Chapter 452: What Else Is There to Say
The maid's body froze.
Elodie immediately turned to the bathroom.
Nina walked out from inside, her expression indifferent as she glanced at Elodie.
Elodie stared at her face intently and aggressively asked, "Where's Richard? What were you doing there? I've been knocking for so long, why didn't you open the door?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Nina said as she started to walk away.
Elodie raised her hand to stop her, "You're not allowed to leave!"
She then signaled to the maid, who immediately walked to the bathroom door and peeked inside.
"Ms. Black, there's no one else in the bathroom."
Elodie didn't believe it, "How is that possible? Go in and check! Richard must be there!"
The maid didn't dare to disobey Elodie's orders and went into the bathroom.
She checked every corner and, after confirming no one was there, came out to report to Elodie, "Ms. Black, I've checked everywhere. Mr. Mille is not here."
Elodie suspiciously glanced at Nina and said to the maid, "You stay here and watch Nina. I'll go in and check myself."
Clearly, Elodie was afraid the maid might cover for Richard.
So, Elodie maneuvered her wheelchair into the bathroom.
A few minutes later, she came out.
"Nina, where did you hide Richard?"
Nina replied, "Elodie, where do you think I could hide him? You've searched the bathroom. Richard is such a big person; I couldn't possibly flush him down the toilet, could I?"
Elodie raised her hand, about to attack Nina's belly.
At that moment, another maid hurried over, "Ms. Black, Mr. Mille is looking for you."
Elodie's movement paused, turning to that maid, her eyes sharp, "Where is Richard?"
"In the living room." That maid replied.
Elodie and Nina returned to the living room and indeed saw Richard sitting on the sofa.
But he seemed to have changed his shirt.
His pants were the same color as before, so it was hard to tell if he had changed them.
Elodie found it suspicious, "Richard, where did you go?"
Richard glanced at her, "I went upstairs to change clothes."
"Why did you suddenly change clothes?" Elodie pressed.
Richard didn't answer immediately. He stared at her for a moment before saying, "Elodie, even if we get married, you can't have me under your thumb."
She used an excuse, explaining, "Richard, I'm just concerned about you."
"Concerned or suspicious? I know the difference." Richard said coldly.
Elodie felt a bit embarrassed but didn't dare to say more, worried she might make Richard completely unhappy.
Elodie glanced at the time, "In five minutes, the blood test results will be out."
Once the results were out, she would immediately kick Nina out.
And Richard would never see Nina again!
Nina felt a vague unease upon hearing this.
Suddenly, Nina sensed a gaze on her. She looked up at Richard, but he wasn't looking at Nina; he was playing with his phone.
Elodie peeked, finding Richard playing a very old single-player game.
Various shapes of blocks were falling from the top of the screen. He quickly switched directions and dropped the blocks. Each block fell perfectly into place, disappearing as soon as a row was filled.
This was a little-known habit of Richard's. Whenever he had something on his mind, he would play this game for a while.
It seemed like he was playing a game, but he was planning other things in his mind.
This unique little habit was known only to his closest people, Michael and Nina.
It was the first time Elodie had seen it.
Elodie watched for a while, then feeling bored, she averted her gaze.
As Richard played the game, his thoughts drifted back to a few minutes earlier.
He had deliberately sent Nina to the farthest bathroom to arouse Elodie's suspicion, thus buying himself time to meet Jason alone.
Jason was slightly surprised by Richard's arrival. He nodded respectfully and had just called out "Mr. Mille" when a cold dagger was pressed against his neck.
Jason raised his hands to his chest, "Mr. Mille, what are you doing?"
Richard growled, "Jason, I need to protect Nina."
Jason was immediately troubled.
It seemed Richard also wanted him to alter the blood test results.
Elodie wanted him to say Nina wasn't pregnant, and what about Richard?
Jason knew a bit about why Richard was marrying Elodie.
If Richard could use Nina's pregnancy to call off the wedding, it would be a rare opportunity.
The problem was that Jason didn't want to offend either the Black Family or Richard.
One was openly ruthless, the other secretly so.
In fact, Richard's methods were even more ruthless than the Black Family's.
Over the years, Jason had managed to stay safe between the them by not offending either side.
But Jason knew that one day danger would belay him, and now was the time.
Richard told Jason firmly, "Listen, no matter what the real result is, you can only announce that Nina is not pregnant."
Jason was puzzled, "Mr. Mille, are you sure you want Nina to not be pregnant?"
Jason thought, 'Why is Richard's request the same as Elodie's?'
The knife in Richard's hand grazed Jason's skin. The blade was extremely sharp, and with just a slight pressure, it left a cut on Jason's neck.
Feeling pain in his neck, Jason quickly agreed, "Okay, I can definitely do this."
Richard narrowed his eyes slightly, "Jason, if you dare betray me, you know what will happen."
"I know. Don't worry. I'll say what you want me to say." Sweat was already forming on Jason's forehead.
The blade was pressed tightly against his wound, forcing him to tilt his head back, making Jason quite afraid and hard.
As they talked, a drop of blood trickled down the blade. Richard couldn't dodge it, and it landed right on his sleeve.
To avoid arousing Elodie's suspicion, Richard had to quickly go upstairs to change his clothes.
"Mr. Mille, the blood test results are out," Jason murmured submissively.
As soon as Jason appeared, three pairs of eyes turned to him.
Jason cleared his throat and walked briskly to Richard, handing him the blood test report and reporting, "The blood test results are out. The data shows that Nina is not pregnant."
With satisfaction flashed in Elodie's eyes, Elodie immediately looked at Richard, only to see him gripping the thin piece of paper tightly, his eyes seemingly glued to it, staring intently.
Those few lines of text had probably been read dozens of times by Richard.
Richard showed almost no reaction, only a coldness and a hint of disappointment emanating from him.
Elodie thought Richard must have believed the results.
This was Richard's normal reaction!
Richard slowly looked up at Nina on the sofa, his tone and gaze equally cold, "Do you have anything to say?"
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