Chapter 1200
The Ceo’s Convict Wife
âWhat about the kids?â she questioned âGary will take care of them. Besides, there are so many housekeepers at home. Iâll bring the two children with me if youâre still uneasy.â He knew their other child wouldnât want to join them even if he wanted to bring him to Lommore.
Jonathanâs head ached at the thought of how that boy was so attached to Karina.
He was flabbergasted by how irrationally his son was fixated on Karina. It had gone beyond a sibling-
like relationship, and he wondered if it was just a childhood phase or would persist for a long time.
âLommore is Wyattâs territory. Hence, remember to greet him once youâre there so that things will go smoothly,â Jonathan reminded.
âWell, I can take this opportunity to visit Felix,â Rosalie uttered.
Jennifer instantly made a fuss when she heard that Rosalie was going to Lommore the following day. âI want to go to! Mommy, you should bring me along so I can visit Felix!â
âYouâre not having any holidays right now and as such wonât be able to attend kindergarten if you go to Lommore. Guille will then have to go to kindergarten all on his own.â Rosalie deliberately painted a pathetic picture of her eldest son. âDo you wish for Guille to attend kindergarten alone every day?â
Guillermo was about to speak up about how he didnât mind that one as that was how things were before Rosalie and Jennifer returned, w Jonathan pulled him aside, saying, âAll right. Iâll bring both of you to Lommore later during the weekends to see Mommy and Felix.â
Jennifer only nodded her tiny head in approval after deeming it a satisfactory suggestion. However, she still requested Rosalie to inform Felix that she would see him in a few days and pass him the frog sheâd just learned to fold from colored paper.
Jennifer delivered the paper frog to Rosalie solemnly as if it were of grea import. Rosalie saw that Felixâs name was written on the back of it in colored pencil with Jenniferâs wobbly and crooked handwriting.
Rosalie smiled mildly and carefully kept the paper frog. âOkay, I will surely hand this to Felix. Why donât you teach him how to fold it when you and Guillermo come to Lommore?â
âOkay!â Jennifer answered loudly.
Rosalie packed her luggage and departed for Lommore at noon with Warren and Amelia.
They opted to drive there as Ameliaâs physical condition wasnât suitable for her to take a flight.
Warren asked the driver to drive an RV so that itâd be more convenient for Amelia to rest during the journey.
Amelia was concerned on the way as none of the information about Riley sheâd seen from the psychiatric hospital was positive.
âCome now, donât fret. We will reach there in three hours and understand whatâs going on once we see Riley,â Rosalie reassured her.
Rileyâs identity had caught Rosalie by surprise. Riley used to be the eldest daughter of the Summer family in Lommore, whoâd unfortunately ended up imprisoned for 14 years as she was guilty of embezzling her companyâs fund. She returned to the Summer residence to compete for authority after being released. Yet she got admitted into a psychiatric hospital just as she was on the cusp of succeeding by her family members claiming that she had an unsound mind and had stayed there for 14 years.
According to the information theyâd secretly searched for from the psychiatric hospital, Rileyâs family consistently paid her visits and didnât abandon her after admitting her.
Nowadays, no one in Lommore would have doubted that the eldest daughter of the Summer family had a mental disorder.
Nevertheless, the timing at which Riley had gotten admitted to the psychiatric hospital was too much of a coincidence, according to the timeline.
After all, the shareholdersâ meeting took place several days after. Riley would have likely succeeded in competing for authority based on her performance that year. Alas, she was diagnosed as mentally unsound at such a crucial juncture, with her half-sister marrying her fiancé after that The one who gained the most from everything appeared to be her half-sister, Harriet.
Rosalie had naturally conducted a background check on Harriet while searching for information.
Harrietâs life was like a fairytale compared to Rileyâs tragic one, as sheâd married her former brother-in-
law, Zephyr, and had a son with him.
The car drove to Lommore and arrived at Rileyâs psychiatric hospital.
They were turned down by the hospital staff when they asked for permission to visit Riley.
âApologies, but no one else is allowed to visit the patient except for her family.â
âBut Iâm her friend of more than ten years,â Amelia replied hastily.
The staff member insisted, âThese are our hospital rules.â
Rosalieâs brows furrowed slightly. The relatives of patients would typically reach an agreement with the hospital to determine who was allowed to visit. Evidently, the Summer family didnât want any outsiders dropping in on Riley.
Warren flipped out his phone right then and dialed a number. âYes, Mr. Wilson. Iâm at your hospital right now. My wife has an old friend of more than ten years sheâd like to meet whoâs admitted here. However, she isnât able to do so since she isnât part of her family⦠Okay⦠Thank you.â
Shortly after, the attitude of the staff toward the three of them underwent a 180 after receiving a call.
âWhile youâre not permitted to visit the patient, Mr. Wilson asked me to bring you to tour the facility.
Please follow me.â
The so-called âtourâ was just a guise for them to visit Riley briefly.
Amelia gazed at Warren gratefully, âThank you.â
âI hope you can control your emotions no matter what happens later. Please remember the state your body is in right now,â Warren advised.
âOkay. Iâll keep that in mind,â Amelia guaranteed promptly.
The trio trailed behind the staff as they navigated the sick wards. Amelia was sandwiched between Rosalie and Warren as a protective measure.
Rileyâs sick ward was in the VIP section of the hospital. The patients there had a room to their own and were relatively independent. Each ward was fixed with a transparent glass window, which enabled doctors and nurses to observe each patientâs condition.
They were nearing Rileyâs ward when the mocking laughter of a woman abruptly erupted from within.
âWhat a pathetic state youâre in now, Riley. This is what the former glorified eldest daughter of the Summer family wound up as. Itâs such a shame that everyone in Lommore has forgotten about you.
Even reporters that leap at the sign of gossip donât even bother to poke their noses into your business anymore.â