Chapter 1316
Chase wasn’t his usual happy-go-lucky self right now. He had a worried look on his face and said, “Yeah, he’s not an outsider to you, but he sure as hell is to the Blanchet family. They’re trying to keep a lid on this whole thing, and you’re blabbing away to some guy who’s got nothing to do with it? If he tells anybody else this, do you know what will happen?”
Belinda was taken back a bit, realizing she might’ve made a mistake. She grabbed her phone and said, “I’ll tell Jacob not to let the cat out of the bag.”
After she sent Jacob a message, Chase sighed.
“They’re doing a DNA test on the body the cops found yesterday. They’re being really thorough about it, so things are moving slowly. Let’s just wait for the results; maybe it’s not Mr. Blanchet?”
Belinda hoped with all her heart that it was not her uncle, but the cops found her uncle’s damaged ID on the charred and unrecognizable body.
Chase continued. “Whether that body is Mr. Blanchet or not, we can’t let my boss know about this, got it?”
Belinda nodded. “I got it. I was just panicking yesterday, that’s why I wanted to call Ellinor. Good thing you were there to stop me, or I might have caused her trouble.”
Chase handed her a tissue from the table. “Alright, if you need to cry, let it out.”
Belinda wiped her tears. “No matter what, I will find out who killed my uncle and make them pay.”
Chase nodded, but he wasn’t totally convinced about Theo’s death.
The Blanchet family’s Villa.
Sophia only found out about this in the morning and rushed over to the Blanchet’s. She refused to believe that something had happened to Theo.
She was led into the Blanchet’s home by a servant.
In the living room, Veronica Blanchet was alone on the couch, her face blank as tears fell on her lap.
Sophia rushed over and asked, “Veronica, where’s your brother?”
Veronica snapped out of it, looked at Sophia with a gloomy face, and said, “You must’ve heard about what happened yesterday, and that’s why you’re here, right? What do you want me to say?”
Sophia was now teary-eyed. She absolutely refused to accept the truth and shook her head in disbelief.
“No, I can’t believe… I just can’t believe that something happened to Theo! It’s impossible!”
Veronica’s tears fell. “You think I want to believe it?”
Sophia thought Veronica might’ve been misinformed. She started looking around the room. “Where are your grandparents? I’m sure they’ve sent someone to investigate! That body might not be Theo’s!”
Veronica weakly responded, “Grandma fainted when she heard the news, and Grandpa’s heart condition, acted up. They’re both being watched by the family doctor in their rooms; it’s best not to upset them.”
Sophia took a step back, as if she had lost her balance. “How could this happen? When I saw him at the company yesterday, he was fine… How would Theo end up alone in some abandoned factory?!”
Veronica couldn’t muster the energy to deal with Sophia anymore; it was too late for anything now.
Sophia, in her panic, forgot that her dad had friends in the police department. She immediately called her dad to get an update.
After hearing the latest information her dad got from his police friends, Sophia’s face underwent a subtle change.
She wiped her tears, sat on the sofa, and choked out a question to Veronica.
