Chapter 470
Tarquin’s mood darkened a notch.
After Gage’s incident, the Slater family had spent a fortune in manpower and resources to investigate the matter, even posting a bounty on the dark web. Plenty of hackers and hitmen got involved in the search, but the killer remained elusive.
He had even sent Lowell to dig around, to no avail. He hadn’t expected Zane to be behind it!
“Are you sure about this p>
“Absolutely. I wouldn’t have mentioned it otherwise. You know I have my ways of gathering information. Mywork is the widest p>
Tarquin’s voice was icy, “I underestimated him p>
Just the case with Gage alone showed he was no simple character. With so many people on the case, and still, he couldn’t be caught!
Keaton added, “And there’s more. The Lincolns have been saying that Winona took on a movie role last year, signed a nondisclosure agreement, and has been off filming in secret. But it’s been over a year and she’s nowhere to be seen. Whether something’s happened to her or she’s actually filming is anyone’s guess.
Also, Zane has a cousin named Sarah, whom he’s always looked after. She took a break from school because of a pregnancy. Strangely enough, as soon as Elysia returned to town, there were complications with Sarah’s pregnancy. I heard Sarah’s been calling Elysia a murderer.
Elysia’s not the type to harm a fly, but she could be the catalyst. Maybe Zane saw her come back and immediately ditched Sarah and the baby, going as far as to… you know, leading Sarah to resent Elysia p>
Tarquin frowned, asking coldly, “Was the baby Zane’s p>
“There’s no baby anymore, no way to prove it, but it’s highly likely p>
“But isn’t Sarah Zane’s cousin p>
“Yes! Close cousins! Some people just have twisted desires p>
Tarquin was silent, p>
He had been pondering over the identity of a mysterious person these past few days, going back and forth, with the only lead being Elysia. Because the mysterious person had said, he fancied Elysia and wanted to whisk her away as his bride.
It wasn’t hard to deduce from his words that he was harboring a crush on Elysia.
But Elysia had only been back in Jindale City for a little over two months, and aside from those he knew, she hadn’t been in contact with other men. So, this mysterious person was likely someone from her past, someone who had a hidden crush on her.
So, he had Keaton look into Elysia’s secret admirers. Keaton was particularly good at digging into personal affairs, and Tarquin had specifically mentioned Zane.
He had seen Zane with Elysia a few times, and the way Zane looked at her was anything but innocent.
Zane was a suspect.
Now, even more so.
After leaving Blissful Uncle’s Bar, Tarquin called Axel to check if he had seen Zane around Future Community lately.
Axel replied, “I have p>
“When p>
“Now p>
Tarquin frowned, He’s at Future Community right now p>
Axel had been hanging around Future Community for the past few days investigating a separate matter.
Axel hummed in confirmation, “He hurried upstairs, probably to see Ms. Thorne p>
“Haven’t noticed p>
Whether Zane had been around or not wasn’t certain, Axel could only say he hadn’t seen him.
Sensing something was off, Axel offered, “Do you need me to go up and check p>
“No need, just keep an eye on him p>
Zane was fond of Elysia; he wouldn’t harm her, especially not in broad daylight. And with Elliot and others at home, there was no need to worry about Elysia and Elijah’s safety.
After hanging up, Tarquin made another call, arranging for someone to tail Zane.
Whether Zane was the mysterious person or not was still up in the air, but his suspicion warranted investigation!