covered in layers of bandages, and she was wearing blue hospital scrubs. Louie thought she looked fragile; it was as if she could break into a thousand pieces at any moment. It made his heart ache. He followed the nurse to the ward, then he carried her and placed her on the bed himself. He let the nurses set up the IV infusion and machines before he approached her.
Louie held her hand softly, and he kissed her palm. Sera was shedding tears. She said, “I’ll leave her to you, sir. This accident requires my attention. Something tells me there’s more to it than it seems.”
“Go.” Louie nodded.
Sera left. All that could be heard in the ward were the beeps of the machines. In the silence, tears welled up in Louie’s eyes. He wished it was him, not Eva who had to endure this.
Meanwhile, fury and sorrow enveloped the Constantines. They were helping the cops out with the case. “Officer, you must arrest the murderer. My daughter deserves justice.”
“I know. We’re looking into it as best as we can.” Besides the death of Lucy, Cornelius was also worried about something else. The terms of the arranged marriage clearly stated it would be void should either party were to pass away.
Sera was also helping with the investigation of Eva’s car crash. She was going through the footage of the accident. Eva was driving carefully in the footage and did not break any traffic laws, but then a black off-road vehicle sped up and crashed into her car. Eva’s car spun two times before it came to a halt. The mere sight of it almost made Sera’s heart stop. Why did he do that? He could have killed Eva. What did Eva ever do to him?
“We’re looking into Eva’s network, and we need your help. Do you know this man?”
The man was dressed in black and wearing a mask. All Sera managed to see were his eyes and nothing else. She took a closer look and shook her head. “I have never seen him before, and Eva won’t even get near anyone shady. She tries to live a quiet life, and I’m the one handling the business side of things.”
“Does she have a boyfriend?”
“Yes. Our boss, Mr. Louie Gilmore. He loves her deeply.”
“I see. We’ll need his testimonial as well.”
“Alright. I’ll tell him about it. He’ll be here as soon as possible.”
Another officer came in. He told the questioning officer, “Lucy’s death has something to do with this guy as well.”
“Lucy? As in Lucy Constantine? What happened to her?” Sera asked out of curiosity. She and Eva talked about Lucy once, and she wanted to know what happened.
“Lucy Constantine was murdered earlier. Three in the afternoon.”
“What? That’s… That’s unbelievable!” Sera was shocked. Lucy is Mr. Gilmore’s fiancée, but now she’s dead?
Sera hurried to the hospital right after she left the police station. Eva was still unconscious. Sera told Louie he had to make the police station trip the next day, and she also told him about Lucy’s death.
A frown creased Louie’s forehead. “Are you sure it’s her?”
“The cops told me it’s her. I don’t think they were lying. Didn’t anyone tell you, sir?”
“The Constantines haven’t, no.” Louie shook his head. Why haven’t they told me anything? Are they suspecting something? And why did Lucy die all of a sudden?
“They say she was murdered,” Sera spoke with fear in her voice. “Did someone take their revenge on her?”
“I’m not sure. I’ll have to wait for the Constantines to contact me.” Louie wouldn’t look into this himself.
Cornelius was having his testimonial taken at the police station. The cop asked, “Did Miss Constantine contact anyone lately? Has your family been at odds with anyone lately?”
That reminded Cornelius of a certain person, and fury welled up within him. “Yes. He’s my daughter’s fiancé. It’s an arranged marriage, but he refuses to go through with it because he fell for another woman. I think he’s the one who murdered my daughter.”
“What’s his name? And his job?”
“Louie Gilmore, the president of Stardom. I’ve signed a contract with his parents regarding the arranged marriage, where the terms state that should he not go through with the marriage, he must give twenty percent of his company’s shares to me. It’s a huge sum of money. I have reason to believe he killed my daughter.” Even Cornelius talked himself into believing this line of reasoning. Louie’s powerful enough. He can do anything for that woman.
“I see. We shall be interrogating him.” The cop held a photo up. “Do you know this person, then?”
“No.” “We went through your daughter’s call history. The last two calls she made were directed to this person. His name is Zack Lore. He’s a drifter and an ex-convict.”
“My daughter would never get involved with someone like him.” The cops recorded his testimonial and told the Constantines to go home and wait for the news.
Julian and Jessie came to the hospital right after they received Louie’s call. They too were worried about Eva, who was still unconscious and pale as a ghost. Tears welled up in Jessie’s eyes.
“Did you find out who did this?” Julian was furious. Louie went through a lot for this relationship. Just when he finally got to date Eva, she got into this accident.
“The cops are still investigating. Their suspect is a masked man,” Sera answered. Just then, Louie’s phone rang. He quickly picked it up. “Who’s this?”
“Louie Gilmore? We’re the cops. We suspect that you’re involved in a murder and will need you to come to the police station in thirty minutes.”
“Is this about Lucy Constantine?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll be there right away.” I expected this. The Constantines do have reason to suspect me. “Julian, you and Jessie stay here. Call me when Eva wakes up. I need to deal with something.”