Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 511

Chapter 511 The Farewell Letter

It's related to Craig?

Cedrick and Nico exchanged a glance, both feeling puzzled.

The former stood up, picked up his military jacket from the coat rack, and put it on neatly. “Let's go and have a look.”

Just as the two of them reached the lobby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they coincidentally bumped into Neville, who was bringing Charles in.

Neville swiftly bowed before Cedrick. “Mr. Jenson, Mr. Charles has informed me about the discovery of significant and crucial evidence. Hence, I have brought him here.”

Cedrick, without uttering a word, turned on his heel and made his way back to his office. “Come with me, Charles,” he commanded.

Charles wordlessly trailed behind Cedrick, matching his brisk pace as they made their way to the office.

Once inside the office, Charles placed an envelope on Cedrick's desk.

Cedrick glanced at the envelope. “What's this?”

“I found it by chance while helping to clean Mrs. Newton's room last night. It seems to be her farewell letter.”

Although Charles was listed under Caylie's name in the family tree, he never referred to her as “Mom” or even “Mother.” Instead, he always addressed her as “Mrs. Newton,” much like the housekeepers and butlers did.

His words prompted both Cedrick and Nico, who was standing nearby, to furrow their brows simultaneously.

Caylie had been injected with a neurochemical agent before Craig gained control over the family. Her thoughts had been out of her control ever since. How could she have left behind a farewell letter?

Despite his doubts, Cedrick reached out and took the envelope.

He carefully opened it and scanned its contents.

After he had finished reading the letter, his frown deepened, and his expression became increasingly frosty.

“What does Mrs. Newton's letter say?” Nico asked.

Cedrick didn't answer immediately but raised his eyes to look at the calm and composed Charles in front of him. “This letter is dated the day before the incident. She said she was tired of this hypocritical world and that she intended to commit suicide.”

“Suicide?” Nico found it rather hard to believe. “She was already imprisoned by Craig, and her daily activities were restricted. How could she have obtained poison to commit suicide? It's absurd.”

Cedrick kept mum and fixed his unwavering gaze on Charles. “When and where did you find this letter?”

Just as Charles was about to speak, Cedrick interrupted him with a knock on the desk and reminded him, “I want a detailed account.”

“Okay.” Charles nodded.

He then began to recount the event. “Following Mrs. Newton's passing, Jasmine and I have been assisting Lucas with the funeral arrangements. Last night, around eight or nine o'clock, I went up to Mrs. Newton's room and happened to discover this letter tucked inside her pillow.”

“Thinking it might be significant, I brought it to you to have a look,” he added.

Cedrick listened attentively to the man. After a moment of contemplation, he posed a question to him. “Charles, how do you interpret this situation?”

Charles sighed. “As you know, my relationship with Mrs. Newton was not a pleasant one. My presence in the Newton family tree seemed to trigger something within her. She had already lost Jennifer, and ever since then, she had been battling deep depression.”

He paused for a moment, then presented a completely different perspective, deviating from his previous statement.

“In fact, I had concealed something before. She had been struggling with depression, and even before Craig gained control, she had made several attempts at self-harm. I suspect that Craig wasn't the one who administered the drug to her. It was her depression that led him to occasionally confine her, out of concern for her well-being. I don't believe he would have harmed his own mother,” Charles confessed.