Chapter 586

Rowan knew her too well. She was self-sacrificing to a fault and sometimes acted recklessly. But she deeply cared about the life growing inside her.

"I promise," Elissa agreed.

"Take a look at this number."

Rowan handed her his phone. Elissa frowned. "Whose is this?"

She only had Rowan and Tanya Foster's numbers memorized.

"Marcia Carson," Rowan said bluntly. "The day after Thomas got out, he received a thirty-minute call from her."

Elissa froze. She hadn't even considered Marcia. Marcia had no grudge against Jacqueline, and Elissa had been actively avoiding her.

Before Elissa could spiral, Rowan added, "I already called Rex. He's on his way back to Zephyr Manor."

Since Marcia was staying with the Wilkinsons, they were the best people to force her to hand over the antidote.

Hearing that the Wilkinsons were handling it brought Elissa some comfort. "Yes, let the Wilkinsons deal with this."

Despite the fury building in her chest, she held onto her reason. Marcia hated her, and attacking Jacqueline was clearly a proxy war. Confronting Marcia directly would only fuel her twisted ego. Marcia was the type of person who was a snob at heart, and the Wilkinsons were much better suited to deal with her.

Seeing she was calm, Rowan sighed in relief. "I'm almost done with work. Ready to visit the hospital?"

"Yes."

At the hospital, Rex had just finished his grueling night shift in the ER when Rowan's call jolted him fully awake. He immediately arranged for his people to track Marcia's movements, then called her while driving back.

In Maya's car, Marcia was surprised by the call. She gleefully answered, "Hello, Rex."

Her instincts were right! The Wilkinsons were truly accepting her if the notoriously aloof Rex was calling her directly.

Rex winced at her overly familiar

tone.

cold,

Sexpression was deadly

his voice was casual. Are

at Zephyr Manor? need to see

you a

you."

"No..." Marcia felt a twinge of guilt. "What is it? I can head back right now."

Seeing her shamelessly claim his family's manor as her home, Rex's eyes filled with disgust. "Fine. Hurry back. Don't make me wait."

"I'm on my way!" Marcia hung up, convinced he had a special engagement gift for her.

Maya shot her a look of disbelief. "Rex called you?"

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In all these years, Rex had never reached out to Maya. This fake was getting royal treatment. The thought Elissa returning made Maya sick with jealousy.

"Yeah," Marcia gloated. "He wants me home. Sounds like he has a present for me."

Maya ground her teeth and swerved the car toward Zephyr Manor. She wanted to see exactly how biased the Wilkinsons were toward this impostor.

Around noon, Zephyr Manor was quiet as Suzanne took her nap.

Marcia walked in cheerfully. "Rex, did you wait long?"

Rex was slouching on the sofa, playing with his phone. He looked up, his gaze

sharp and lethal. "Not long. Come look at this."

He pointed to a manila envelope on the table.