Chapter 599 The Final Straw
Peggy looked stunned. Owenโwho had always treated her with disdainโwas actually calling her wife? Heh. That meant he was really out of options.
When she stopped yelling, Owen lowered his voice. "This is about both of us. If we donโt deal with Timothy, Iโll be the one locked up. Then how are you going to get a piece of my assets?"
He softened his tone. "Keep an eye on him for me. Iโll go figure out how to get rid of him."
Peggy didnโt reply. She knew Owen was just trying to sweet-talk her, but right now, their best chance was to team up and get rid of Timothy first.
Owen slipped out through the window so as not to alert Timothy. Using the contact Yunice had given him, he found the real estate agent who had handled Timothyโs property.
โThat house? It was bought four years ago,โ the agent said.
Owen blinked. โThatโs impossible. He didnโt have any money.โ
The agent shrugged. โThatโs what everyone thinks. He didnโt have money then, doesnโt have money now. You think he bought a Silverburgh property and registered a household all on his own? Noโhe had a very capable daughter.โ
Owen felt a chill rush through his spine. His voice trembled. โโฆWhat daughter?โ
โTimothyโs daughter. She came with him, paid for the place, even pulled strings to get the paperwork done.โ
Owenโs whole body started shaking. โWhat did she look like?โ
โPretty,โ the agent replied. โWore all designer brands, petite, slim. Said she had a hospital director brother and a rich boyfriend. She didnโt hold back on spending.โ
A crash echoed inside Owenโs head. He nearly lost his balance.
No. It couldnโt beโฆ
He pulled up a photo of Elsie on his phone and shoved it at the agent. โWas it her?โ
The agent took a quick glance. โYeah, thatโs her.โ
Before he could say another word, Owen had grabbed him by the collar and nearly lifted him off the floor.
โYouโre working with Yunice! Youโre lying to me!โ he roared.
The agent panicked. โAre you nuts?! Security! Get this lunatic out of here!โ
The security team and manager came running. Owen switched targets and grabbed the manager, demanding to see footage from four years ago.
โWe donโt have that,โ the manager said.
Owen threw a wad of cash in his face. โCut the crap. I know you have an internal archive system!โ
The manager was about to call the police, but a phone call stopped him. After listening for a moment, his attitude did a 180.
โFollow me,โ he said.
In the back room, the manager accessed the archive and pulled up the footage.
There she wasโElsie. Accompanying Timothy through the whole home-buying process. Touring the model units, reviewing the contract, swiping the card.
She didnโt even try to hide her face.
Why would she? No one couldโve imagined that the same woman who constantly talked about how much she hated Timothyโhow ashamed she was of himโwas secretly using Saunders family money to buy him a home and get him settled in the city.
The man who violated Owenโs mother. The man whose crimes led to his fatherโs death. Now living comfortably in Silverburgh, funded by the family he destroyed.
Owenโs voice broke. โHeโฆ he violated my mother, killed my fatherโฆ and now heโs living like a king, spending our money, raised by a daughter we took inโฆโ
His legs buckled. He collapsed to the floor.
His face turned a frightening shade of purple. The manager, worried, called for an ambulance.
The hospital later diagnosed him with severe liver damage. Heโd have to be hospitalized for treatment. Ironically, the illness gave him a moment of solitudeโfinally a break from the madness.
It was Elsie. Elsie had bought the house for Timothy.
She was still tethered to that man.
But hadnโt she looked at himโso sincere, so full of emotionโand said she only saw herself as a daughter of the Saunders family? That Owen was the only family she had?
Then whyโฆ
Why do this?
A cold voice cut through the silence.
โLooks like you still havenโt woken up.โ
Yunice stood at the door, her expression unreadable.
Owen jerked upright. His face twisted with conflicting emotionsโdesperation, anger, guilt.
Yunice sat down casually and grabbed his chart.
Owen awkwardly shifted, swinging his legs down from the bed. โYuniceโฆโ
Chapter 600 What She Never Gave You