Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Is Lucy really dead?” Julian asked, worried. And the Constantines think Louie did it?
“I need to be at the police station.” Louie nodded.
Louie was in an interrogation room. Unlike most people, he was calm and collected.
“Mr. Gilmore, we’re looking into the case of Lucy Constantine’s murder. Her family said there’s a conflict of interest between you and them. Did you murder her?”
“No. I’ve never gotten that idea.”
“Sources told us you refuse to go through with the arranged marriage because you have a girlfriend. Is your girlfriend Eva Duncan?”
“Yes,” Louie answered all the questions honestly, though it didn’t help his case. He still was the prime suspect, and he was prohibited from traveling abroad.
Eva was starting to stir, at long last. She opened her eyes only for the light overhead to blind her, causing her to groan. “Where am I?”
“The hospital, Eva. You got into a car crash, remember?” Jessie said softly.
Eva closed her eyes. The memory of that car crash still made her head split. She had to hold Jessie’s hand just to overcome her fear of that accident. When she opened her eyes again, she saw everyone who was in the ward. But he wasn’t there. “Why isn’t he here?” She was a little disappointed.
“Eva, Mr. Gilmore watched over you the whole afternoon. He has something urgent to settle, but he’ll be back soon.”
“What’s the business?”
“Lucy Constantine’s murder,” Sera answered.
“What?” Eva almost sat up from the shock. “She’s dead? Who killed her?” Eva felt as if her head just exploded.
“The cops are still looking into it. Mr. Gilmore is having his testimonial recorded, but we know he’s innocent. Don’t worry,” Sera answered honestly. Eva was someone who’d rather hear the hurtful truth than be lied to.
Eva looked at Julian. Julian said, “Don’t worry. I know Louie. He wouldn’t risk his future for this, not when he’s planning on spending his whole life with you.”
Eva clutched her chest, and Sera asked the doctor to check on her. The doctor immediately obliged. “Nothing too serious, but we need to observe her to see if the concussion has any lasting impact.”
A short while later, Louie strode into the ward. To his delight, he found Eva already awake. “Oh, you’re awake!”
“They suspect that you’re the murderer? What did the cops say?” Eva held his hands. She wanted to hear the truth. “They did interrogate me. Lucy’s death is bizarre, but I didn’t do it.”
“Did the Constantines call you?” “No. They think I murdered her. I see they don’t trust me at all. From now on, I’m not helping them anymore.” Louie’s face fell.
“Now we have to look into Eva’s car crash. There’s something more about it. Something sinister,” Jessie said. “Yeah. Lucy died right after Eva got into the car crash. That can’t be a coincidence.” Sera made an offhand comment.
However, that gave Louie an idea. Wait. Eva’s car crash could be something Lucy orchestrated. Later that day, Louie asked Julian and Jessie to go home first. Sera went home as well while Eva was told to stay in the hospital for three days for now.
The cops worked through the night on the case. Eventually, they noticed one similarity between Lucy and Eva: both ladies loved the same man. That was the clue they needed to find the truth. Some arduous investigation later, they finally made some headway. Lucy had withdrawn a huge sum of money. Right after that, Eva’s car was tailed, and the criminal crashed into her, causing an accident. Subsequently, the criminal called Lucy and murdered her over the cash.
Louie stayed by Eva’s side during her stay at the hospital. She had nightmares every night due to her head injury. The medication didn’t help much. Fortunately, every time she woke up, she would see Louie by her side, and it made her feel safe.
The Constantines lost sleep over this case as well. They were awaiting the investigation results. Losing their daughter impacted their lives heavily. Their child was gone before they were. “I know it’s him. He killed our girl!” Fiona roared.
“Let’s see what the cops say. If he is the murderer, we’ll see to it that he faces judgment.” “My poor girl. We can’t let her murderer go unpunished, no. Blood will have blood.”
Three days had gone by after the accident and murder. At 9.30AM on the fourth day, the cops called the Constantines, asking them to make a trip to the police station. At the same time, Eva received a call as well. After confirming she was fine, the cops asked her to make a trip to the police station to record her testimonial.
Louie gave her a ride to the police station. The moment they got out of the car, they ran into the Constantines.
Agitated, Fiona came to berate Eva. “You witch! You got our daughter killed! You give me my girl back, you little b*tch!” “Watch. Your. Tongue. Mrs. Constantine,” Louie hissed.
“You. You did this to my daughter! You killed her because you wanted to marry this little b*tch, didn’t you? We’ll make you pay for it!” Fiona growled, her eyes tearful.
“Don’t talk to him, honey. He’ll pay for what he did. If I had known he was an ingrate, I wouldn’t have helped his parents.”
“Mr. Constantine, I swear I didn’t do this,” Louie answered seriously for old times’ sake and for the help they gave his parents back then.
“You’re denying it? I’m sure this woman has convinced you to kill our daughter. You thought Lucy got in your way of finding love, didn’t you? How could you be so evil and kill her just to avoid marrying her?”
After thinking about the matter for an entire night, Louie had figured out the whole case. No. Lucy brought this on herself. Karma bit her in the *ss faster than she could imagine. “If you want answers, ask your daughter what she did. Oh, no, you can’t. She’s dead.” Louie then led Eva into the police station.
The cops talked to both parties. Eva entered the interrogation room for the recording of her testimonial while Louie stood guard outside the room. Sera arrived a while later.
The cops asked Eva about her meeting with Lucy, and she answered honestly. In another room, the Constantines were told of the investigation’s results and another piece of good news. Lucy’s killer— Zack Lore—had been arrested and would arrive at the police station soon.
“Officer, Louie is right there. Why aren’t you arresting him?” Fiona demanded. “According to our investigations, Mr. Gilmore is innocent. He has nothing to do with this case.”
“What? But he hired this Zack character! You’re letting him off the hook just because he’s rich? Did he bribe all of you?” Fiona refused to believe this. “Calm down, Mrs. Constantine.”
“Calm down? Calm down? How can I calm down when that killer and his b*tch are still alive? My daughter died! She was only twenty-seven. And she wasn’t even married yet!” Fiona started bawling like a baby.
The cops had gotten news of Zack’s arrival, and they swiftly went into interrogation mode with him. Scared out of his wits, Zack confessed all of his crimes. Not even one detail was spared. After comparing evidence and fingerprints, Zack was identified as the murderer and Lucy as the mastermind.
Louie and Eva were about to leave, but a cop stopped them. “Mr. Gilmore, Miss Duncan, we need you at the conference hall.”
“Did something happen?” Louie asked. “It’s about Miss Duncan’s accident. We’ve cracked the case.” The Constantines had just entered the conference hall when Eva and Louie came in. The sight of those two made Cornelius and Fiona’s blood boil.
“Silence. You are summoned because these cases are more closely related than you think. We’ll be explaining the whole thing to you now.”
“Officers, it’s them! They killed my daughter! You need to arrest them!” Fiona pointed at Eva and Louie.
“Calm down, Mrs. Constantine.” The cop then played some videos. The first one showed Lucy withdrawing her money at the bank. All the cash was tucked away into a big sack, and she left with it. “Your daughter withdrew a large sum of money five days ago. Two hundred and twenty grand, to be exact.”
“She must have had some use for it,” Fiona quickly explained, though she didn’t know why Lucy needed that money.
The next video showed Eva in the underground car park. After she was gone, an off-road vehicle followed her closely. Twenty minutes later, they came to a quieter road, and Eva’s car was sent flying away. Zack was seen getting out of the car and approaching Eva’s car, but the firemen showed up. Eva was then taken to the hospital. “That car crash was a job request—to crash into Eva’s car and slash her face up. Zack took it, but before he could finish his job, the firemen showed up.”
“Who did this? Who hired him?” Louie wanted to know who the mastermind was. His fists were balled up. If it weren’t for the firemen, Eva would have been ruined. This is my fault. I didn’t think Lucy had the capability for evil at this level. She tried to ruin Eva’s life.
Eva couldn’t believe this car crash was an attempt on her future. She had thought it was a regular accident.
The Constantines exchanged a look, and Fiona sneered. “It could be anyone. I bet tons of people would love to destroy her. Look at her. She’s a little b*tch who knows no shame.”