“After you were done, you tossed it into the trash, and someone could’ve picked it up the next day. It’sa possibility!”
Everett didn’t want to entertain that thought at all.
Seeing him just downing his drink, Jeffrey sighed, “Other than that, there’s no other explanation! Ittakes two to tango, and they must’ve gotten a hold of your… you know. You swear that Dorothy wasyour only woman. The kid couldn’t have just popped out of thin air, right?”
“Drink.” Everett was already annoyed and didn’t want to keep hearing him ramble on.
Jeffrey rolled his eyes, “Hold off on the drinking. Did your people replace any lead on the kid?”
“Nothing. They’re still searching.”
“No news on my end either. Should we broaden the search? The kid might not be in Eldorria Cityanymore.”
“I’ve already expanded the search.” He was even more eager to replace the child.
Then proceed with a paternity test. Everything would be clear then, no more guessing around.
Jeffrey glanced at the bottles of booze on the table, both amused and annoyed.
His severe OCD had him lining up the bottles neatly in a row. He had already chugged down seven oreight of them.
“Sure you don’t want me to call over some ladies? Get your eyes on someone else!” He scrolledthrough several photos of gorgeous women on his phone.
But Everett didn’t even glance up.
Jeffrey couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “You’re even harder to persuade than Lane! You’re as stubbornas a mule.”
When he mentioned Lane, Everett’s hand noticeably stilled.
Jeffrey caught that immediately!
“Still bothered by someone pursuing Dorothy? Don’t tell me you see Lane as a rival! He’s just after yourex–wife, ex!”
“Shut up.”
Everett poured himself another drink, clearly not wanting to listen.
Jeffrey sighed, “I’d love to snap a photo of you and show people how heartbroken the CEO of theLopez Corporation could be over a woman.”
*Still no sign of him, and my guys even got played by him!”
Hearing this, Heather wanted to strangle the man on the spot.
Incompetent and full of excuses.
“He’s just a kid! And you guys can’t replace him?”
“This kid is a genius, managed to crack codes and hide his tracks so we couldn’t detect him!” The manwas also speechless. If this situation blew up, he knew he’d be dealing with Everett. “You’re talking as ifI won’t be implicated!”
“I told you ages ago to off him, but you hesitated. Now look at the mess we’re in! If you had just finishedhim off, we’d only have to worry about where to bury him!”
Heather was as restless as a cat on a hot tin roof.
Knowing that Everett returned to Eldorria City, she didn’t dare to show her face or make her presenceknown.
Currently, she had no idea how the situation would unfold, so she had to make sure that her deedswouldn’t be exposed.
“That’s Everett’s son! You wanted me to kill him? Why didn’t you do it yourself? You’re just thinking ofusing me as a scapegoat if things go south!” He wasn’t a fool. What’s the point of making money if hedidn’t live to spend it?
Heather rubbed her temples, “I don’t have time to argue with you. Keep searching. I’ll think of anotherplan!”
After hanging up, she hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell Amanda about the situation. Theonly person who could help her right now was Amanda.
“How did the kid go missing?”
“Amanda, I never intended to hold him captive. After all, he’s Everett’s son, and I didn’t have the heartto keep a constant watch on him, so he escaped!”
“You’re too soft! We, the Lopez family, don’t recognize a child of unknown origin.”
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