Chapter 203
The kidnapping of his mother was a case that he insisted on scrutinizing closely, even though the
mastermind, Keegan Tennyson, had already been locked up thanks to his efforts.
Parker motioned for him to take a seat. “Take a look at this interrogation clip first.”
Instead of a live interrogation, what yed was Keegan’s testimony. The officer asked, “Was Whitney
involved in the kidnapping of Natalie that night? Please give us a detailed ount of the events.”
“My niece Whitney had no part in the olddy’s kidnapping! It was me, trying to rescue her from
Ludwik’s clutches, and since she’s got medical skills, I had my assistant forcibly bring Whitney over
when Natalie fell ill. If you don’t believe me, you can check the drugstores in the towns we passed
through. Whitney had me pick up emergency medicine for Natalie!”
“Parker, why are you showing me this interrogation again? Keegan defending Whitney doesn’t mean
squat to me. I won’t believe a word he says!‘
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Ludwik stood up disdainfully. “Is that all you got?”
“Be patient,” Parker, somewhat exasperated, turned off the video and pulled out a piece of evidence.
“You naturally wouldn’t trust Keegan’s word, and neither did I at first. But, you know, I did a little digging
when I had some downtime and actually found proof that Whitney did buy emergency
medicine.”
“What?” Ludwik’s voice caught in his throat.
Parker raised an eyebrow. “Propranolol for shock, Nifedipine for seizures – both critical for Natalie’s
condition. Tough to get info from the town’s pharmacies, but I found one that had footage. Caught her
on camera, stepping out of the car to make the purchase.”
The blurry surveince footage showed it clear as day – the heavily pregnant woman struggling to get
out of the car was none other than Whitney. Her face was a mask of urgency and concern.
Parker handed him the pharmacy receipt. “She paid with a card; it’s all on electronic record.”
“What are you getting at?” Ludwik’s gaze was sharp.
Parker pped him on the shoulder, leaning in close. “I believe she was indeed trying to save Natalie
that night. She wouldn’t have bought those medicine otherwise. This footage indirectly corroborates
Keegan’s im that he wasn’t lying for Whitney.”
Ludwik’s breath deepened. “What if it’s all an act to throw off the cops? Buying the medicine first, then
harming my mother to have an alibi?”
“Ludwik, I was on the same page as you at first,” Nn said, his expressionplex. “I hated Whitney
for what happened to Natalie. But considering it from an outsider’s perspective, Whitney usually treated
Natalie well. They had a decent mother–inw and daughter–inw rtionship, seemingly with no
motive for the crime. Plus, I heard from Felix today – Whitney’s acupuncture skills saved Braxton
Tarrington’s life, sparing you from a prison sentence. Right?”
Parker threw that in abruptly.
Ludwik was inwardly tumultuous. He had just uncovered this information today, and Felix was already
running his mouth.
He was too close to the situation to see clearly, but Parker, as an observer, squinted thoughtfully. “Felix
let slip that Whitney didn’t mess up the bid and quietly took the heat for Braxton’s life–threatening
incident on your behalf. Now, I’m thinking, what if Whitney was against Keegan’s vendetta from the
start?
Perhaps under her uncle’s pressure, she feltpelled to assist in the revenge against you, but her
heart, being full of love, couldn’t bear to follow through. That’s why we have this situation where
Keegan’s plotting against you, and she’s secretly saving you behind the scenes.
If that’s the case, she’s been in a tough spot. Because of this whole Braxton business, I’m beginning to
think she never wanted to hurt you in the first ce. So why would she suddenly turn against your
mother? Doesn’t that strike you as contradictory?”
Parker had a lot to say in one breath.
Nn listened and analyzed. “Right. It’s like she was initially out to save Natalie, buying emergency
medicine and all. Then why turn around and harm Natalie, making her a vegetable? Isn’t that
contradictory too? So I think there’s something fishy about this case. ine went to save Natalie and
ran into Whitney; what exactly happened in between that led to Natalie’s renal failure?”
Parker spread his hands wide in a gesture of uncertainty.
Ludwik’s gaze darkened, his lips pressed tightly. He said, “ine imed Whitney tampered with my
mother. Isn’t that video she recorded solid proof?”
It was ine’s video, shot on the spot at the hospital, that had convinced Ludwik of Whitney’s guilt,
fueling his rage.
Parker,
“Where?”
Shook his head with a smile. “Speaking of which, I’ve got a ce to show you.”
In the dead of night, ine received a call from Jaxon. “ine, there’s trouble.”
“What’s happened?” ine’s expression shifted.
“I’ve been snooping, and Parker’s been shadowing the police investigation into the kidnapping case.
He’s been door–to–door and found a pharmacy. I immediately had someone inquire at the pharmacy
–
Parker retrieved footage of Whitney buying emergency medicine for Natalie and got hold of the
prescription. He’s probably shown all this to Mr. Lippert by now.”
ine’s eyes narrowed. “Did Parker call Ludwik to the station to discuss this?”
“Yes, I couldn’t get in, only managed to get bits from the junior officers,”
Damn it.
Parker had unearthed the fact that Whitney bought emergency medicine for the olddy. Once he
mentioned this to Ludwik, what would he think? Would he believe Whitney was trying to save his
mother and then forgive her? And since she had imed to have seen Whitney harming the olddy,
would her own testimony hold no weight with Ludwik anymore?
“ine… there’s something else I didn’t get to tell you. I overheard at noon that Mr. Lippert has
discovered Whitney saved Braxton that night.”
“What? Why didn’t you say so sooner?” ine growled softly.
This is bad. Now that Ludwik kept finding out about the good things Whitney did for him, not intending
to harm him.
Would Ludwik’s hatred soften? If those two reconciled, wouldn’t her grand scheme fall apart?
She couldn’t let that wretch Whitney have any chance.
ine squinted, her thoughts drifting to Bryce that evening.
Suddenly, she let out a cold, mockingugh. “Whitney rushed to the hotel to save Bryce and got
trapped that night, right? I told you to find me the footage, the photos, and you’vee up empty?”
“Well…”
“Keep looking,” ine ordered sharply. “Someone’s setting Bryce up, they must have recorded it
secretly. If Ludwik ever finds out about Whitney’s indiscretion with Bryce, he’ll never forgive her for
the rest of his life!”
That would suitably extinguish the firestorm Parker had inadvertently sparked.
ine was desperate. She hadn’t expected Parker to throw a wrench into her perfectly orchestrated
n concerning the olddy’s abduction case, which had seemed so seamless, so conclusive.
Now, if Ludwik grew suspicious…
Thinking of Whitney downstairs, ine’s hatred intensified, and she instructed Lyra with venom in her
voice, “Go and quietly lock that wretch’s door. No food, no water. Take the nkets away from the
room, let her freeze.”
Inside the private room of the bar, Parker had gone out of his way to bring in an old professor from a
famous medical institute, leaving Ludwik puzzled.
It wasn’t until Nn presented the video ine had taken of Whitney ‘harming Natalie‘ that things
started to click. He handed it over to the old professor.
“Take a good look at this, please,” Parker said. “This girl in the video, is she using acupuncture to harm
this elderly woman, or is she trying to heal her?”
Ludwik’s gaze hardened, a flicker of nervous anticipation as he turned to watch the old professor’s
reaction.