How could Jeremy, who was not even in the country at the moment, get such detailed information regarding what had happened in Barnes? This baffled Vivian.
Anyway, now was not the right time to worry about this.
What she should do tight now was to make use of the information she was given, which might give a fatal blow to Natalie.
At this moment, Vivian was on the way back to the Turner family.
“I’m home, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, she greeted with a smile as she entered the house. But as she entered the dining room, she felt that something was odd.Luke and Catherine, who were having dinner, paid her no attention. What was more, there was also tension in the room.Vivian slowly pulled out a chair and sat down.A set of tableware was then brought to her by a servant.
She glanced at the Turners and tentatively asked, “What happened?”
Whenever she came back home, Catherine would greet her with a smile. But for some reason, she was cold and indifferent today, which perplexed Vivian.
Catherine said nothing and turned to look at Luke. He put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth with a napkin.
With a deep frown, he clenched his fist and pounded it on the table.
“Where have you been? Did you go see Allie?” he asked while staring at Vivian with an intense gaze.
Vivian was taken aback, and she unconsciously clenched her fists under the table.
Did Brandon find out something and inform the couple? And now, were the Turners suspecting her? Vivian feigned innocence and calmly asked, “Who’s Allie, and what’s going on? Mr. Turner, I just went to the flower shop to buy some flowers.”
She turned at the servant behind her and politely asked, “Could you bring over the flowers I just bought and give them to Mr.and Mrs. Turner?”
The servant obediently nodded and left.
A few seconds later, she returned with a large bouquet of fresh pink lilies.
Vivian took the flowers and handed them to Catherine.
“I went to a flower shop where it had Miss Turner’s favorite flowers. I chatted with the owner for a while and didn’t notice the time.Miss Turner was really kind.I heard from the owner that she sponsored the flower shop when it was losing profits and on the verge of closing down. The owner missed her.”
Catherine did not want to talk to Vivian.
But when she saw Charis’s favorite flower when she was alive, she was moved to tears.
Perhaps it was because the lilies reminded Catherine of Charis.
At this moment, she held the flowers in her arms and stared at them with a tearful gaze.
“Thank you, Vivian.It’s just that something happened a few days ago. Someone who worked for Charis wanted to sell confidential information to Natalie.Brandon came to warn us that someone with an ulterior motive might be using us.”
“Oh, my.I didn’t know so many things happened while I was away.Have you found out who stole the information? If you need help, let me know right away. I’ll do whatever I can to help,” she assured Catherine.
Suddenly, a fierce look flashed across her face, and she continued, “Once we found the person who did it, we should punish them.Otherwise, it might happen again.”
Catherine sighed.
“It was Charis’s assistant, Allie Olson. The police have caught her, but we don’t know if she had an accomplice.” Catherine spilled everything, which led Vivian to think that Catherine believed her.
Vivian then glanced at Luke from the corner of her eyes. He was focused on his food and had not said anything for a while.
Vivian scanned the dishes on the table.
Upon noticing something, she stood up and said to everyone with a smile, “Why is there no soup? Soup can help with digestion.Kindly excuse me as I make some now.”
The smile on Vivian’s face disappeared when she entered the kitchen.
After opening the refrigerator to take out some ingredients to make the soup, she gnashed her teeth. She didn’t anticipate that Brandon would retaliate immediately and inform the Turners about the situation.
Based on what she had seen today, the Turners had begun to suspect her.
Vivian was worried. She was well-aware that Luke and Catherine weren’t idiots.
They had been grieving over Charis’ death.
In addition, Vivian had been taking care of them, which was why they took her in without thinking twice.
Now that Brandon had given them a warning, the Turners began suspecting her.
If Luke were to find out anything, she’d get kicked out of the house for sure.
Vivian didn’t want things to end like this.
If she were to be found out, she wouldn’t be able to avenge Charis.
For now, she decided to err on the side of caution.
In the living room.
Upon hearing the sound coming from the kitchen, Luke grabbed a chair beside Catherine, sat down, and whispered to her, “I think there’s something off about Vivian.If you really want to have someone by your side, we can just adopt another kid.” Catherine heaved a sigh.
“I don’t really have that sort of energy anymore.”
She was no longer young.
Even if they were to adopt another child, she didn’t have the enough energy left in her to raise the kid.
Luke frowned at her response.
“It’s up to you, but either way, we can’t keep Vivian here any longer. She showed up in our lives out of nowhere. And then, Allie did something like this. Isn’t it strange? We just can’t keep her around anymore.”
Catherine seemed reluctant to do it.
“She’s done so much to help us through our grief.Maybe we’re wrong about her.”
Stunned, Luke grunted, “You need to pull yourself together, and you need someone to keep you company. My health is dwindling and Charis is gone. Who’s gonna look out for you if I die before you? You should be careful of Vivian.”
Ever since Charis passed away, Luke’s health had become much worse than before. He once enjoyed fooling around with women, which turned out to do him no good but only momentary pleasure.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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