"Mom, you know how it is with the Lindberg Corporation's jewelry stores. The minute Penelope shows interest, even if a client fancies something, they’ve gotta give her some respect."
Miranda frowned, "Really? That’s happening?"
The Lindberg Corporation was known for putting customers first. Even if Penelope took a liking to something, if a customer had their eyes on it, it should be theirs. Miranda couldn't believe Penelope would be so rude.
"So, what happened in the end?" Miranda asked, curious.
"I’m not sure. I left before it was resolved. If you're that interested, I can ask around. The manager is still at the store."
Miranda nodded. "Which store was it?"
Kamilla thought for a moment. "The one on Quixote Avenue."
Miranda mulled over this information with a thoughtful nod...
Meanwhile, Lucian didn't head straight back. Instead, he made his way to the security office and asked the guards to pull up the surveillance footage from outside the study.
The Lindberg estate was massive, with several gardens alone.
Cameras covered almost every hallway outside the bedrooms.
Watching the footage, Lucian saw Penelope step out to grab a glass of water before lingering at the study door, eavesdropping until Kamilla came to call her. Only then did she pretend as if she had just arrived.
A smirk played on Lucian's lips.
Such petty tricks were truly unamusing.
Just then, his phone buzzed with a new message.
It was from Shawn, containing a prenatal report from when Penelope was pregnant.
"Penelope was always accompanied by Lindberg family members for her check-ups, and I only joined her twice," Shawn's voice came through. "But both times, I was kept out of the room. When Penelope came out, the check-up was already done, and she had her report. At the time, nothing seemed amiss, but thinking back, she always insisted on seeing the same doctor. It could be she just trusted his skills. But once, one of my guys was with her, and when her usual doctor wasn't available, a well-known attending offered to step in. Penelope refused, which is odd, considering."
Opting for a general practitioner's check-up over an attending's?
"Can you track down that doctor?" Lucian asked.
Shawn was always on top of things. "After Penelope's miscarriage, the doctor was promoted from a GP to an assistant director and transferred to a hospital in Brookhaven. My people are already there, keeping a close eye on him at the Brookhaven Third Hospital."
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