Chapter 223: The Bad News

Carl actually agreed to Owen’s request against all odds. “Just wait for news,” he said. Owen and Lily both let out a relieved breath, their faces full of surprise and joy.

As soon as Carl and Freya left, Lily couldn’t wait another second. She got out of bed and rushed with Owen to see Elsie. Little did they know, Carl hadn’t left at all. He was standing just around the corner, watching everything unfold from the hallway. His face darkened. After a long silence, he said coldly, “So this is how they treat the person Will cared about the most.” Freya looked at him and finally let out a breath of relief. Thank goodness her boss was smart enough not to be fooled by Lily and Elsie.

Carl stubbed out his cigarette on the smooth stones inside the trash can and said in a low voice, “Go look into what happened on Rainier Arc Street.”

“Not even one of them died?” Jackson had just finished his birthday banquet, still wearing his formal clothes, when he got the bad news. “They couldn’t even kill one woman? Useless! All of you are useless!” Jackson grabbed whatever he could and threw it at Jensen.

Jensen ended up with lumps all over his head, but he could only kneel and explain, “Everything was going according to plan, but our signal got jammed. The blockade team received the wrong orders, which opened a gap and let them escape…”

“Who jammed the signal?”

“We haven’t found out yet…”

Crash! Another cup smashed beside him. “Useless!” Jackson’s face turned pale as he paced back and forth. “You’re good at messing things up, never getting anything done. If you can’t find him, he can find you. Just wait! Wyatt will definitely strike back.”

Jensen quickly assured him, “That won’t happen! I hired someone who holds a grudge against Wyatt.”

Jackson sneered, “Do you think he plays by the rules?”

Even if it had nothing to do with the Powell family, Wyatt would still take it out on them just to send a message. Paul was so scared when he heard the news that he doubled his bodyguard team. Whenever he left the house, the scene was dramatic. After hearing that Elsie had nearly been murdered, he went to see her himself and sent people to investigate what had happened. But before he could find anything, Carl already had.

“Mr. Carl.” Owen stood up. Elsie lay on the hospital bed, looking nervous, as if she wanted to jump up. Paul nodded politely at Carl. “Mr. Crawford.” Carl returned the greeting with a short nod, then raised a hand, gesturing for Elsie to stay in bed. Elsie saw this and smiled happily. Lily stood by the bed and tucked another blanket around her. The mother and daughter exchanged a look. They both believed that Carl was starting to change how he saw Elsie.

Carl sat down and said, “I’ve figured it out. The ones who went after Elsie were sent by the Powell family.” Elsie froze. Paul also looked stunned, then suddenly stood up and frowned. “Mr. Crawford, you must’ve gotten the wrong information. The Powell family is upright. Why would we send someone to kill Elsie?” Carl turned to look at him. He didn’t say a word, just stared with mockery in his eyes. And that alone made Paul feel guilty. The Powell family had done shady things before. It wasn’t like they’d left no trace.

At first, Owen didn’t believe it either. But after thinking it over for a moment, he suddenly realized something. He grabbed Paul’s collar in fury. “You wanted to get rid of her after using her! That’s why you tried to kill Elsie!” Paul shoved him away and said impatiently, “Are you insane? Why would I want to kill Elsie? I don’t even take Yu…”

But Owen caught the slip and pressed him, “What were you going to say? Do you know something you’re not telling us?” Paul had wanted to say the Powell family didn’t even take Yunice seriously, let alone bother going after Elsie. But he couldn’t admit that Yunice wasn’t even on the hit list from Rainier Arc Street, let alone Elsie. So he made up a vague excuse. “If the Powell family can tolerate Yunice, why wouldn’t we tolerate Elsie?”

Owen was speechless. He had to admit it made a weird kind of sense. Compared to the kind of trouble Yunice stirred up, and how shameful her reputation was, it didn’t make sense for the Powell family to go after someone like Elsie.

Carl watched them argue, his eyes cold and mocking. “No need to keep guessing. I got the surveillance footage from Rainier Arc Street. Why don’t we take a look at it?”

Rainier Arc Street surveillance? Paul and Owen both went pale at the same time. Paul was afraid the Powell family’s secret attempt to kill Wyatt would be exposed. Owen was terrified that the footage would show him ramming into Yunice.