Chapter 11: Chapter 11

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<html><head></head><body>Kathy said she couldn't understand Brandon either. "Do you think it's because he wants to make Shirley his wife?" I frowned, thinking about Shirley and Brandon's interactions, and felt a wave of nausea. "So he wants to kill me for Shirley?" I couldn't stop the resentment in my heart. I've been married to Brandon for so many years, and does that mean nothing compared to the short time he's been with Shirley? Seeing me angry, Kathy comforted me, "There might be other reasons. Anyway, Brandon is not a good person." "Caroline, you must gather more evidence and bring down that bastard Brandon." I nodded. Even if Kathy hadn't said it, I planned to do so. I couldn't just watch them take over my family's assets and kick me out. I would never allow them to do that. "Why do you think Brandon went to see my mom?" Kathy thought for a while and said, "Maybe your recent actions have made him suspicious?" "But Brandon can't warn you directly, so he indirectly tells you that Kelly is now under his control." "If you don't understand, then fine, but if you do, it means you're guilty!" I suddenly understood. No wonder Brandon's gaze was so meaningful before he left this morning. We discussed some details, and to avoid being discovered by Shirley, I hung up the phone and hid my cell phone. It seemed that whatever I planned to do, I had to stop for now to avoid arousing Brandon's suspicion. After dinner, I realized I hadn't seen Nala all day, so I decided to look for her. Passing by Brandon's study, I heard scratching sounds from inside. I quickly opened the door and let Nala out, holding her and looking at her. "Poor Nala, have you been locked in here all day?" I played with Nala, but out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly saw a red light flashing. I was stunned and instinctively felt something was wrong, so I pretended to play with Nala while glancing at the object. It turned out that in the corner of the study, a small device was flashing a red light. If I hadn't looked closely, I wouldn't have noticed it. Connecting it to its location, I immediately understood. Brandon was monitoring me. His visit to Kelly's house was not only to threaten me but also to lure me into his trap. He had Shirley pretend to be indifferent, while he installed surveillance at the study door to see if I would sneak into his study. I sneered, not expecting Brandon to be so cunning, but he probably didn't expect me to discover it. I turned and left with Nala, and I never bothered with the study again. At this moment, he was probably watching the study, waiting for the surveillance to catch me, but I was already asleep with Nala in my bed. Recently, although I stopped taking that medicine, my health was still as bad as ever. The previous medication must have caused irreversible damage to my body, so I could only try to rest and recuperate. The next morning, Brandon returned. Perhaps he noticed nothing unusual about me, so he was in a very good mood. I knew why he was happy, but I still pretended to be clueless and asked, "Brandon, why are you so happy?" Brandon chuckled, "I saw Mom, and she's doing well. Caroline, you can rest assured." But I didn't feel relieved. I didn't know if I could trust his words. I wanted to call Kelly, but I was afraid of exposing the situation, so I gave up. Thinking back to when my parents advised me not to marry Brandon, I felt both angry and regretful. I was angry at myself for falling for a heartless bastard like Brandon, and I regretted not listening to my parents. Brandon and I started dating in college. My parents disapproved of his background and wanted to introduce me to someone of similar status. But I was determined to be with him and even secretly married him. At that time, Brandon didn't want people to think he was with me for my family's money, so he worked hard to support me. But as my father aged and fell seriously ill, he had no choice but to give me the company and arrange for Brandon to work there. After my father passed away, I gradually managed the company smoothly. When I became pregnant with Brett, I started handing over the company's core business to Brandon. By the time I was pregnant with the boy-girl twins, I had completely let go of the company. Now, apart from my shares, I knew nothing about the company. If only I had listened to my parents back then. Thinking of this, a tear fell from my eye. Brandon saw it and gently wiped it away, "What's wrong, Caroline?" I shook my head, "I just miss Mom. I want to call her." Of course, Brandon shook his head in disagreement. Every time I brought this up, he always brushed it off. Given my current voice, it was obvious I was sick, so for a long time, Brandon had been the only one in contact with Kelly. I didn't expect him to agree, as he was guilty and didn't dare to. That night, I returned to my room. Today was the day the test results came out. In the dead of night, I called Kathy. The call was quickly answered, and Kathy's voice sounded complicated. "Caroline, this is really strange. Do you know what kind of medicine Brandon gave you?" "Go ahead, I'm prepared." She continued, "They're all normal medicines, and even together, they have no toxicity. They're just ordinary medicines." I was stunned. Ordinary medicines? But I knew my body's reactions weren't fake. If they were just ordinary medicines, why would I have such reactions? "Impossible. Did you test the wrong thing?" "It was taken from your house that day, no mistake." After hanging up, I was confused. I always thought Brandon was poisoning me, but Kathy told me they were just ordinary medicines. Could it be that Brandon never intended to harm me? Was it all a misunderstanding? I quickly dismissed that thought. I was now certain that Brandon was cheating, and he was indeed keeping me under surveillance. So there must be something else about my health that I didn't know about, or he wouldn't need to do this. I decided to find an opportunity to get a thorough check-up, or I might never understand Brandon's true intentions. </body></html>

Chapter 11: Chapter 11

1,095 words