Chapter 783


    Caleb was quick on the draw, getting down to business with Bernard the very next day. But things didn’t


    pan out as expected


    “Mr. Laurence, I only found out that Robin’s mom is sick, that’s why he sent him to look for Vanya’s


    daughter”


    “The nitty gritty? Only Robin, his mom, and his sister know the scoop. Even the Pine family is in the


    dark”


    The Spencer family is a high–flying n overseas, leaving the Pines and the Hoopers eating their dust.


    Before Robin went off his rocker, he and Bernard were birds of a feather, tough as nails


    Even after losing a business battle with the Laurences, Robin took the reins of the Spencer family and


    bounced back in the blink of an eye.


    But his condition often leaves him unable to think straight. Too much thinking sends him up the wall.


    Robin often bellyaches about his health and bad luck, ming them for his losses to Bernard


    Can’t say he’s wrong. If Robin was fit as a fiddle, he’d be a formidable foe for Bernard


    So, getting the lowdown on the Spencers ain’t easy, unless they spill the bears themselves. Bernard


    knew this, so he didn’t give Caleb a hard time. He just told him to keep on digging until he struck gold


    Caleb pondered momentarily. To delve into the depths of the matter, he needed an ingenious guise to


    infiltrate Robin’s sister’s life. Only then could he unearth valuable


    secrets


    The hospital stood fortified, akin to the impregnable walls of Fort Knox Caleb’s associates found


    themselves barred from essing Robin, forcing them to navigate through the enigmatic pathways of


    his sister’s world


    “In any case, Mr Laurence, rest assured that your honeymoon with Mrs. Laurence will be under vignt


    surveince. I shallmence my inquiries regarding Robin’s hidden agenda,” Caleb assured, his


    words carrying an air of intrigue.


    Bernard remained silent, merely grunting in response.


    Just as Caleb was about to depart, a sudden realization gripped him. He spun around and remarked,


    “Oh, Mr. Laurence, I recall you inquiring about the appearance of Mr. Penrod’s first love, correct?”


    “Last night, my operatives returned to headquarters and ndestinely glimpsed the photograph Mr.


    Penrod had concealed. They discreetly captured an image and promptly forwarded it to me. Care to


    take a look?” he proposed, hinting at the ndestine discovery


    Bernard, who was about to go look for Eleanor, plopped back down when he heard this.


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    “Hand it over.”


    Caleb quickly handed over his phone to Bernard.


    The picture was yellowed with age, but it was in mint condition.


    The woman in the picture was standing under a tree, dappled sunlight around her, a faint smile on her


    face.


    She was a teen, beautiful, a bit green but obviously a looker.


    Mr Penrod was gobsmacked when he first saw Eleanor, yelling “Vanya”


    He thought Vanya was Tammie Pine, that’s why he was so shook when he saw Eleanor.


    But the woman in the picture, Tammie Pine, looked nothing like Eleanor. They had different faces.


    Evelyn mentioned that Eleanor and Vanya, pre–disfigurement, looked very much alike.


    If Mr. Penrod’s first love was Eleanor’s mom, he would’ve approached Eleanor.


    ”


    But Mr. Penrod just had a brief freak–out, then quickly regained his cool, didn’t go to Eleanor, didn’t


    even speak to her.


    This means. Mr. Penrod probably only knew the pre disfigurement Vanya, got excited seeing an old


    friend.


    Bernard thought, Tammie Pine might just share a surname with Vanya and nothing else


    But who was this Tammie Pine?


    “Mr. Laurence..”


    Caleb swallowed hard, pointed at the picture, and plucked up the courage to say:


    “Do you think this Tammie Pine looks a bit like you?”


    The eyebrows, the expression, the features, they were strikingly simr


    Hearing this, Bernard’s hand, clutching the picture, froze. His gaze was fixed on the woman in the


    picture.


    There was a resemnce But what did it matter? Mr. Penrod’s first love couldn’t possibly be rted to


    him, could she?


    Bernard, having dispelled his previous suspicions, waved Caleb off impatiently


    “Don’t let Mr Pefirod find out someone snapped a pic of his picture.”


    Anything involving Mr Penrod’s first love was likely to stir up a ho’s nest. So, better safe than sorry,


    don’t want any coteral damage.


    “Got it.”


    Seeing that Mr. Laurence didn’t react to his words, Caleb didn’t press on He simply nodded his head


    and turned to leave


    Caleb refrained from revealing his investigation into Mr Laurence’s brother’s death. With pressing


    matters at hand, he postponed it. Unraveling Robin’s motive for finding Emilia took precedence,


    everything else could wait