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Chapter 20
Three days later, Baxter cautiously approached Dillon, whose eyes were bloodshot. Ever since he handed him Estelle’s death certificate two days ago, Dillon had barely moved, as if frozen
in place.
He was clearly still hung up on Estelle.
“Are you okay?” Baxter asked softly.
Dillon snapped out of his daze. He lifted his head, staring at Baxter with red–rimmed eyes, as if trying to catch a lie in his expression.
Baxter sighed again. “It won’t change anything if you deny it. Estelle is really gone, and I’m worried about you. Do you want to see her?” he asked.
“No need,” Dillon rejected instinctively.
He thought of Estelle. If she knew Alison had come here, she probably wouldn’t want to come
back at all.
Seeing Dillon zoning out again, Baxter mustered his courage and shook his shoulder. “Come on. You’ve still got employees waiting for you to step up. Do you want Waverly Group to go bankrupt?”
Dillon brushed his hand away and turned to stare out the window.
“Estelle’s dead. Why would I be upset?” he muttered.
He used to want nothing more than to get rid of Estelle.
He shook his head. “We were all fooled. Estelle was so close to Seth, and Seth helped her trick
us.”
Seeing that Dillon still didn’t believe him, Baxter sighed and shook his head. “Tomorrow is the day Estelle will be cremated. If you don’t believe me, you can go see for yourself.”
The word “cremated” felt strange to Dillon.
Dillon’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing for a long while.
As he fell back into silence, Baxter sighed once more and left the room helplessly.
The moment Alison saw Baxter step out of the villa, she rushed over and blocked his path.
A pang of guilt hit Baxter when he noticed her. He instinctively stepped back, but Alison was quicker.
She grabbed his sleeve, looking up at him with teary eyes.
“Baxter, can you tell me where Dillon is? I can’t find him,” she pleaded.
Chapter 20
Baxter’s eyes unconsciously flicked toward the villa. Was Dillon trying to get him killed?
Alison caught on quickly. The jealousy in her eyes surged to the surface, twisting her face with
resentment.
Dillon had changed, and it was all because of that dead woman, Estelle.
Seeing her once gentle face twist into something almost frightening, Baxter couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. It was as if this was the real Alison.
However, Alison quickly put on a smile again.
“Dillon probably doesn’t want to see me because of what happened with Estelle. It’s okay. I know it’s hard for him, and I’m willing to wait for him.”
Hearing her mention Estelle, Baxter couldn’t help but ask, “Alison, do you know who had such a grudge against Estelle? She knew she had stomach cancer but still didn’t tell anyone and even forged medical records.”
Alison’s eyes flickered with a brief moment of panic, but she quickly regained her composure. She shook her head gently. “I’m not really sure. I think Dillon will find out.”
“That’s true.” Baxter nodded. “Aside from drugging Dillon, Estelle didn’t seem to have done anything too outrageous.”
To him, everything Estelle did to Alison just seemed like a result of possessiveness.-
Besides, Alison hadn’t really suffered, unlike Estelle, who had been tormented until she was barely recognizable as a person.
Alison forced a strained smile. “I’ve got something to do. I’ll be going now.”
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