Chapter 218
Seeing Zane’s retreating figure, Drake had a good sense of what was bothering his son, so he didn’t say anything.
Zachary quickly followed his brother, taking Zoe’s other hand.
“Drake…” Mary attempted to initiate a private conversation with Drake, but he interrupted her. “I’ll go check on the kids,” he said, promptly leaving the room.
Feeling thwarted, Mary stamped her foot in frustration. She realized she couldn’t just continue to sit idly by. She had to devise a plan to get pregnant with Drake’s child, securing her position in his life.
Contemplating this, Mary began to strategize about how to seduce Drake into bed.
Meanwhile, Drake, who was unknowingly the target of Mary’s ploy, entered the kids‘ playroom and sought out Zane.
Zane’s expression remained sour, especially at the sight of his reprehensible father.
“Did you only go to KFC?” Drake asked, voicing his doubts about Mary’s account and seeking confirmation from Zane.
“As if there’s anything else?” Zane retorted, clearly irritated.
“Nothing else happened?” Drake probed further, not entirely convinced by Mary’s version of events.
Zane maintained his calm demeanor, contemplating for a moment before deciding to tell Drake about his encounter with their mother.
“I also saw Mommy,” Zane shared nonchalantly.
Drake was taken aback at first but soon felt a wave of relief. If Zane had been able to see Jane, it suggested that her situation wasn’t as perilous as he feared. His ongoing efforts to disrupt the Holbrook family seemed to be yielding results, leaving Charles with less time to focus on Jane.
Despite knowing that Jane was relatively safe with Charles, Drake still had a burning desire to find the antidote as soon as possible and bring her back home.
“Did Mommy say anything to you?” Drake inquired further.
Zane thought for a moment before shaking his head. Every time he had tried to strike up a conversation with Jane during the meal, she had cut him off, leaving him unable to ask what he wanted.
Seeing Zane’s disappointed expression, Drake reached out to embrace him, offering gentle comfort. “Don’t overthink it. I promise I’ll find a way to bring your Mommy back.”
As he spoke, Drake noticed a piece of paper sticking out of Zane’s pocket. He pulled it out, curious. “What’s this?”
Zane glanced at the paper in his father’s hand and responded with certainty. “It’s not mine.” He was sure he didn’t have anything like that in his pocket and didn’t know where it had come from.
Upon unfolding the paper, Drake recognized Jane’s familiar handwriting. It contained a time and an address. The time indicated was the following evening, and the location was a small harbor in Silverbourne, a less frequented area.
éviewing the contents of the note, Drake felt confident that Jane must have slipped it into Zane’s ocket. However, the significance of the time and location she had noted remained unclear to him.
ost in his thoughts, Drake’s phone buzzed, interrupting his musings. Looking at the caller ID, he saw was Daniel calling.
eturning to his study, Drake stashed away the note and shifted his attention to Daniel.
‘ve compiled all the information on Charles’s recent activities, as per your request. It has been sent > your computer.” Daniel’s voice rang from the other end of the line.
‘ve scrutinized Charles’s recent maneuvers,” Daniel continued, “The most significant being his cquisition of a pharmaceutical company situated on the Silverbourne Peninsula. The company arnered media attention due to a lethal incident caused by one of their products, and Charles rocured it afterward.”
Ipon hearing this, Drake rushed to his computer to investigate the files Daniel had sent him. His ¡uspicion mounted as he delved deeper into the pharmaceutical company’s activities.
Charles’s acquisition remained separate from the Holbrook Corporation, operating as a personal ‘enture. Furthermore, since the acquisition, the company had ceased production. Drake found it ncreasingly suspicious. It dawned on him that the peculiar poison Charles had used, which induced pain but was not fatal, could have originated from this pharmaceutical factory.
Driven by his suspicion, Drake initiated a thorough investigation of the company.
The next day was a weekend, and his three children were home. Drake had instructed Daniel to employ a third party to investigate the pharmaceutical company, hoping to find an antidote.
Simultaneously, Mary had received orders from Charles to shadow Drake closely. Having meticulously planned this day, she knew it was pivotal for winning Drake over.
Early in the morning, Jane contacted Courtney to pick up the kids. By the time Zachary caught wind of this, Courtney had already whisked the children away.
Nonetheless, Drake allowed this to occur, aware of the day’s agenda.
“Dre, today we have the house to ourselves. I’ll accompany you in whatever you want to do,” Mary proposed, her voice brimming with anticipation.
Observing her eagerness, Drake’s expression iced over. His frosty gaze held Mary captive. “You claimed you wouldn’t forgive me, that you wouldn’t interfere in my life anymore. Why the sudden interest?”
His response took Mary aback, and she realized she had shown her intention too quickly. She hadn’t taken into consideration that Drake and Jane’s relationship was still tense and that Jane still didn’t care much for him.
“I honestly didn’t plan on forgiving you, but my feelings for you remain after giving it some thought. I can’t just forget about our past. So, I’m hoping we can start anew, Dre. Will you accept me again?” Mary asked, her eyes pleading for a positive answer.
Drake found himself momentarily entranced by her face, identical to Jane’s. It would be great if Jane really said such things to him!
But he snapped back to reality, remembering that the woman before him was not Jane. His eyes regained their icy demeanor as he inquired, “Are your feelings for me that profound? Or are there
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Despite knowing she wasn’t Jane, Drake detected sincerity In Mary’s eyes, suggesting her love for him might be genuine.
“Drake, I gotta be honest with you. I love you. I’m totally into you,” Mary said, her voice shaking slightly with nervousness.
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