Chapter 564 Dead Men Tell No Tales
Elizabeth nodded. "Yeah, my period was late, and I got worried I might be pregnant, so I went to the hospital to get checked out. I didn't even look at the report when I left. Later, Glenn told me it was just a hormonal imbalance causing the delay."
Louis raised an eyebrow. "Hormonal imbalance?"
"Yeah. I was super stressed at the time. Stress can really mess with your hormones."
"Elizabeth, did you ever doubt Glenn? I mean, it's just a report; why didn't he give it to you directly?"
Elizabeth was taken aback. She had never thought about it that way before.
Hesitating, she said, "Louis, I don't want to doubt Glenn. He was killed by Gerald because of me. There's no way to prove anything now. Let him rest in peace."
Louis sighed. "I get it. I shouldn't doubt Glenn. I trust him."
He glanced at the medical records in his hand. "Let's leave it for now. If you get a chance to go to Majestic City, ask at the hospital again."
"Okay."
Sherry tugged on Quinn's sleeve, signaling him to follow her out of the room.
They sat on the couch outside. Quinn looked at Sherry. "Sherry, what's up?"
Sherry nodded. "You big dummy, I heard Elizabeth's company is in trouble. Don't you want to help her?"
Quinn frowned. "How can I help her? I don't have any technical skills or money."
Sherry leaned close to his ear. "What do you mean you don't have money? You're the biggest shareholder of Stellar Enterprises now!"
Quinn looked uncertain. "Can I really use that power?"
Sherry glared at him. "Of course you can! Michael's not here, and the shares are in your hands. If you don't use them to help Elizabeth through this crisis, what are you saving them for?"
Quinn asked humbly, "What should I do?"
Sherry said firmly, "Call Matthew, the CFO of Stellar Enterprises. Tell him you want to invest in the Jones Group to help them out."
Quinn hesitated. "Will that really help Elizabeth? Sherry, you better not be messing with me!"
Sherry playfully punched him. "Dummy! When have I ever tricked you?"
Quinn dodged symbolically. "Sherry, I've had my surgery. Can you stop calling me 'dummy'?"
Sherry tilted her head. "You're not a dummy anymore, huh? So what should I call you?"
"Just call me 'Quinn.'"
"You don't like me calling you 'dummy'? You used to love it when I called you that!"
"You said it yourself, I used to be a dummy!"
"Alright, Quinn, Quinn, Quinn."
"Okay, okay, you don't have to say it so many times."
Sherry opened her phone and found Matthew's number. "Here's Matthew's number. Call him."
Quinn dialed the number and hit call.
Matthew answered quickly. "Hello, who is this?"
Sherry grabbed Quinn's phone. "Your boss!"
"What are you talking about? Since when did my boss become a woman? Did he have a sex change?"
Sherry growled. "Matthew! Damn it! You had the sex change! Your whole family had a sex change! Well, your parents are nice people, I shouldn't take it out on them."
Matthew's eyebrows relaxed when he heard Sherry's voice. "Sherry? Is it really you? Is this your new number? I'll save it."
Sherry quickly said, "It's not mine! I told you, it's your boss's number!"
Matthew was confused. "Michael? Are you with Michael? Did you see Kirk? How are you two getting along?"
Sherry was exasperated. "Matthew! You big dummy! I mean your boss, Quinn! Your new boss!"
Quinn tugged on her sleeve and whispered, "Sherry, why do you call everyone 'dummy'?"
Sherry covered the phone and mouthed to him, "Matthew really is a big dummy!"
Quinn shook his head helplessly.
Matthew was still happy to hear from Sherry. "Sherry, how are you doing in Valoria? Do you have enough money? How's your recovery?"
Sherry was impatient. "Enough chit-chat! You're the CFO of Stellar Enterprises, right? Your boss is giving you an order to invest in the Jones Group to help them through this crisis!"
Matthew laughed. "Did you get Elizabeth's approval? Even if I want to invest, will the Jones Group accept it?"
Sherry was stunned. "Is it that complicated? Fine, then get Elizabeth's approval."
Matthew chuckled. "Sherry, you're adorably naive."
Sherry's face turned red, and she quickly hung up and tossed the phone back to Quinn. "Your phone!"
Quinn caught the phone and asked curiously, "Sherry, why is your face red?"
Sherry quickly walked back inside. "It's too stuffy in here! I'm going to check on Elizabeth. I wonder if they're done talking."
Nolan had been standing nearby. He grabbed Sherry's arm.
"Sherry, is my mom's company in big trouble?"
"I heard it's close to bankruptcy."
Nolan was calm. "That might be good. Then Mom won't have to work so hard every day. She can spend more time with Pearl and Francis."
Sherry's eyes widened. "But your mom still has to support you three! Your living expenses are not small!"
Nolan looked up. "Pearl and I can earn our own money. I can give my money to Mom. My company is very profitable; supporting our family is no problem."
Sherry was speechless.
"Nolan, you make me feel so inadequate! You're too amazing!"
Nolan smirked.
Sherry tilted her head at him. "But don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your dad will be back soon. He'll earn lots of money for you guys!"
Nolan scoffed. "Who cares about his money?"
Sherry immediately linked arms with him, showing her stance. "Right! He can keep his money! We don't need it! We'll be self-sufficient!"
After everyone left, Rufus walked in. "Ms. Jones, you've been talking for a while. Are you tired?"
Elizabeth lay on the bed. "Seeing them made me happy, it took away my fatigue. But thinking about Glenn makes my heart heavy."
"Ms. Jones, why don't you rest a bit? I'll go get you something to eat. You haven't eaten much."
Elizabeth nodded. "Go ahead."
After Rufus left, Elizabeth lay in bed, unable to sleep.
She missed Michael, even though they had just parted.
Elizabeth took out her phone and sent him a message.
[What are you doing?]
Michael sent her a picture of a dining table.
[Having dinner. How are you?]
Elizabeth opened the picture and replied: [Feeling more relaxed than when I was there. Nolan, Sherry, Louis, and Quinn came by. They just left.]
[Make sure to rest and recover soon so you can come home.]
Elizabeth hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask him: [Michael, didn't you say Gerald wants Cordelia to have a child? How are you planning to do that?]
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