Chapter 629
Isabella stirred the sugar cube in her coffee cup.
"The Semonas are wealthy. They don't need that money."
Vivian frowned in thought.
"That's what's strange. Why would she commit suicide without strong motives? And..."
She suddenly fell silent.
"And what?" Isabella pressed.
"Sophia Sherwood also died by suicide," Vivian murmured.
Isabella set down her cup.
"Wasn't that case closed? The killer confessed."
Vivian shook her head.
"It was initially ruled a suicide too. Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Her fingers traced the rim of her cup.
Bianca's mother's death was shrouded in mystery.
No motive. No suicide note. Not even any warning signs.
If it was murder...
Vivian's fingertips trembled.
Someone was deliberately creating conflict between her and Bianca.
But who?
Victoria was the prime suspect, yet she treated Bianca like a sister.
With the body cremated, all evidence had vanished.
"Don't dwell on it," Isabella squeezed her hand. "Focus on your pregnancy now. When's your next prenatal visit?"
Vivian gently touched her slightly rounded abdomen.
The appointment was approaching.
But Ethan hadn't left her side since Bianca's public outburst.
He'd become her shadow.
"I have a business trip tomorrow," Vivian told Ethan.
"I'll book the same flight," he immediately reached for his phone.
"No need." She stopped him. "Attend to your own work."
Ethan nodded silently.
The next morning.
A black Maybach waited at the street corner.
Ethan watched Vivian's car exit the gated community.
He followed at a distance.
Her vehicle merged onto the freeway - not heading toward the airport.
Ethan's grip tightened on the steering wheel.
It stopped outside a private hospital.
Not the Seattle Medical Center where Vivian worked.
Why was she here?
By the time Ethan parked, Vivian had disappeared inside.
He searched every corner of the outpatient lobby.
Nursing station. Waiting area. Hallways...
"Have you seen this woman?" He showed her photo on his phone.
Only received shaken heads in response.
Ethan's pulse quickened.
Was she ill?
Why wouldn't she tell him?