The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 227

"She gave me this pendant last year, during a moment where she suddenly seemed completely lucid. She said she wanted to thank me for taking care of her for so long."

"I thought she had finally gone back to normal and was so excited. But it only lasted for that brief moment, and then she went right back to how she was before."

Jocelyn was desperate for answers.

"Then tell me, did Sylvia really pass away?"

The sadness on the woman's face didn't look faked.

"I was heartbroken for days when I heard the news."

Jocelyn stumbled back a step.

"You mean, she really died?"

Julian caught her firmly from behind.

"Did you see Sylvia pass away with your own eyes?"

The lady shook her head.

"I had already left the nursing home before she died."

It wasn't what the director had claimed—that she left *after* Sylvia's death. She had left *before*.

Julian: "Why did you leave?"

Lady: "The director said the facility had been losing money for years and was barely staying afloat. To cut costs, she had to lay people off, and I was one of the ones let go."

Jocelyn and Julian exchanged a look.

This was way too suspicious.

This woman was the caretaker specifically assigned by Marcus. Even if they were making cuts, they wouldn't have started with her.

Besides, the kind nurse Jocelyn had bumped into yesterday explicitly said she was a recent hire.

If the layoffs were truly to cut costs, why hire someone new right after?

It completely defied logic.

Jocelyn decided to be honest.

"Ma'am, I am Sylvia's biological daughter. I have this pendant too."

Saying that, she pulled the necklace from her collar.

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