The Last to Know Chapter 06
Chapter 6 A Lie Too Convenient
A knock came at the door.
Fiona got up to answer it, and Oliver’s strikingly handsome face appeared without warning. His eyes were red and glassy, shimmering with tears. He looked like a wounded puppy.
Fiona’s heart softened immediately, and even her voice grew gentler. “Oliver, what are you doing here?”
Oliver let out a choked breath and pulled Fiona into his arms.
“If I hadn’t come, who knows what Gavin would’ve accused me of. Did Gavin tell you I killed Ms. Sutton? I didn’t. I heard Ms. Sutton wasn’t doing well, so I asked Sean to take me to visit her.
“When we got to her room, I overheard Gavin and Ms. Sutton talking. They were planning to fake her death and pin it on me. That way, you’d completely turn against me, and the two of them could keep controlling your money.
“Fiona, you’ve treated them so well, and this is how they repay you. I couldn’t stand by and watch it happen. I rushed into the room to confront Gavin, but once he realized I’d uncovered their scheme, he
tried to kill me.
“Fiona, I was terrified. I was so close to dying. I almost never got to see you again.”
Oliver held Fiona tightly, refusing to let go.
After a moment’s hesitation, Fiona finally wrapped her arms around him and spoke softly. “Oliver, I’ll find out what really happened. I’ll clear your name.”
She glanced back at me, her expression tangled with uncertainty.
One man had been her boyfriend for twelve years. The other had been her lover for eight. At that moment, she truly did not know which one to believe.
Sean, who had followed Oliver into the room, suddenly spoke up. “Fiona, I can back up Oliver’s story. I heard Gavin and his mother discussing their plan to fake her death and frame Oliver. Even the doctor who came in and announced Ms. Sutton’s death had been bribed by Gavin ahead of time.
“The truth is, Ms. Sutton isn’t dead at all. Gavin secretly moved her somewhere else and is hiding her. If you don’t believe me, ask the hospital to release Ms. Sutton’s body. They won’t be able to.”
Fiona fell silent for a moment. Then, she turned to look at me again. “Sean is right. If we can confirm whether Ms. Sutton is alive or dead, we’ll know who’s lying.”
She immediately called the hospital director and demanded that my mother’s body be released, but the answer she received was unexpected.
“I’ve checked the morgue records several times. There’s no one named Audrey Sutton here. Are you sure you’ve got the right person?”
