When Love Breaks by jack novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167

When I posed the question, my heart hung in suspense. I had always suspected that Timothy’s death had something to do with Margaret, but I never had proof.

Luckily, Gary’s immediate response confirmed my fears. “Yes, the fingerprint area was small, but it belongs to her after comparison.”

“So, it was her.” Receiving the answer brought me no joy, only a deep sadness for Timothy. If only Timothy hadn’t met Margaret that day. Perhaps he’d still be alive, waving at me with a smile, calling me “my dear.”

Gary was furious, too. “Even though Mr. Timothy never really accepted her, he never mistreated her. I can’t believe she’d go this far.

“Indeed.” I was puzzled, “Gary, I can’t understand something. Timothy argued with Bryant that day but didn’t get sick from the stress. What on earth did Margaret say to make Timothy this upset?”

First, Margaret infuriated Timothy, preventing him from taking his lifesaving pills. And then, she tried to provoke and frame me the same way.

Gary was just as baffled. “I have no idea what it could be…”

“Do you think…” I hesitated, “Could stie possibly be Albert and Teresa’s biological daughter?”

That was the only reason I could think about that would upset Timothy so much. Timothy was already displeased with Albert’s insistence on marrying Teresa. If Tim had found out about an affair, it wouldn’t be surprising if that pushed him over the Gary denied it. “Impossible. Mr. Timothy had that investigated before Teresa even jo the Ferguson family. They did a paternity test, and Margaret is not a Ferguson.”

“That’s strange.” I frowned, and a thought briefly crossed my mind but slipped away before I could grasp it. Maybe the idea was tog absurd.

Gary asked, “What’s your plan now? Just having fingerprints on a pill might not be convincing enough. If you tell Bryant directly, he might not believe you…