A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1423

The name "Timothy" crashed into Yates' heart like a stone causing ripples across a pond, gripping his throat with a suffocating and lethal sensation.

"Is it because I killed Timothy, that Gregory took his revenge on Pauline?" Yates found it hard to believe. He had dug into the Howard family from the start—after all, he had killed Timothy. A vendetta was only natural, yet no clues pointed to Gregory.

And Gregory, in the presence of the Sharp family, especially in front of his father, had always kept a low profile, meek to the core. Even when his son was gone, Gregory didn't dare to confront.

Could such a timid man really have the audacity to establish an underground syndicate, erase all traces, and then murder Pauline in such a brutal manner?

"No, that can't be right." Yates was still full of doubt. "If Gregory knew it was me who killed Timothy, why didn't he seek revenge directly from me?"

"Gregory didn't come after you because of your ex-wife, Samantha." Bernard sneered.

"Samantha?"

Samantha had been a marriage of convenience for Yates, a business partnership with an agreement to part ways after three years. Unfortunately, she fell gravely ill and passed away before their time was up.

Her passing came shortly after Pauline's murder. Yates had been so consumed with tracking down Pauline's killer that he neglected Samantha entirely. It was only when the police notified him, after her body had been left undiscovered for three days, that he realized she was gone.

To Yates, their marriage was nothing more than a formality, arranged by his father. He had barely visited the Stanley household, and his memories of her were faint.

Now, Bernard was suggesting that Samantha was the reason Gregory hadn't sought vengeance on Yates, which only deepened his confusion.

"What does Pauline's death have to do with her?" Yates asked.

Bernard looked at Yates with eyes calm and deep, then glanced at Yates with snowy white hair in the distance.

"After you killed Timothy, she framed Pauline for it."

Bernard's voice was flat, as if narrating a matter of little importance, but to Yates, it was a devastating blow.

"What?"

He should have asked why, but shock robbed him of composure for a moment.

"Samantha didn't want the divorce to go through, so she took the opportunity to get rid of Pauline."