Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 246

“You actually found them!” Anna couldn’t help exclaiming.

Ryan nodded and said, “Yes, they now run a restaurant together in Leeds, called Sister’s Restaurant. And they’re doing quite well.”

Mary and Kim were cousins, and both of them came from a remote, poor village. So, after they left that village, they had no intention of returning to their hometown.

They had only been employed by the Wrights for two years, according to their profile, which Ryan showed Anna. The Wrights had been training them during one of those years. So, they had been working there officially for a very short time.

Since they made it through many tests, they were well-paid. So, they usually would not do harm to their host simply for a bit of profit.

“I checked their bank accounts, but I found nothing unusual about it. They earned a good salary as nannies at the Wrights’ house, and most of the money they received was the severance pay the Wrights gave them three years ago.”

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“No,” Ryan said and shook his head. . Then he showed Anna an image of a bony guy standing on a road as he turned the material over a page.

“This man is Kim’s ex-husband. He went to Birmingham to look for Kim and extorted a large sum of money from her. Later, he developed a h****n addiction and ran up debt with loan sharks. But three years ago, the people asking him for money stopped, and he went into rehab.”

Anna scowled and looked in wonder at the man in the picture. At that point, she had already guessed precisely what had happened.

“Well, I found this man in a nearby county, and he had just gotten out of that rehab six months ago and had quit drugs. He admitted that the person behind all of this talked to him

years ago. That person promised to help him pay back the loan sharks in addition to a substantial amount of money. And all he needed to do was to persuade Kim to put drugs into Matthew’s formula.”

“So, Kim did this whole thing, right?”

Ryan shook his head again and said, “No, I can’t say that for sure. Anyway, I’m surprised at how smart this guy is. He claimed that Kim filed for divorce with him after refusing to comply with his request in the first place. The two argued over it and even went to the Birmingham police station. I’ve checked this record, and he was telling the truth.”

Anna kept asking, “Hey, you just mentioned that two women set up that restaurant in Leeds. So, did Mary do the whole thing?”

Ryan nodded and said, “Yes, it did have something to do with her.”

It was an easy situation. Kim’s ex-husband refused to divorce her after they got into a huge fight. The debt collectors couldn’t get the money from him, so they went to her. As Kim’s cousin, Mary cared for her and couldn’t stand it. So, she poisoned Matthew behind their back.”

“At first, Kim was unaware of it. She questioned Mary about it after learning that something bad had happened to Matthew. But, it had already happened by that time, and the mastermind of the incident protected them. So, they left Birmingham and went to Leeds.”

Nobody took a penny from the beginning to the end, which was why the Wrights didn’t find anything suspicious about them. Besides, no one would believe that someone didn’t do this for the money.

“Oh? How do you know about this?” Anna asked, puzzled.

Back then, they didn’t leave any traces of that crime. Therefore, they shouldn’t disclose it even if Ryan found them.

Ryan said with a complicated expression, “Actually, Mary has cancer and is probably going to die soon. So, she confessed everything to me.”

Maybe she got sick because of karma. After poisoning Matthew, Mary felt uneasy. Although nobody else knew that she did it, she was constantly concerned that the Wrights would find out. She thus worried for all these years. She was subsequently diagnosed with stomach cancer six months ago, which was deadly.

Anna also felt conflicted upon hearing this. She believed that this woman deserved it. However, Mary did it to save her cousin rather than gain money.

Anna then said,”Oh… So, who exactly is the mastermind of this matter? Have you also found it out?”

Ryan took a slow, deep breath and said, “Actually, Mary said that it was the young master from the Wright family who made her do it.”

Anna’s fists clenched as her heart skipped a beat. She said, “But you know, there were several young masters in the Wright family.”

“Mary said she was pretty sure that man was Matthew’s father. She only met him during the holidays, but she frequently saw him on the news. So, she’s certain that it is him.”

Anna felt the blood in her clenched fist turning cold. Then that coldness flowed back through her frozen limbs.

She thought to herself, Did Wayne do this? Why?! Why would he make use of his two–year–old son?

Looking at Anna’s pale face, Ryan felt sorry for her.

He comforted her by saying, “Well, Anna, you don’t have to think about the worst-case scenario. Maybe, Wayne didn’t anticipate that this would have such a huge impact on Matthew. I asked Mary about the medication she was giving Matthew at the time, and she said it was simply some nutritional powder. She only let him have a small amount of that because she worried he wouldn’t digest it. Well, she didn’t see why this would prevent

Matthew from speaking. Additionally, the physician noted that Matthew’s vocal cords were healthy. So, maybe, the reason why Matthew didn’t want to talk was that he was startled.”

Anna didn’t feel any better after hearing Ryan’s words. She thought to herself, It seems that Wayne is indeed a cruel man! I didn‘t know he would make a profit out of his two–year–old son, who had just learned to talk. He‘s horrible!

“Well, Ryan, you don’t have to comfort me. I know what I have to do.” Anna said.

She had already been mentally prepared for the worst-case scenario when Ryan had previously reminded her of this situation.

At the end of the night, Ryan went to bed immediately after his bath. He was feeling exhausted after traveling around the country for months.

In Tammy’s room, Anna struggled to sleep for a while. She felt terrible seeing her daughter’s adorable sleeping face on the bed.

I wouldn‘t have allowed the Wrights to steal Matthew from me if I could have been more powerful back then. So, he wouldn‘t have grown up in such a dangerous family or been treated as a tool.

Her phone beeped, and the screen flashed up at that very time.

“Peace is fine at the hospital, and I’m doing great, too. How about you, Anna?”

It was a text message from Jasper. Anna inhaled deeply and sat on the carpet while gazing at the screen.

She immediately replied, “Thanks, things are fine here. By the way, I’ve made my decision about Matthew. Can you still find that lawyer you mentioned before? I need to consult him about his custody.”

Anna hadn’t tried to get Matthew back when she and Wayne broke up because Wayne had raised him for so many years. So, she had no right to take him away.

She later realized that since Wayne had already mistreated Matthew before, he could possibly do this again. Matthew would therefore be at risk if he kept living with Wayne.

Jasper immediately replied to her text message and sent her the lawyer’s cell phone number and email address.

“You can ask him some questions first. I’ll be back to Birmingham next month, and you can talk to me about it. Don’t be afraid, Anna. I’ll always be there for you.”