The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 194

At this hour, only Sawyer remained standing at the entrance of the research center.

Once he realized that Dr. Patten wasn't going to take his father's case, any last hope Sawyer had fizzled out completely.

Holbrook's illness couldn't be delayed any longer; Sawyer knew he couldn't afford to waste another minute. He immediately called the hospital that had previously treated his father and agreed to proceed with the surgery.

After returning home from the research center, Sawyer wasted no time launching a thorough investigation of everyone in the house. To his shock, it wasn't the nurse who'd been caring for his father that he found suspicious, but rather the woman who slept beside him every night—his own wife.

That night, sleeplessness loomed over the Iverson family like a dark cloud.

Sawyer summoned everyone into the living room. He sat on the sofa, his expression stormy and unreadable; no one could guess what was going through his mind.

Aline rubbed her eyes anxiously. The memory of what she'd done sent a tremor of unease through her, but she quickly calmed herself, recalling the promise she'd received: the poison would be nearly impossible to trace. Her composure returned almost immediately.

She approached Sawyer cautiously, settling beside him and gently placing her hand over his. Her voice was soft and soothing. "Darling, it's so late. Has something happened?"

She was about to say more, but suddenly Sawyer's expression changed. He shoved her away with such force that Aline tumbled to the floor.

Sawyer worked out regularly and was strong; with that one push, Aline crashed hard onto the polished floorboards.

"Get away from me." Sawyer glared at her in utter disgust, a tangle of emotions warring inside him.

He'd suspected nearly everyone—except for the woman he shared his bed with. The very idea that it was his wife who'd poisoned his father was unthinkable.

In his mind, Aline had always been gentle and considerate. He never would have imagined she was capable of something so vicious.