Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 189

Chapter 189 They Are Inhumane

Two of them fell into a long silence amidst the tension in the air.Samuel knew that Kathleen wouldnever forgive him for what he did to her in the past.t wasn't just a single mistake. It was theaccumulation of small matters throughout the years.Kathleen had completely lost hope in him.Whatcan I ask of her after everything I've done?Snapping back to reality, Samuel reminded, “It's almosttime.""Okay.” Nodding, Kathleen got out of the car.She couldn't drive the car too close to the houselest she would be easily discovered.Following the same method as yesterday, Kathleen sneaked intoFrances’ room again.Similar to last time, there was only one nightlight in the room.Kathleen walkedover and took out the silver needle.Frances opened her eyes and looked straight atKathleen.Kathleen looked at her and greeted, “Old Mrs. Yoeger, we meet again."Frances frowned ather in confusion.Kathleen felt embarrassed by her reaction.Okay. It seems like Old Mrs. Yoeger hasforgotten me again.Kathleen let out a sigh of frustration.Suddenly, Frances grabbed Kathleen's wristand asked in a hoarse voice, “Are you my youngest daughter?"Upon hearing that, Kathleen wasstunned momentarily.She did resemble her biological mother.”Old Mrs. Yoeger, do you remembersomething?” Kathleen inquired earnestly.Frances was in a daze. “Gloria? Where's my littleGloria?""Who's Gloria?” Kathleen had never heard of the name before.”Sh-She’s my youngestdaughter. She's gone. Do you know where she is?" Frances asked anxiously.Her voice rang outthrough the room.Kathleen was afraid that the noise might alert other people in the house.Raisingher hand, she knocked Frances unconscious at once.I'm so sorry, Old Mrs. Yoeger. I have no choicebut to do it. Otherwise, I'll be in huge trouble.After Frances had passed out, Kathleen began hertreatment.The situation was the same as last time, with the needle still turning black.Taking thisopportunity, Kathleen installed a hidden camera in Frances’ room."You're way too familiar with thesetup of the Yoeger residence. Did you come here often?” she asked through the earphones. It isn'tthat hard to replace out,” Samuel answered.”Oh, I had forgotten that you liked Nicolette in the past.You almost became the Yoeger family’s son-in-law,” Kathleen teased.Samuel remained quiet.”It'sdone!” Kathleen clapped her hands. “Tell me, how do I link it to my phone?"“I'll send you an applater. You only have to install it,” Samuel explained.”Okay.” Kathleen nodded.”Someone’s coming!You need to replace a place to hide now,” Samuel urged.Someone’s coming?Kathleen was ready tojump out of the window.To her dismay, she couldn“t open the window no matter how hard shetried."Hide under the bed,” Samuel instructed.Upon hearing that, Kathleen immediately crawledunderneath the bed.At that moment, the door to Frances’ room was gently pushed open.Instead offootsteps, Kathleen heard a strange sound.Then, the wheels of a wheelchair appeared before hereyes.Is it Nicolette? No way. Isn't she still at the police station?It seems that Vanessa's drug is quitepotent. Look, Mom. This is what Vanessa did,” a man muttered to himself.Kathleen furrowed herbrows.Is this man Zachary? He knew Vanessa had drugged Old Mrs. Yoeger, yet he did nothing tohelp her. What is he trying to do here?"Mom, you're too biased. I'll never allow you to hand over theYoeger family to Vanessa. It'll be mine once I've recovered. However, her mere existence is a threatto me. Therefore, I've asked someone to collect evidence of all her evil deeds. Then, I'll expose her inpublic so that she'll lose her right as the successor. The whole Yoeger family will be mine soon. Doyou hear that? Mine!” Zachary uttered in a chilling voice.Gosh, he’s crazy!Kathleen gnashed herteeth with anger.These people are so cruel”Mom, stop looking for Gloria. You'll never replace her. Foronce, Vanessa and I are on the same page about this. With one more person, we'll get one lessshare of the family fortune. So, we can only condemn her to a life of wandering alone somewhereelse.” Zachary sneered.He paused and looked at Frances meaningfully. “By the way, there's no needto wait for her return because she’s dead. Both she and her husband are dead! Haha!"Kathleenwanted to rush out from her hiding spot and slap Zachary hard.Nevertheless, she knew that shecouldn't afford to lose her cool at that moment."Mom, I'm here to see you. It makes me feel betterseeing you in this state. I finally feel more at ease.” After finishing whining, Zachary left the room.Helooked like a believer who had committed a grave sin and went to a priest for confession. Afterconfessing to all his sins, he felt at ease.He couldn't care less about the feelings of the people hehurt in the past.After Zachary had left, Kathleen finally got up from under the bed.She went to checkthe window. “Someone has reinforced the window,” she uttered in a deep voice.That was the reasonwhy she failed to open it earlier.”l heard it was Vanessa's idea to seal the window due to the coldweather,” Samuel explained.”Did she notice something? Or perhaps she has also installed asurveillance camera here?” Kathleen scanned the room.”No, she didn't,” Samuel replied firmly."Whyare you so sure about it?” Kathleen couldn't help frowning."The earphones I gave you have afunction of detecting surveillance cameras. It'll send an alarm if there's a problem,” Samuelexplained.Is it so high-tech? Then how did you know that someone was coming earlier? Is itbecause of the earphones too?” Kathleen probed.”These earphones also have the function ofthermal imaging. It can detect anything within the range of three hundred meters.”So, that's how itis.“I'l go out through the front door.” After carefully stepping out of Frances’ room, Kathleen leftthrough the main entrance.Kathleen was in a gloomy mood after departing the house. She walkedoutside without saying a word."Were you riled up by what Zachary said earlier?” Samuel askedimpassively.”Zachary and Vanessa know everything, don't they?” After getting into the car, Kathleenput her hands on the steering wheel. “They know that my mom is their sister. Nicolette also knowsmy family background. That's why she was trying so hard to prevent me from meeting with Old Mrs.Yoeger back then.” That's quite possible,” Samuel responded.”Possible?” Kathleen snorted. “Theycertainly knew the truth. Just look at Old Mrs. Yoeger's state right now. Yet, they're still hiding herand giving her drugs. Should they treat their mom like this? Do they even see my mom as theirsister?"Why are they so ruthless?Samuel's face darkened. “Kate, there's something you mustknow.”"What is it?” she asked in a low voice.”Zachary, Vanessa, and your mom have somecomplicated bloodlines. In fact, Zachary’s the child of Old Mrs. Yoeger's elder sister,” Samuel saidcoldly."Wh-What did you just say?” Kathleen was flummoxed by his explanation.”Vanessa and OldMrs. Yoeger have no blood relationship. Zachary's biological mother is actually Old Mrs. Yoeger'selder sister. I heard this from Yasmine,” Samuel explained monotonously.Kathleen felt that she wassuffocating at that moment.Then, she came to a realization as to why Zachary and Vanessa wantedto hide the truth from Frances.If my mom were found, they would lose their rights to become theheir of the Yoeger family. My mom was the rightful successor. That was the reason why they wantedto conceal the truth.