After Prison I Rushed into Marriage with a Comatose Tycoon-Chapter 143: News of Theo

"Of course not. There’s another way to make sure Eliza Sutton is dead and gone. Have you forgotten? She gave birth to two bastards. If that gets out..."

"There’s no way Shane Lockwood would want a woman who’s slept with another man and even had his bastard children! Without Shane Lockwood’s protection, Innis would have toyed Eliza Sutton to death. With a history of plagiarism and a prison record, she’ll never be able to make a comeback."

The more Amelia Sutton spoke, the happier she became, and she couldn’t help but spin around on the spot.

Ever since Eliza Sutton ruined her mother’s reputation, Amelia’s life had gotten harder by the day. The Hughes family was already preparing to call off the engagement; her own reputation was half-ruined. Seeing Eliza in trouble now made her incredibly happy.

Cedric Sutton looked at Amelia Sutton dotingly. "This is just the beginning. I’ll pay Eliza Sutton back a thousand times over for all the grievances she’s caused you."

"Brother, you’re the best!" But soon, the smile on Amelia Sutton’s face fell. "But even if Eliza gets what she deserves, it’s no use. My engagement to the Hughes family is still ruined. My reputation is in tatters, and she’s destroyed my future!"

As she spoke, Amelia Sutton viciously hurled the nearby cup, smashing it.

"What’s the rush? If you want to get married, it’s not impossible to marry even Shane Lockwood, let alone Sean Hughes."

"Could I really marry Shane Lockwood?" Amelia Sutton’s eyes lit up.

"Of course. My sister is so beautiful and so outstanding."

Amelia Sutton thought of Shane Lockwood’s incomparably handsome face and his unrivaled power, and her heart pounded wildly.

"Brother, I want to marry him. I want to marry Shane Lockwood, become the Mistress of the Lockwood family, and crush everyone who looks down on me under my heel. I want Eliza Sutton to spend her entire life looking up at me from the dirt!"

...

「The Lumina Gardens.」

Eliza Sutton was lounging on the sofa, looking at her phone with a face mask on.

Pearl Lockwood had really created a huge problem for her with this trending topic.

With things blown up like this, she couldn’t just lie low and refuse to explain, even if she wanted to.

As a designer for the Lockwood Group, if she were found guilty of plagiarism, it would be a massive blow to the company’s reputation. If this wasn’t handled well, it could cause the Lockwood Group enormous losses.

This was definitely not what she had intended.

Woody came out of the study with a laptop. "Isla," he said immediately, "I’ve got a lead on what you asked me to investigate."

Eliza Sutton ripped the mask off her face. "Spit it out. Quickly."

"I found out that Theo was taken by a human trafficker named Mr. Preston back then. A month ago, this trafficker was active in the Westbank area."

Eliza Sutton shot to her feet and strode toward the door. "Let’s go. We’re going to Westbank immediately. I have to see this Mr. Preston!"

"Isla, slow down. Don’t be in such a rush."

Eliza Sutton didn’t pause; instead, she walked even faster.

’Not rush?’

’How could I not be in a rush?’

She had already assigned so many people to search for Theo. This was the closest she had ever gotten to finding him.

Just after Eliza Sutton left with Woody, a few men and women in business suits appeared at the door and rang the bell.

They rang for a long time, but no one answered.

One of them immediately went to ask about Eliza Sutton’s whereabouts.

Soon, she returned. "The doorman said Eliza Sutton left with a man half an hour ago."

The man in the lead made a phone call. "Miss, Eliza Sutton isn’t home. She left with a man."

"Alright, I know."

As soon as Pearl Lockwood hung up, Brenda Preston sidled up to her.

"Pearl, how did it go? Did they find Eliza Sutton? Is she in tears, admitting she was wrong? If so, you have to give her a chance. No matter what, her marriage woke Shane up. That’s to her credit."

Pearl Lockwood’s face was full of scorn. "It was Doctor Shepherd’s excellent medical skills that woke my brother up. Eliza Sutton just got lucky. You think a criminal like her could wake my brother up with a good-luck marriage? As if."

"You always see the heart of the matter, Pearl." Brenda Preston asked, "Pearl, what did the lawyers you sent say? Did Eliza Sutton admit she was wrong?"

"No." Pearl Lockwood’s expression was dark and ugly. "Eliza Sutton ran away."

"Ran away?"

Shane Lockwood didn’t believe it. "That’s impossible. Eliza Sutton wouldn’t run."

He had just spoken to her on the phone.

Eliza Sutton had told him not to worry, that she had a way to resolve the matter.

Her tone had been confident. She wasn’t worried about the trending topic; on the contrary, she sounded certain, as if victory was already in her grasp.

"If you don’t believe me, call Eliza Sutton. If she can get back in half an hour, I won’t have the lawyers sue her. I’ll let it go as long as she apologizes to me publicly. How about it?"

Shane Lockwood looked at Pearl Lockwood, slightly displeased. "Pearl, I said I would handle this. Who told you to hire lawyers on your own?"

"Brother, the issue right now isn’t that I hired lawyers. It’s that Eliza Sutton ran away. If you don’t believe me, call her."

Seeing Shane Lockwood hesitate, Pearl Lockwood’s lips curled up, her tone aggressive. "Brother, why aren’t you calling? Are you afraid you’ll lose to me? Or is it that deep down, you don’t trust Eliza Sutton either?"

A slight smile touched Shane Lockwood’s lips as he chided her, "You’ve got some nerve, trying to goad your own brother."

Pearl Lockwood huffed, her chin held high like a proud peacock. "So, are you going to make the call or not? If you don’t, I’ll have someone drag Eliza Sutton back here."

"Don’t be ridiculous." Shane Lockwood shot his sister a glare.

Seeing her persistence, he had no choice but to take out his phone and call Eliza Sutton.

"Designer Sutton, where are you?" Shane Lockwood said. "Be in my office within half an hour."

Eliza Sutton watched the scenery recede outside the car window. "Mr. Lockwood," she said, "I have an urgent matter and need to take two days off. I’ve already submitted my leave request to HR. If you have something pressing, just tell me over the phone."

"Taking leave? What happened?"

"A personal matter," Eliza Sutton said. "President Lockwood, regarding the trending topic accusing me of plagiarism, there’s more to the story. I promise I’ll be back in three days to give you an explanation."

Pearl Lockwood heard Eliza Sutton’s voice through the earpiece and sneered. "That would be for the best. Of course, it’s fine if you don’t come back. I’m sure the Seabourne police will personally escort you here. I just wonder how many years you’ll get for plagiarizing a top international designer and smearing the name of Veridia’s design community. Will it be long enough for you to rot in prison for life?"

"Make me rot in prison for life?" Eliza Sutton laughed. "I’m afraid that’ll be difficult, Miss Lockwood. Why don’t you go ask Brenda Preston to think of another plan?"

The expression on Pearl Lockwood’s pretty face instantly darkened with fury. "Eliza Sutton, go on and be smug! One day, I’ll make you cry with regret!"