Chapter 586

The butler was about to speak when Theo impatiently interrupted. "Let me do it!"

The boy's interruption made Vivian miss the butler's next words.

With practiced ease, Theo grabbed Vivian's phone. "Uncle, it's Theo. I'm with Vivian. Don't worry."

He ended the call abruptly and shoved the phone back into her hand.

"Sister, can we go to the mall?" Theo blinked up at her.

Vivian crouched down. "Are you hungry? Should we eat first?"

"Not hungry." He adjusted his mask. "Just want to look around."

"Alright, I'll go with you." She firmly held his small hand.

"By the way, Theo... how old is your uncle?"

"Huh?" The boy tilted his head.

"Just curious. His voice sounded mature on the phone."

Theo tensed internally.

The butler was indeed elderly. If he said something too young, she'd suspect something.

"My uncle... is almost fifty."

"Fifty?" Vivian's eyes widened.

Theo was so young, yet his uncle was already middle-aged?

Her mind immediately conjured a dramatic family scenario: If he was called "uncle," then Theo's father must have been at least in his fifties. A plausible age to pass away.

Combined with Theo's mother abandoning him, it painted a classic picture of a gold-digging woman fleeing with the fortune after her wealthy husband's death.

Her heart ached as she pulled Theo into a sudden embrace.

The boy froze momentarily before melting into his future aunt's warmth.

They spent the afternoon at the mall before parting ways.

At their farewell, Theo's private car waited by the curb.

Watching him leave, Vivian planned tomorrow's prenatal checkup.

Since she'd decided to keep the baby, proper care was essential.

She'd barely rested at home when Inspector Chen called.

"They caught the killer?" Her grip tightened on the phone.

"Solid evidence. The suspect confessed."

"Can I come to the station?"

"Anytime."

After hanging up, something felt off.

If the murder was premeditated, why stage it as suicide? Why erase traces?

At the police station entrance, Vivian collided with Ethan Roscente.

His bar-hopping friend stood beside him.

"Vivian!" Ethan's eyes lit up.

She responded with a neutral "Hmm."

"You got the notice too?" He quickened his pace. "They arrested Sophia Sherwood's killer."