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Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Tabitha heard the word “Em” being uttered, but before she could figure out if the word referred to
Ethan, the radio went silent again. At once, she grew anxious.
Emmanuel turned off the radio and reached toward Naomi, then made a beckoning motion.
Naomi understood this and immediately handed him the envelope.
Emmanuel opened the envelope, glanced at the so–called evidence inside it, and began to examine
the folder in earnest.
Before long, he found a bug placed in the corner of the envelope.
‘Stupid girl! She nearly blew our cover!‘ Emmanuel pinched the bean- sized bug in his hand as his lips
curled into a frighteningly cold smile.
He had chalked Tabitha up to be a woman who went crazy for love, but she was proving to be quite an
interesting character. ‘She could do better than Malcolm.’
Without another word, Emmanuel went to the sink and threw the bug into
the water.
On the other end, Tabitha was still listening attentively when a loud static suddenly assaulted her
eardrums. She frantically took out her earpiece. ‘Crap, he discovered the bug!‘
Naomi watched Emmanuel’s every move in shock, but as anxious as she was, she dared not speak.
Emmanuel glanced at her coldly and snapped, “You idiot! You almost screwed things up for us!”
Naomi asked immediately, “What’s going on, Mr. Sinclair? What did you
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find in the envelope?”
“A bug.” Emmanuel raised a brow at her. “Tabitha’s a lot smarter than you, so be careful when you’re
dealing with her. You can’t rise to the bait so easily, or you’ll come off as a simpleton, and an ugly one,
at that.”
Realizing that she had been tricked by Tabitha, Naomi grew glum. Anger and hatred flashed in her
eyes.
Emmanuel did not want to look at Naomi’s repulsive face for another moment longer. Waving his hand
to dismiss her, he said, “You can go now. Be careful on your way out, and don’t contact me again
unless it’s absolutely necessary.”
After saying this, he became worried that Naomi would be tailgated, so he had two of his men escort
her home for good measure.
Meanwhile, Tabitha was disappointed to have only dug out so little information despite all the effort she
had put in.
Afterward, when Trevor called her to exchange information and heard how crestfallen she sounded, he
comforted her, “At least it wasn’t all for nothing. If nothing else, we discovered two things: one, the
person’s name has the word “Em” in it; and two, the person probably has a thing for opera.”
What Trevor meant was that these traits could become useful leads in their investigation.
Remembering those traits, Tabitha nodded and said, “Yeah, you’re right. Thanks for all your help, Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.
Trevor.”
Trevor replied with a smile, “Don’t mention it. I mean, I even gained something valuable for free.”
The mysterious person they were dealing with had spent a lot of money. on the bug, and they were
probably seething right now.
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At the thought of this, Tabitha felt a little better.
She did not sleep well that night. The matter of the bug kept haunting her.
For some reason, she kept hearing imaginary voices throughout the night. She awoke early the next
day and felt a dull ache in her stomach.
She began to worry.
These days, she had been staying up late in her pursuit of the truth, and all those late nights were
starting to take a toll on her sleep quality. She was more easily startled awake than usual.
Enduring the pain in her stomach, Tabitha washed up and put on a change of clothes, then went
downstairs to heat up some milk.
However, the smell of dairy coming from the milk made her gag.
She managed to gulp down half a glass of milk, but it only worsened the churning sensation in her
stomach. She bolted into the bathroom after that and threw up into the toilet.
She knew that this was her morning sickness at work.
When George heard the sound of Tabitha throwing up, he quickly headed toward the bathroom.
Fortunately, Tabitha was done by then, and her face was ashen when she emerged from the bathroom.
George was shocked to see how pale her lips
were.
He asked anxiously, “Ms. Jarvis, you don’t look too well. Are you feeling alright? Do you need to go to
the hospital?”
Tabitha said feebly, “Don’t worry, it’s just morning sickness. I’ll be fine after a while…”
“Ms. Jarvis, you’re bleeding!” George suddenly alerted her, cutting her off.
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Stunned, Tabitha followed George’s gaze to see blood trickling down the inside of her leg and onto the
floor.
She belatedly realized that there was a coldness radiating through her stomach, accompanied by a
throbbing pain. The world around her spun at that moment, and her vision went dark. The next second,
she collapsed.
Frightened by the sight of this, George shouted in panic at the rest of the help, “Ms. Jarvis has fainted!
Someone get Mr. Sinclair!”
Malcolm was still jogging at this hour when the housekeeper finally got ahold of him and told him, in no
coherent words, that Tabitha had fainted. His expression turned grim and he immediately went home.
George had asked the driver to bring the car around, but he hesitated to move Tabitha after seeing how
fragile she was. She looked like she would break at the lightest touch.
Malcolm ran home, and when he saw Tabitha lying on the ground motionlessly, his eyes widened.
However, he was quick to regain his composure.
Things between them were a little tense lately, but the sight of her pale face made his body react
quicker than his brain, for without wasting another second, he bent over to pick up her seemingly–
lifeless frame.
Tabitha’s eyes were tightly shut, and her eyelashes fluttered against the tops of her cheeks. She looked
so weak and delicate that Malcolm began to panic.
‘How weak is she? How could she get sick and faint so easily?‘ he wondered to himself.
When they finally got to the hospital, the doctor told Malcolm after
examining Tabitha, “Ms. Jarvis is easily worn out to begin with. She must have been overworking and
worrying excessively these last couple of days to collapse so suddenly.”
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‘Overworking?‘ Malcolm frowned.
The doctor continued with a solemn expression, “Mr. Sinclair, your wife is in poor health and doesn’t
care for herself enough to get sufficient rest. The fetus‘ condition is unstable, and it’s going to be hard
for your wife to keep the pregnancy if she goes on like this.”
Malcolm stiffened at this. “How could this happen?”
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