Chapter 60: It''s So Coincidental
After Cristofer left, Gretchen was so flustered that she immediately called Melody.
It waste at night, and Melody was sleeping before the call woke her up. She looked at York, who
was sleeping soundly beside her, and then got out of bed quietly and went to the balcony to answer
the phone.
“Mom, Cristofer seems to suspect me. What should I do?” Gretchen hurriedly spurted out.
“What does he suspect you about? The car ident or the death of that old maid?”
“Neither,” Gretchen said anxiously. “Mom, do you know Reba? She’s Estelle’s good friend. She
saw me when I went to the hospital to have an abortion a few years ago.”
“It’s so coincidental,” Melody wondered.
Gretchen spat and said, “Just my bad luck! I didn’t expect that seven years had passed, and she
still remembers me. Mom, I’m so afraid now.”
Melody snorted and said, “What are you afraid of? She just saw you. Does she have any evidence
about your abortion? If not, you can sue her for nder. Don’t worry. I handled everything well in the
hospital back then, and all your medical records have been deleted. No one knows that you ever
had an abortion.”
“But Mom, I... I can’t have a child. You asked me to pretend to be pregnant and urge Cristofer to
marry me. I did as you said. But at that time, Estelle refused to get divorced. I had no choice but to
pretend to miscarry after being pped by her. Just now, Cristofer warned me not to lie to him. I’m
really afraid that he will find out the truth sooner orter.”
Hearing that, Melody didn’t say anything. After thinking for a while, she lit a cigarette, drew on her
cigarette, and blew out a stream of smoke.
Then she said, “Gretchen, calm down. I’ll help you. I was just a single mother, but I still married York
and became a richdy in the upper ss. You are so young and beautiful. With my help, you can
definitely marry into the Hans family. By then, the Hans and Hudson families will be under our
control. We’ll be the most powerful people in Hadale.”
Holding her phone tightly, Gretchen still couldn’t rest assured after she heard that.
“Mom, what do you think I should do now?” she asked worriedly.
“How is your rtionship with Cristofer recently?”
“Just so-so,” Gretchen said with a depressed look. “Since he has that little bastard, he has been
living in the Hans’ Residence and seldomes to my ce.”
“Then let’s get rid of that little bastard first. I really don’t understand why he cares about his
daughter so much. What’s good about his daughter?” Melody said and then took another puff of her
cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke. “By the way, did you get the address of the Hans’
Residence?”
“Not yet...” Gretchen said, feeling upset.
“We are running out of time,” Melody said. “Estelle is the child’s biological mother. We have to get
rid of the two of them as soon as possible so that you can marry Cristofer. You don’t need to worry
about anything as long as you are married to Cristofer. Even if he discovers the truth about
everything in the future and divorces you, you can still get half of his property!”
Gretchen sighed and said, “I see. I’ll try my best.”
“Of course, you should try your best. Men are all of the same nature. They all think that their
mistresses are more charming than their wives. Now, you are going to be Cristofer’ wife, so
you may not be as charming as before in his eyes. You should use your brain and try to keep
yourself attractive to him. Gretchen, don’t panic. We still have a long way to go. I’ll be with you all
the way.”
Back then, it was all because of Melody’s advice that Gretchen could approach Cristofer and gain
his trust step by step. Therefore, she trusted Melody very much.
After listening to Melody’s analysis, Gretchen felt much relieved and said, “Thank you, Mom.”
“Don’t pester Cristofer; just let him rx for some time. And after a few days, you cook a meal for
him and send the food to hispany to let him feel your kindness and consideration.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Melody opened the window and let the smoke out before returning to
the bedroom.
When she entered the room, York was awakened by the noise and frowned unhappily.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Melody smiled gently and said, “I had a nightmare. That’s it.”
“What did you dream about?” York asked.
“I dreamed of Estelle,” Melody said. “She was very fierce in the dream and med me for not caring
for her mother. And she wanted to kill me with a knife.”
“How dare she?” York snapped. “I’m the master of this family now. I won’t let her hurt you.”
Melodyy down beside him with satisfaction, held his arm, and closed her eyes. Then she said
softly, “I’m much relieved to have you to protect me.”
****
When Estelle returned to Room 1231 of the Grand Hotel of Hadale City, she knocked on the door
for a long time, but no one answered.
Then she asked a hotel staff member passing by, “Did the guest in this room go out?”
The staff member shook his head and said, “Sorry, I don’t know. Don’t you have his number? Why
don’t you call him?”
Estelle looked at the time. It was past one o’clock in the morning.
She didn’t know if she should call Mr. Mysterious. After all, it was sote, and he might have been
asleep. She didn’t want to disturb him.
While she was hesitating, she received a message from Mr. Mysterious.
‘Unlock the door with your fingerprint and wait for me in the room. I’ll be there soon.’
The messages from Mr. Mysterious always came at the right time, and Estelle was not surprised at
all.
She put her right index finger on the fingerprint identification area, and a pleasant ringtone was
heard. The next moment, the door was opened.
Seeing this, the staff smiled and asked, “Miss, why did you keep knocking on the door just now
since you can unlock the door with your fingerprint?”
Estelle asked, “Only after one’s fingerprint is input into the lock system can one unlock the door,
right?”
“Yes,” the staff said. “If you don’t input your fingerprint, the system can’t identify it and won’t open
the door for you.” Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.
‘Then why could I unlock the door with my fingerprint? I have never input my fingerprint into the
system,’ Estelle thought and looked at the opened door in confusion.
Then she texted Mr. Mysterious.
‘Sir, do you have my fingerprints?’
‘Let’s talk about itter.’ Mr. Mysterious replied to her quickly.
Estelle took a deep breath, smiled at the staff, and then walked into the room.