Chapter 76
“Where are my father and mother-in-law p>
The worker bowed slightly and answered honestly.
“Mrs. Fairchild, the master, his wife, and the old madam all went to Grace Sanctuary to pray for the family p>
Maeve’s heart plummeted.
“When did they leave p>
“First thing this morning p>
How could they conveniently leave right at this exact moment?
Maeve immediately knew something was wrong. *Buzz—* Her phone vibrated in her hand.
She pulled it out and saw a message from Frederick.
[Don’t waste your effort, Mae p>
A jolt of panic shot through her chest. She aggressively tapped on the screen.
[You sent them away on purpose, didn’t you? Frederick, you’re sleeping around with your brother’s widow, letting your parents humiliate me and call me a desperate charity case, and you still refuse to divorce me. Will you only be satisfied when I’m dead p>
The moment she hit send, Frederick’s call came through.
She answered, and his helpless sigh drifted through the speaker.
“Mae, I already spoke to them about this last time. But they are my parents, after all p>
Maeve cut him off coldly. “None of that matters anymore, Frederick. Do you really think sending them away means I’m out of options? I p>
“Were you planning on just sending the photos to my father directly?” Frederick easily predicted her next move.
“Mae, Grace Sanctuary has an unwritten rule. To prove your devotion, everyone who enters has to surrender their electronic devices. And while they’re inside praying, outsiders aren’t allowed in p>
Maeve felt the words completely die in her throat. A loud ringing started in her ears.
In that moment, she wasn’t even surprised.
This was the real Frederick Fairchild! The man who manipulate dt everything from the shadows, the man who never allowed anyone or anything to slip out of hiss control and she was no exception.
Now that she had exposed the fake agreement, Frederick didn’t even bother pretending anymore. He was finally showing his true colors.
While Maeve remained stunned into silence, Frederick’s voice echoed through the line again.
“Also, if you’re thinking about asking Jonathan Giles for help, you’d better drop that idea right now. I might not be able to bankrupt his law firm overnight, but I can certainly make his life very, very difficult p>
Maeve snapped out of her daze, gritting her teeth.
“Don’t you dare p>
Frederick let out a low chuckle, but his tone was ice-cold.
“Mae, how much tolerance do you honestly expect me to have for a man who convinced my own wife to set me up p>
Maeve raised her voice in desperation. “How many times do I have to say it? This has absolutely nothing to do with Mr. Giles! The divorce is my idea. He’s just p>
“Defending him now?” Frederick chuckled again, but she could vividly picture him staring at her with those dark dead eyes, making her feel as though she had been plunged into freezing water.
“Then that makes his crime even worse p>
Maeve’s panic bubbled over, her voice cracking with unshed tears.
“If you’re so tough, come after me! Stop dragging innocent people into this p>
“As if I could ever bear to come after you,” Frederick murmured, though his voice grew noticeably darker.
“Mae, I’m not dead yet. Are you absolutely sure you want to keep defending another man right in front of me p>
There was no point in talking to him anymore.
Maeve abruptly hung up the phone. Taking a deep, shaky breath, she gripped the photos tightly and walked out of the Fairchild estate.
Standing at the grand entrance, she turned back to look at the towering walls of the compound. The resolve in her eyes slowly hardened into stone.
Then, she turned around. Without wasting another second, she hailed a cab straight to the airport and bought a one-way ticket to Silveridge.