Chapter 246


    “You actually found them!” Anna couldn’t help eximing.


    Ryan nodded and said, “Yes, they now run a restaurant together in Leeds, called Sister’s Restaurant.


    And they’re doing quite well.”


    Mary and Kim were cousins, and both of them came from a remote, poor vige. So, after they left that


    vige, they had no intention of returning to their hometown.


    They had only been employed by the Wrights for two years, ording to their profile, which Ryan


    showed Anna. The Wrights had been training them during one of those years. So, they had been


    working there officially for a very short time.


    Since they made it through many tests, they were well-paid. So, they usually would not do harm to their


    host simply for a bit of profit.


    “I checked their bank ounts, but I found nothing unusual about it. They earned a good sry as


    nannies at the Wrights’ house, and most of the money they received was the severance pay the


    Wrights gave them three years ago.”


    “That means that they weren’t bribed by anyone, right?”


    “No,” Ryan said and shook his head. . Then he showed Anna an image of a bony guy standing on a


    road as he turned the material over a page.


    “This man is Kim’s ex-husband. He went to Birmingham to look for Kim and extorted arge sum of


    money from her. Later, he developed a h****n addiction and ran up debt with loan sharks. But three


    years ago, the people asking him for money stopped, and he went into rehab.”


    Anna scowled and looked in wonder at the man in the picture. At that point, she had already guessed


    precisely what had happened.


    “Well, I found this man in a nearby county, and he had just gotten out of that rehab six months ago and


    had quit drugs. He admitted that the person behind all of this talked to him


    years ago. That person promised to help him pay back the loan sharks in addition to a substantial


    amount of money. And all he needed to do was to persuade Kim to put drugs into Matthew’s form.”


    “So, Kim did this whole thing, right?”


    Ryan shook his head again and said, “No, I can’t say that for sure. Anyway, I’m surprised at how smart


    this guy is. He imed that Kim filed for divorce with him after refusing toply with his request in the


    first ce. The two argued over it and even went to the Birmingham police station. I’ve checked this


    record, and he was telling the truth.”


    Anna kept asking, “Hey, you just mentioned that two women set up that restaurant in Leeds. So, did


    Mary do the whole thing?”


    Ryan nodded and said, “Yes, it did have something to do with her.”


    It was an easy situation. Kim’s ex-husband refused to divorce her after they got into a huge fight. The


    debt collectors couldn’t get the money from him, so they went to her. As Kim’s cousin, Mary cared for


    her and couldn’t stand it. So, she poisoned Matthew behind their back.”


    “At first, Kim was unaware of it. She questioned Mary about it after learning that something bad had


    happened to Matthew. But, it had already happened by that time, and the mastermind of the incident


    protected them. So, they left Birmingham and went to Leeds.”


    Nobody took a penny from the beginning to the end, which was why the Wrights didn’t find anything


    suspicious about them. Besides, no one would believe that someone didn’t do this for the money.


    “Oh? How do you know about this?” Anna asked, puzzled.


    Back then, they didn’t leave any traces of that crime. Therefore, they shouldn’t disclose it even if Ryan


    found them.


    Ryan said with aplicated expression, “Actually, Mary has cancer and is probably going to die soon.


    So, she confessed everything to me.”


    Maybe she got sick because of karma. After poisoning Matthew, Mary felt uneasy. Although nobody


    else knew that she did it, she was constantly concerned that the Wrights would find out. She thus


    worried for all these years. She was subsequently diagnosed with stomach cancer six months ago,


    which was deadly.


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    Anna also felt conflicted upon hearing this. She believed that this woman deserved it. However, Mary


    did it to save her cousin rather than gain money.


    Anna then said,”Oh… So, who exactly is the mastermind of this matter? Have you also found it out?”


    Ryan took a slow, deep breath and said, “Actually, Mary said that it was the young master from the


    Wright family who made her do it.”


    Anna’s fists clenched as her heart skipped a beat. She said, “But you know, there were several young


    masters in the Wright family.”


    “Mary said she was pretty sure that man was Matthew’s father. She only met him during the holidays,


    but she frequently saw him on the news. So, she’s certain that it is him.”


    Anna felt the blood in her clenched fist turning cold. Then that coldness flowed back through her frozen


    limbs.


    She thought to herself, Did Wayne do this? Why?! Why would he make use of his two–year–old son?


    Looking at Anna’s pale face, Ryan felt sorry for her.


    Heforted her by saying, “Well, Anna, you don’t have to think about the worst-case scenario.


    Maybe, Wayne didn’t anticipate that this would have such a huge impact on Matthew. I asked Mary


    about the medication she was giving Matthew at the time, and she said it was simply some nutritional


    powder. She only let him have a small amount of that because she worried he wouldn’t digest it. Well,


    she didn’t see why this would prevent


    Matthew from speaking. Additionally, the physician noted that Matthew’s vocal cords were healthy. So,


    maybe, the reason why Matthew didn’t want to talk was that he was startled.”


    Anna didn’t feel any better after hearing Ryan’s words. She thought to herself, It seems that Wayne is


    indeed a cruel man! I didn‘t know he would make a profit out of his two–year–old son, who had just


    learned to talk. He‘s horrible!


    “Well, Ryan, you don’t have tofort me. I know what I have to do.” Anna said.


    She had already been mentally prepared for the worst-case scenario when Ryan had previously


    reminded her of this situation.


    At the end of the night, Ryan went to bed immediately after his bath. He was feeling exhausted after


    traveling around the country for months.


    In Tammy’s room, Anna struggled to sleep for a while. She felt terrible seeing her daughter’s adorable


    sleeping face on the bed.


    I wouldn‘t have allowed the Wrights to steal Matthew from me if I could have been more powerful back


    then. So, he wouldn‘t have grown up in such a dangerous family or been treated as a tool.


    Her phone beeped, and the screen shed up at that very time.


    “Peace is fine at the hospital, and I’m doing great, too. How about you, Anna?”


    It was a text message from Jasper. Anna inhaled deeply and sat on the carpet while gazing at the


    screen.


    She immediately replied, “Thanks, things are fine here. By the way, I’ve made my decision about


    Matthew. Can you still find thatwyer you mentioned before? I need to consult him about his custody.”


    Anna hadn’t tried to get Matthew back when she and Wayne broke up because Wayne had raised him


    for so many years. So, she had no right to take him away.


    Sheter realized that since Wayne had already mistreated Matthew before, he could possibly do this


    again. Matthew would therefore be at risk if he kept living with Wayne.


    Jasper immediately replied to her text message and sent her thewyer’s cell phone number and email


    address.


    “You can ask him some questions first. I’ll be back to Birmingham next month, and you can talk to me


    about it. Don’t be afraid, Anna. I’ll always be there for you.”