Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 186

On Regal Heights Drive.

Hayden sat in the car, unseen from the outside. The crime scene, cordoned off by the police, was where Davina was taken. Kieran stared at the parked black sedan and knocked on the car door twice.

Hayden unlocked the door. Kieran pulled it open and slid into the passenger seat, “What’s the situation?”

“Some people have been to the crime scene already. These guys are seriously professional, organized and disciplined. Payne’s sent over the surveillance footage. They brought a medical team along, guess they didn’t want to hurt Davina,” Hayden replied.

Kieran asked, “Are they Davina’s accomplices?”

After thinking for a couple of seconds, Hayden responded, “Not necessarily.”

Finished speaking, he handed the laptop over to Kieran.

In the surveillance footage, Hayden had zoomed in on Davina’s face when she was taken. Dylan turned to look at the laptop in Kieran's hands, then definitively stated, “Her mouth and eyes are wide open, eyebrows raised, nostrils flaring. Davina is clearly scared. Judging from her terrified facial expression, it's unlikely that this was Davina's partner, but it's likely someone she knew.”

Dylan paused before asking, “Could it be Lucian?”

Hayden and Kieran look at Dylan.

“Judging from your expressions, are you doubting me...” Dylan leaned over the front seat to look at them: “Am I the only one who thinks this could have something to do with Lucian?”

“Yes, you're the only one who thinks so,” Kieran replied bluntly.

Dylan was speechless.

“I’ve already sent people to investigate.” Hayden turned to Kieran, “How’s Joyce?”

“She’s fine.” Kieran asked Hayden, “What’s Payne up to? Did he find out where the people who kidnapped Davina went?”

Hayden shook his head, “He said he had an important discovery and went off to make a call. He’s over there.”

He pointed towards the woods outside the car window. Just as Kieran turned his head, he saw Payne running excitedly towards the car.

Dylan rolled down the window and looked at Payne, “Did you win the lottery? You seem pretty thrilled!”

Payne glared at Dylan before turning to Kieran, “I found out who donated money to Julie.”

“You’re still investigating that?” Dylan looked at Kieran incredulously. After all, it’s been so long since that happened, it was surprising he was still looking into it. Wasn't it common for charities to donate to patients? What was so special about this?

“Who was it?” Kieran asked Payne.

“It was the Fitzgerald family. The primary heir, Simon, started a fund for global special cases, mainly for typical complex diseases and special cancer patients.”

Dylan added a fact, “But Sansa’s condition isn't special, it’s just from a car accident.”

“That’s the strange part!” Payne suddenly looked at Hayden, “Hayden, aren't you and the Fitzgerald family enemies?”

Hayden was familiar with the name Fitzgerald. They were a century-old wealthy family, quite mysterious. People only knew that most of the Fitzgerald Banks in Europe were owned by the Fitzgerald family. These banks’ main business was mergers and acquisitions — helping large corporations acquire other companies or restructure their assets.

Hearing this, Hayden frowned and replied to Kieran, "That's Miles Simson's personal business. Since Miles passed away, I haven't had any conflicts with the Fitzgerald family."

After that, Hayden asked Kieran, "Do you want to check out who this Simon is?"

"No need." Kieran said thoughtfully, "If they have a purpose, they'll come to us. What we need to do now is find Davina."

Although Kieran said there was no need to investigate, Payne was very interested. He looked even more focused on the computer.

Hayden had called Kieran over to confirm the crime scene, to see if it might be someone they knew. Now that Kieran had confirmed it, he told Hayden, "I'm going back to the hospital to be with my wife. I'll contact you if anything comes up."

Hayden nodded, "Tell Julien to come see me."

Kieran agreed.

Dylan said, "I'm going back to catch up with Harding."

After that, Dylan was also ready to leave.

Ever since Payne first saw Julien at Flavia's wedding, he had been deeply impressed by this icy woman. He hadn't expected Julien to know his cousin, and his cousin's good friend seemed to have a good relationship with Julien.

Although Payne had heard a lot about Hayden, he had rarely seen him.