Chapter 722 Eavesdropping
So, later on, Adrian found out that this bodyguard just vanished from Vachilit after that night.
When Adrian checked the dude's account, he saw an extra $200,000 just chillin' there.
The payer was a small investment banking company, and after investigation, it turned out that Carlos owned 40% of the shares in this company.
And get this, just a month after the whole thing went down, Carlos pulled out his shares.
If Carlos hadn't bailed, Adrian might've never caught on.
But that was it. The trail went cold and, the bodyguard was nowhere to be found.
Even though the detective dug up some stuff, there was no solid witness in the end.
But this whole mess pointed straight to Carlos, and for the past six months, Adrian had been keeping a close eye on him. He found out that John and Carlos were not as tight as they seemed.
They were mixed up in all sorts of shady business behind the scenes.
Adrian told everything to Claire.
Claire still wanted to believe in Alice. "What does any of this have to do with Alice? This only proves Carlos is guilty."
Adrian said, "Alice had four prenatal check-ups, and guess who was with her? Carlos's guys."
"What?" Claire frowned.
Why was Alice so tight with Carlos?
Could Alice really be involved?
For the past year, Claire had been drowning in guilt and self-blame over Alice's miscarriage. If Alice was really involved, Claire would feel like she had completely misjudged her.
Claire asked, "Do you have any proof?"
Adrian replied, "I got proof of Alice going to those check-ups with Carlos's men, and I'm also looking into the hospital where they happened."
"That's our own hospital, the Howard Group's hospital." Claire didn't think there was anything fishy about the hospital.
Adrian just smirked. "Did you ever suspect Carlos before this?"
Claire was a person of faith, and she wasn't in the best health, so she spent one week each month at a church. Claire had been trying to make it up to Alice in every way possible, hoping to ease her own guilt.
If Alice was really that calculating and manipulative, it was terrifying.
Claire shook her head and suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Meanwhile, just outside the door, Alice was eavesdropping.
The Howard family's soundproofing was pretty good.
But Alice hadn't closed the door all the way when she left, leaving a slight crack.
Alice stood at the door, perking her ears to catch the conversation inside.
The voices inside went up and down, and Alice couldn't hear everything clearly.
But she caught the name Carlos.
Alice's heart started racing. 'Did Adrian find out about my connection with Carlos? He looked so cold when he walked in. Is he onto me?'
Alice's mind was spinning.
But the voices inside were too weak and barely audible.
Alice was scared that if she opened the door a bit more, they'd notice.
Just then, she heard someone calling her from behind. "Alice, what are you doing here?"
Guity came with tension.
Alice straightened up quickly and turned around to see Rachel.
"I-I made two cups of coffee to bring in." Alice held a coffee tray in her hands, pretending she had just walked over.
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