Revenge with Her Quadruplets

Chapter 83 Hearing a Secret

Chapter 83 Hearing a Secret

"Gabriella, you've lost millions of dollars over the past few days, and you also lost millions yesterday. Do you think the Ryker family has a fortune of billions?

"It's been less than a month, and you've gambled away tens of millions. That's almost our company's total net profit for three or four years. Times are tough, and it's hard to make money now. I was counting on this investment. But here you are, you lost all of the money in less than a month,"

Eleanor recognized it was Timothy, her foster father, talking.

"Honey, I didn't want things to go this way. After losing tens of millions, I thought I would be lucky and win the money back, but it only got worse."

"Honey, I promise I won't gamble again. Can you please forgive me this time?" she pleaded in an overly sweet voice.

Hearing the concern in Gabriella's voice, Timothy's tone softened.

Gabriella had been upset by a string of bad luck lately. Just yesterday, she lost 6 million dollars and passed out because she was so angry and refused to accept it. She was rushed to the hospital immediately.

Her blood pressure was spiking, and she felt her head was spinning. She nearly died this time.

While Gabriella had gambled before, she had never had such bad luck as this month.

Eleanor couldn't sneer as she listened to their conversation.

It seemed that they had accumulated wealth over the years, but the Ryker family was far from wealthy.

However, Michael got most of the money.

Timothy could never outwit Michael who was young but cunning and ruthless.

Sebastian noticed that the elevator had come, but Eleanor remained still. She was sneering at Timothy and Gabriella nearby, her eyes filled with resentment.

Sebastian thought of the information Christian had dug up.

She bore a striking resemblance to that Eleanor.

Waylon knew the reason behind Eleanor's expression and what she thought.

He gently swayed his mother's fingers and said, "It's time for us to go."

Eleanor snapped out of it and looked down at him. She forced a stiff smile and replied, "Alright."

As she was just about to leave, she heard Timothy's voice.

"Mr. Moore," Timothy was healthy in his fifties and seemed intimidating when he looked at others with sharp eyes.

Though he was older than Sebastian, he still had to address him as Mr. Moore.

Sebastian nodded at Timothy.

As Eleanor lifted her gaze, she saw Timothy and the lilies held by Gabriella. Her body shivered.

She hadn't carried any allergy medication with her.

It was peculiar that she had an allergy to lilies among all kinds of flowers.

"Well, it isn't Mr. Moore and Mrs. Moore? What brings you to the hospital?" Gabriella asked while staring at Eleanor.

She had been having nightmares since she saw this familiar face.

Timothy now noticed Eleanor standing by Sebastian's side.

He paused and looked at her familiar face with scrutinizing eyes. He asked, "Is that you, Ellie?"

Eleanor gave a polite smile and responded, "Sir, it seems you've mistaken me for someone else. I am named Eleanor, but I don't know you."

Timothy was surprised because this woman looked really like her.

If she were that Eleanor, he had much to worry about. That Eleanor had died a horrible death. She was unmarried and pregnant. To keep this a secret, he asked his wife to have Eleanor locked up.

When she was about to give birth, he threatened her with the baby and forced her to give him the recipe of Fragrant Pill. Mercilessly, Michael had burned her to death in a warehouse.

The tragic fire wiped out everything and they couldn't even find her remains.

Timothy smiled and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Moore. I mistook you for my daughter, and her name is also Eleanor. She looks like you. Unfortunately, she ran away from home six years ago and hasn't returned since."

How ironic...

Eleanor sneered. Running away from home?NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

What a great excuse!

When others asked them about this, this excuse seemed quite convincing. Their adopted daughter, Eleanor, had gone against their wishes by leaving home. She became the ungrateful and willful daughter, while it seemed the Ryker family held the moral high ground.

Despite her anger and resentment, Eleanor maintained a bright smile on her pretty face and said, "It's common that people mistake two persons looking alike."

Eleanor pushed Sebastian's wheelchair into the elevator.

Then she turned to Timothy and said, "Please excuse us."

Timothy, who rarely had the chance to meet Sebastian, tried to follow them into the elevator but was stopped by Eleanor. "I'm sorry, sir, but my husband prefers not to share the elevator with strangers."

Sebastian stared at Eleanor's back and was lost in thoughts.

Timothy's expression stiffened and awkwardly retraced his foot from the elevator.

"Yeah, I mean, sure," he stammered while awkwardly laughing. He watched the elevator doors close, and within Eleanor's pretty eyes, he noticed a sense of hostility, which sent shivers down his spine.

"Timothy? Let's see how long she can stay in the Moore family," Gabriella snorted.

But Timothy appeared uneasy. He turned to Gabriella and asked, "Are you certain she's not Eleanor? They look remarkably alike."

Gabriella replied, "It's genuinely not her. We've already confirmed it; she's not allergic to lilies. Besides, her face was disfigured by Callie years ago, which left a deep wound down to the bone.

Even with plastic surgery, she couldn't possibly have such a flawless face."

"That fire burned for a full day and night before being extinguished, and it even melted iron. Eleanor would have been reduced to ashes long ago. How could it be her?"

Timothy said with a serious expression, "It's better if it's not her. Before she died years ago, Michael and Callie told her everything. If she's still alive, she'll undoubtedly come back and seek revenge."

"Darling, no need to worry. Six years have passed, and you're just too stressed. We now have the formula of Fragrant Pill, and we can make a fortune. We raised her for over a decade, and using her to secure a lifetime of wealth and prestige for us would be her honor."

Timothy stopped talking and stepped into another elevator.

Gabriella, holding the lilies, lowered her head to sniff the fragrance with a contented smile on her face.

During Eleanor's stay at the Ryker family, she knew Eleanor was allergic to lilies. Yet, she would deliberately purchase lilies every day to torment Eleanor.

Every time she saw lilies, Eleanor would shudder in fear.

Her satisfaction derived from seeing Eleanor's fear.

It was the only way she could find peace.

Her mother had suffered a brutal death at the hands of Madison and the memories still haunted her.

Therefore, Callie kept a close eye on Michael, for fear that he might cheat on her.

After the two left, neither of them noticed a slender woman walk out from behind them.

Hailey, having spent the night fooling around, went to the Moore family early in the morning. She was told by the butler that both Sebastian and Waylon had gone to the hospital, so she hurried there to meet them.

However, she overheard shocking news.

Eleanor Ryker didn't run away; she had been murdered by Michael and Caroline.

With this unexpected finding, the Logan family could use it against the Ryker family and Michael and asked to share the profits of selling Fragrant Pill.

Hailey didn't come to Sebastian but instead hurried back home.

However, upon her return, she saw that her father had been taken away for questioning.