“Mrs. Landon is just a doctor at the hospital, but Zachary Chambers, a board member, personally went to pick her up with a top-tier lawyer in tow. It feels a bit excessive. But it's also possible that Mrs. Landon is just highly skilled and valued by the board. I checked their daily interactions, and they don't seem to have any contact, so I'm not sure if this counts as suspicious.”
Pierce frowned in deep thought.
The Chambers Family owned hospitals all over the country. Their influence was massive, firmly placing them among the top-tier families in Statenbury.
Whether it was leaking the scandal of his affair, pulling strings in the shadows to force Riley's divorce, or kidnapping and orchestrating the assault on Seraphina and Beatrice, Zachary absolutely had the power to do it all without leaving a trace.
A while ago, he and Ethan Sutton had practically turned Riverport upside down, yet they couldn't smoke out the culprit.
If the person was based in Statenbury and just pulling the strings from afar, it made sense that they couldn't find him.
Furthermore, from what he knew, Zachary was a notorious playboy who went through girlfriends faster than he changed clothes. It was entirely possible he had set his sights on Riley.
Connecting all the dots, Pierce felt it was highly likely that Zachary was the mastermind.
“Look into it again. Check if Zachary Chambers went to Riverport before Riley and I divorced, or see if he contacted anyone in Riverport during that time. Also, look at his movements during her kidnapping. Was he there, or did he contact anyone in Riverport?”
Scott looked highly conflicted. “Mr. Landon, he is the second young master of the Chambers family. His phone records are strictly confidential. Given our level of influence in Statenbury, I'm afraid we won't be able to dig that deep.”
“Do your best.”
“Understood.”
“The sooner, the better.”
“I'll get right on it.” Scott turned and left the suite.
At 6 PM, Pierce left the hotel and drove toward The Grand Regency.
Riley was in the middle of dinner. When the doorbell rang, Mrs. Gable, who was feeding Alora her bottle, paused. Riley got up to answer the door. Seeing Pierce standing there holding a basket of fruit, she furrowed her brow.
Pierce offered a faint smile. “I came to see Alora.”
Seeing Pierce now only reminded Riley of the horrible things Seraphina had done to her. If it weren't for him, would she have suffered like that?
She was still having nightmares about it.
But he was here to see Alora, so she couldn't exactly slam the door in his face. It was incredibly frustrating.


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