Chapter 508 Not What It Seems
Eliza hadn’t expected Henry to come clean about everything.
But he had no intention of hiding anything from her.
He simply told the truth.
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“This all came to light after I started digging.” Henry said. “At first, I thought my dad just wanted to keep the ring safe. That alone made me suspicious. But Aunt Wendy? She was obsessed with it. So I started looking into her. Turns out she’s been involved in a lot of shady business–mostly overseas. Her late husband was a wealthy foreign businessman, and his work was tied to healthcare and education.”
The moment Henry mentioned that, Eliza’s mind jumped straight to the early days of Claire University- and Eastborough University.
Suddenly, everything started falling into place.
“You’re not saying…” Eliza started, her voice trailing off. “Claire University?”
Henry nodded. “Claire University belongs to Aunt Wendy. The medical school was never public. All those years it kept sending top talent to the city center hospital? That wasn’t a coincidence. She used her influence to slowly replace my dad’s people at the hospital with her own. Meanwhile, my dad kept pouring money into Claire University–not because he backed her, but because he was quietly paying her off. He hoped if she had enough, she’d stop. That she’d stop hurting people.”
Eliza’s expression darkened. “And why should I believe any of this?”
Eliza didn’t mean to sound harsh–but Henry’s claims came with no evidence.
Just words. Eliza had no idea how she was supposed to trust Henry.
And he had lied to them more than once before.
“I get it,” Henry said. “I know you don’t believe me. I wouldn’t either. But I had to tell you everything I know. The Foster family was never involved in anything illegal. If you expose all this and the Foster name goes down for something it didn’t do, you could end up missing the real culprit.”
The real culprit, according to Henry, was Wendy.
His father had spent years shielding her, and that was the only reason she’d been able to stay clean in Westbrook.
But this time… things had spiraled too far.
If Eliza and Nolan released the footage they were holding, the entire Foster family would go down with her.
Henry had no choice but to sit down and negotiate.
All he could do was hope they’d think twice–because of everything they’d once shared.
“I’ve told you everything I know he said. “You can investigate it yourselves if you don’t believe me. But think about this–do you really want to see thousands of people at Rivers Pharmaceutical Group lose their jobs? They haven’t done anything wrong. None of this is their fault.”
Rivers Pharmaceutical Group was massive. If it collapsed, the fallout would be devastating.
Chapter 508 Not What It Seems
It wouldn’t stop at just the employees. Hospitals, pharmacies, suppliers whole sectors of the healthcare. system could crash.
Eliza had considered this before.
“My cards are on the table now. Do whatever you think is right” Henry stood up. As he turned to leave he looked at Nolan. “After everything we’ve been through… you know I’m not lying.
Nolan didn’t answer.
Nolan had known Henry for years–he could tell when he was lying.
When Nolan didn’t say a word, Henry just turned and walked away.
Eliza turned to Nolan as the door closed behind Henry. “You think he’s telling the truth?”
“Far as I can tell, yeah. Nothing felt off.”
They had all known each other for years. They knew each other’s habits. And Henry–while great at hiding things–wasn’t exactly a skilled liar.
Even if they were on opposite sides now, Nolan had a gut feeling Henry was being honest.
“When will the people at that factory be back?” Eliza asked.
“Three days.“–
Eastborough University was far. To trace the factory’s location, they’d have to fly overseas and investigate in person–and even then, there was no guarantee they’d find it.
Nolan said, “Since Henry insists the Foster family isn’t behind this, we’ll focus on Madam Wendy. If we find even the slightest lead, we’ll find a way to pin this whole thing on her.”
Their goal from the start had been to uncover the truth.
And Eliza had promised Jean she would.
If the person behind it all really was Wendy, then the Foster family was guilty of nothing more than covering for her.
Destroying the entire Foster family wouldn’t accomplish anything.
Wendy would still be enjoying her life overseas, living off the inheritance her late husband left behind.
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