Chapter 545 Excuses
Sebastian changed the topic. “I’ve asked someone to run tests on the small gifts, but there were no traces of heavy metals on their surfaces,” he informed.
At those words, Nathaniel’s eyebrows furrowed as he stared at Sebastian’s face with intensity. “Are you sure there’s nothing wrong with the test results?”
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“Every object had been thoroughly tested three times. The results came back exactly the same each time. No traces of heavy metals could be found,” Sebastian explained.
Frustrated, Nathaniel pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. As the mild smell of tobacco stimulated his senses, he remembered that they were still at the hospital and quickly put cigarette out.
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“Investigate Anya’s shopping list. See if there are any records of the purchase of a small box,” Nathaniel ordered in an icy tone. “Hire someone to keep a close eye on Anya and keep track of the movements of the Gibson family. When it comes to it, we’ll get rid of them once and for all.”
Sebastian’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing the command. Before he could stop himself, he commented, “But Mr. Hadley, they’re Ms. Christina’s family.”
Nathaniel scoffed with a mocking look on his face. “Just because Christina thinks of them as family doesn’t mean the Gibson family thinks the same. I’ve given them chances time and time again, yet they still refuse to give my family a break. If I don’t give them a warning, the next thing I know, I could be dealing with a gun pointed at my head.”
Since the Gibson family wanted to mess with the Hadley family, Nathaniel was not afraid to play along with their games.
Whether or not the Hadley family owed the Gibson family a life had still not been.
confirmed. Before the accusation could be proven by the truth, the Hadley family would still. be considered innocent..
Sebastian was not in a position to question Nathaniel’s authority. “Noted, sir. I’ll get it done.”
Nathaniel continued asking, “Any progress with Madison?”
A torn look appeared on Sebastian’s face. “We’ve exhausted every method that could be used. on her. Madison has completely lost her mind. We can obtain no information from her. The Taggart family has been going about secretly. According to word on the streets, they have been secretly gathering information that could be used as leverage against you. They plan to report you to the supervisors so that Madison would not be subjected to threat for the rest of her life.”
Nathaniel’s cold eyes remained unchanged even after he heard the news. “Since the Taggart family doesn’t want to live peacefully but searched for death, I shall fulfill their requests.” He turned to look at Sebastian. “Gather all the dark secrets of the Taggart family and post everything online. Don’t bother about holding back. As for Madison, continue to lock her up. and change up the tactics used on her every day. She has to face the consequences of her actions.”
Sebastian remained silent. Tossing Sebastian a glance, Nathaniel continued, “If you can’t do it, ask someone else to.”
Snapping out of his daze, Sebastian replied, “I can complete the task you gave me. It won’t be too difficult for me.”
“Good.” Nathaniel gave Sebastian a meaningful look. “I want a break. Cancel all the appointments I have, and send the important documents to Scenic Garden Manor.”
“Yes, sir.” With that, Sebastian left.
Being the efficient worker that he was, Sebastian gathered and exposed all the dark secrets of the Taggart family by that day itself. Some of the shocking scandals involved near-illegal activities.
The stock price of the Taggart family plummeted. Within just a few hours, it hit the limit. down, experiencing a sharp decline.
Netizens began attacking the Taggart family online. The powerful, wealthy family that was previously held in high regard had become more despicable than street rats in a matter of minutes.
Reporters of various media flooded the Taggart residence. Some of the reporters even disturbed the mental hospital where Madison was admitted to. For the sake of obtaining a scoop, they had no limits.
As Nathaniel’s capable a*sistant in the past, Madison not only would have the secrets of the Taggart family, but she could also be keeping secrets of Nathaniel that were unknown to the public.
Meanwhile, Anya had just returned from her training in Hallsbay. The moment she stepped. out of the plane, she was shocked by the trending news.
After finding out what she had done, Nigel lost his temper and reprimanded her harshly. In the end, he warned her sternly not to act rashly and decided to ground her.
However, Anya had always been restless. She could not stand being confined inside the house. When Nigel went out business-pitching to gain investments, Anya used that opportunity to slip out of the house and flew back to Jadeborough.
As she sat in a taxi, Anya kept scrolling through the shocking headlines of that day’s news. Upon finding out that the Taggart family was going bankrupt, she became overwhelmed by anxiety. With her heart pounding inside her chest, she asked the taxi driver to head to the mental hospital instead.
Disguising herself, Anya sneaked through the hospital hallways to Madison’s ward.
Once Madison had taken her medications, she looked no different from a normal person. The only difference would be that she seemed to be constantly in a daze, lost in her own world of thoughts. Even if one were to hold a knife by her neck, she would still not defend. herself. Instead, she might grab the knife and plunge it into her own body.
Sneaking into the ward, Anya locked the door behind her from the inside.
At that moment, Madison was curled up on the hospital bed, tearing apart a piece of toilet paper in her hand into small pieces.
“Madison!” Anya called out as she stood by the bedside.
After a long while of no response, Anya shoved Madison’s shoulder impatiently. “Stop acting! I know you’re not crazy!”
Madison’s body hit the headboard. Even so, it was as though she had not seen Anya. Without acknowledging Anya’s presence, Madison climbed back into a sitting position and continued to pick at the toilet paper. As she did so, she kept mumbling to herself, “Tear it to shreds. Tear it to shreds…”
“Hello? There’s no one else here. Are you addicted to acting crazy?” With one swift swoop, Anya snatched the piece of toilet paper away from her and tossed it to the floor. “The Taggart family is in trouble. I suspect Nathaniel to be behind this.”
As Anya rambled on, Madison kept her gaze on the toilet paper on the floor all the while. At the mention of Nathaniel, her dark eyes glinted.
“You didn’t expose me, did you?” In the meantime, Anya did not notice the change i Madison’s demeanor. All she could think of at that moment was whether or not Madi thrown her under the bus. “I’ve so generously taught Christina a lesson on your behalf! you dare to betray me, I won’t let you get away with it!”
Just then, Madison turned to look at Anya. Her empty gaze caused a chill to run down Anya’s spine.
All of a sudden, a pair of sharp scissors appeared in Madison’s hand. Without warning, she lunged forward and pinned Anya down onto the floor.
“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!” Raising her arm, Madison plunged the pair of scissors onto the floor, piercing into the floor right next to Anya’s ear and missing the latter by a hair.
Anya was shocked out of her wits. “Madison, you ungrateful b*tch! You’re trying to kill me? In your dreams! So it seems that you are, in fact, just pretending to be crazy!”
Whenever Madison had one of her psychotic episodes, she somehow obtained the strength. of a bull. Not even ten security guards could hold her down, much less Anya, someone who had never lifted a finger their entire life.
The scissors missed Anya again by a few centimeters. Madison had lost all control, stabbing the scissors in all directions within her reach. “You deserve to die!”
Reaching out for her purse on the floor, Anya grabbed it and hit Madison heavily on the head, causing the latter to wince in pain. In that split second, Anya pushed Madison onto the floor and got up.
Not daring to stay a second longer, Anya made a run for the door.
At that moment, Madison got up and grabbed Anya from behind. The two of them struggled against each other, crashing against the wall next to the window.
“Let me go!” Anya was being strangled. As she felt her body getting weaker, she caught sight of the blood-curdling smile that Madison was giving her. “Help me!” she screamed.
The fear of death consumed her as her instincts overrode her rationale, giving her a surge energy. With a swift move, she kicked Madison’s knees and grabbed the latter by her hair before slamming Madison’s head onto the window.
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Splat!
Fresh blood splattered all over the place. In an instant, Madison stopped fighting. With her face pointing to the ground and her head leaning against the wall, Madison slowly fell limp onto the ground and ended up in a twisted, kneeling position.
Shocked by the scene in front of her, Anya quickly got up from the floor and grabbed her purse. Fishing out her phone, she dialed a number. Her voice trembled as the call connected.
“D-Dad, help me! I-I killed someone!”
