Chapter 5 Mr. Cobb Wants to See You in the Study

Giselle stopped in her tracks. After a short moment of silence in the room, she heard Elijah's deep and helpless voice. "Grandma, Anna is not bad either. She's just a little spoiled, but her nature is not bad. Otherwise, I wouldn't have married her." Giselle lost all interest to continue eavesdropping. Taking a deep breath, she calmed the emotions rolling in her chest and quickly left the spot. What had she been expecting earlier? Anna was Elijah's lawful wife, while she was simply a tool he used to release his sexual desires; a tool he could discard any time. Before getting back Trudy's keepsakes and finding out the truth behind her death, Giselle wasn't going to trust anyone so easily. Of course, she was aware that even if she gave birth to Elijah's child and completed the deal, it was likely that Anna wouldn't hold onto her promise to return Trudy's keepsakes. Therefore, she had to find a way out for herself. A chilling look flashed past her eyes. On the third floor, she had just opened her bedroom door when she felt her phone vibrating in her pocket a couple of times. She whipped it out, and the screen turned on. She had received two texts from unknown numbers. "Ms. White, we cordially invite you to be part of the core project team at Brilliance Laboratory. Your experience and research ideas left a deep impression on us. We look forward to your reply." Brilliance Laboratory? Giselle racked her brains and recalled that it was a top-notch laboratory in the country. Almost every person in the medical field had heard of this name. It was said that the founder was a young tycoon. The top employees of the lab could roll in an annual income of a million dollars, at least. If Giselle had received this invitation a couple of days ago, she would have agreed. But now, she had more important matters to attend to. Instead of replying, she checked the second text. "You don't need to come over tonight. I'm going to give it a try with Elijah. Don't get out of your bedroom!" It was from Anna. Giselle tapped her fingers lightly, replying, "OK." Later, she found Betty and sent her a few edited photos. The contents were photos of herself and Evan in various suggestive and intimate positions. Betty received the photos. After going through them one by one, she nodded in satisfaction. However, something popped up in her mind, and she peered at Giselle with doubt. "How did you take these photos so quickly?" Smirking, Giselle asked, "Fifteen minutes is enough for such a thing, no?" Betty was speechless as she gawked at her for a while. Then, she muttered, "Did you use the condom? If you accidentally give birth to another man's child, Mrs. Cobb won't fulfill her promise." Giselle took out a condom, which was wrapped in toilet paper. "Would you like to check it out?" The pungent smell of semen wafted into Betty's nose, and she hurriedly covered it, snorting in disdain. "That's enough. I'm going to report to Mrs. Cobb with these photos. You'd better watch your actions in the future." After Betty left, Giselle wiped off the submissive look on her face. The look in her eyes was especially icy. "Anna's bitch." She put away the condom filled with plant latex and headed into the kitchen. A pot of herbal tonic was boiling over low heat on the stove. All these herbs were beneficial to Anna's health. Carefully, Giselle cleaned and cut more herbs in trained moves. Within minutes, a herbal scent spread out in the kitchen. While there was nobody around, Giselle took out a small vial from her pocket and shook out a tasteless white powder. The powder fell into the boiling tonic quietly, dissolving instantly. It was the extract of poison hemlock, and modern equipment could hardly detect the neurotoxins of this plant. As Giselle watched the boiling tonic, the look in her eyes turned dark and cold. "Anna Lane, you'd better keep your promise. Otherwise, this herbal tonic will be the hell I specially concoct for you and your mother, the adulteress." Giselle ladled a small cup of tonic and placed it on a tray. When she turned around, she saw Betty again. Wearing an impatient look, Betty beckoned to her. Giselle walked over and asked coldly, "What does Anna want with me by sending you again?" "This time, it's not Mrs. Cobb who's looking for you." Unwillingly, Betty added, "Did you do something dumb to catch Mr. Cobb's attention? Whatever. He wants you to see him in the study now. Play it by ear." Was Elijah looking for her? Giselle was stunned because her interaction with him was restricted to sex at night. During the daytime, they were strangers to each other. Could it be… A light flashed past Giselle's eyes. Did he notice that she had overheard his and Eleanor's conversation at the study door?